The liver cancer immune microenvironment: Therapeutic implications for hepatocellular carcinoma

R Donne, A Lujambio - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The liver is the sixth most common site of primary cancer in humans and the fourth leading
cause of cancer‐related death in the world. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

B Sangro, P Sarobe, S Hervás-Stubbs… - Nature reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a prevalent disease with a progression that is modulated
by the immune system. Systemic therapy is used in the advanced stage and until 2017 …

Liver metastases

DI Tsilimigras, P Brodt, PA Clavien… - Nature reviews Disease …, 2021 - nature.com
Liver metastases are commonly detected in a range of malignancies including colorectal
cancer (CRC), pancreatic cancer, melanoma, lung cancer and breast cancer, although CRC …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammation and liver cancer: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic targets

YM Yang, SY Kim, E Seki - Seminars in liver disease, 2019 - thieme-connect.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is associated with chronic inflammation and fibrosis arising
from different etiologies, including hepatitis B and C and alcoholic and nonalcoholic fatty …

The role of cancer-associated fibroblasts and fibrosis in liver cancer

S Affo, LX Yu, RF Schwabe - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
Liver cancer is the second leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide, causing more than
700,000 deaths annually. Because of the wide landscape of genomic alterations and limited …

[HTML][HTML] The role of fibrosis and liver-associated fibroblasts in the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma

J Baglieri, DA Brenner, T Kisseleva - International journal of molecular …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most aggressive types of cancer and lacks
effective therapeutic approaches. Most HCC develops in the setting of chronic liver injury …

Regulatory myeloid cells paralyze T cells through cell–cell transfer of the metabolite methylglyoxal

T Baumann, A Dunkel, C Schmid, S Schmitt… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Regulatory myeloid immune cells, such as myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs),
populate inflamed or cancerous tissue and block immune cell effector functions. The lack of …

Immunological landscape and immunotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma

J Prieto, I Melero, B Sangro - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2015 - nature.com
Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a serious therapeutic challenge and targeted
therapies only provide a modest benefit in terms of overall survival. Novel approaches are …

[HTML][HTML] Immune-based therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma

DJ Pinato, N Guerra, P Fessas, R Murphy, T Mineo… - Oncogene, 2020 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third most frequent cause of cancer-related death.
The immune-rich contexture of the HCC microenvironment makes this tumour an appealing …

[HTML][HTML] MDSCs: key criminals of tumor pre-metastatic niche formation

Y Wang, Y Ding, N Guo, S Wang - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The emergence of disseminated metastases remains the primary cause of mortality in
cancer patients. Formation of the pre-metastatic niche (PMN), which precedes the …