Targeting the tumor stroma for cancer therapy

M Xu, T Zhang, R Xia, Y Wei, X Wei - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Tumors are comprised of both cancer cells and surrounding stromal components. As an
essential part of the tumor microenvironment, the tumor stroma is highly dynamic …

Radiotherapy combined with immunotherapy: the dawn of cancer treatment

Z Zhang, X Liu, D Chen, J Yu - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2022 - nature.com
Radiotherapy (RT) is delivered for purposes of local control, but can also exert systemic
effect on remote and non-irradiated tumor deposits, which is called abscopal effect. The view …

Cancer stem cells in hepatocellular carcinoma—From origin to clinical implications

TKW Lee, XY Guan, S Ma - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2022 - nature.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an aggressive disease with a poor clinical outcome. The
cancer stem cell (CSC) model states that tumour growth is powered by a subset of tumour …

Insights on functionalized carbon nanotubes for cancer theranostics

L Tang, Q Xiao, Y Mei, S He, Z Zhang, R Wang… - Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Despite the exciting breakthroughs in medical technology, cancer still accounts for one of
the principle triggers of death and conventional therapeutic modalities often fail to attain an …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatocellular carcinoma in 2021: an exhaustive update

CA Philips, S Rajesh, DC Nair, R Ahamed… - Cureus, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Primary liver cancer is a challenging global health concern with an estimated more than a
million persons to be affected annually by the year 2025. The commonest type is …

Lipid based nanoparticles as a novel treatment modality for hepatocellular carcinoma: a comprehensive review on targeting and recent advances

K Mahmoud, S Swidan, M El-Nabarawi… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Liver cancer is considered one of the deadliest diseases with one of the highest disease
burdens worldwide. Among the different types of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma is …

[HTML][HTML] The landscape of alpha fetoprotein in hepatocellular carcinoma: where are we?

X Hu, R Chen, Q Wei, X Xu - International Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer and has been
acknowledged as a leading cause of death among cirrhosis patients. Difficulties in early …

Hypoxia-responsive PPARGC1A/BAMBI/ACSL5 axis promotes progression and resistance to lenvatinib in hepatocellular carcinoma

Q Zhang, L Xiong, T Wei, Q Liu, L Yan, J Chen, L Dai… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
Emerging evidence has indicated that peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma
coactivator-1α (PPARGC1A) is involved in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, its …

Activation of Piezo1 contributes to matrix stiffness‐induced angiogenesis in hepatocellular carcinoma

M Li, X Zhang, M Wang, Y Wang, J Qian… - Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite integrin being highlighted as a stiffness‐sensor molecule in matrix
stiffness‐driven angiogenesis, other stiffness‐sensor molecules and their mechanosensory …

[HTML][HTML] Bufalin stimulates antitumor immune response by driving tumor-infiltrating macrophage toward M1 phenotype in hepatocellular carcinoma

Z Yu, Y Li, Y Li, J Zhang, M Li, L Ji, Y Tang… - … for Immunotherapy of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) exhibits limited clinical
efficacy due to immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). Tumor-infiltrating …