Resistance a major hindrance to chemotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma: an insight

K Lohitesh, R Chowdhury, S Mukherjee - Cancer cell international, 2018 - Springer
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer mortality,
accounting for almost 90% of total liver cancer burden. Surgical resection followed by …

[HTML][HTML] The changing landscape of hepatocellular carcinoma: etiology, genetics, and therapy

ES Knudsen, P Gopal, AG Singal - The American journal of pathology, 2014 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents one of the leading causes of cancer death and
has proved to be highly refractory to treatment. Extensive analysis of the disease has …

[PDF][PDF] A meta‐analysis of survival rates of untreated patients in randomized clinical trials of hepatocellular carcinoma

G Cabibbo, M Enea, M Attanasio, J Bruix, A Craxì… - …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Knowing the spontaneous outcome of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is important for
designing randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of new therapeutic approaches; however …

Phase II, open-label study of brivanib as first-line therapy in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

JW Park, RS Finn, JS Kim, M Karwal, RK Li, F Ismail… - Clinical cancer …, 2011 - AACR
Purpose: Brivanib, a selective dual inhibitor of fibroblast growth factor and VEGF signaling,
has demonstrated encouraging antitumor activity in preclinical and phase I studies. We …

Icariin, a natural flavonol glycoside, induces apoptosis in human hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells via a ROS/JNK-dependent mitochondrial pathway

S Li, P Dong, J Wang, J Zhang, J Gu, X Wu, W Wu… - Cancer letters, 2010 - Elsevier
In this study, the anticancer effect of icariin, a natural flavonol glycoside, against human
hepatoma SMMC-7721 cells and the underlying mechanisms were investigated. Icariin …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoxia, angiogenesis and liver fibrogenesis in the progression of chronic liver diseases

C Paternostro, E David, E Novo… - World journal of …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Angiogenesis is a dynamic, hypoxia-stimulated and growth factor-dependent process, and is
currently referred to as the formation of new vessels from pre-existing blood vessels …

[HTML][HTML] Current approach in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

L Rossi, F Zoratto, A Papa, F Iodice… - World journal of …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common malignant hepatobiliary disease; it is
responsible for about 1 million deaths per year. Risk factors include hepatitis B and C …

Sequential functions of CPEB1 and CPEB4 regulate pathologic expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and angiogenesis in chronic liver disease

V Calderone, J Gallego, G Fernandez-Miranda… - Gastroenterology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) regulates angiogenesis, yet
therapeutic strategies to disrupt VEGF signaling can interfere with physiologic angiogenesis …

Development and novel therapeutics in hepatocellular carcinoma: a review

PV Ingle, SZ Samsudin, PQ Chan, MK Ng… - … and clinical risk …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
This review summarizes the epidemiological trend, risk factors, prevention strategies such
as vaccination, staging, current novel therapeutics, including the drugs under clinical trials …

Antiangiogenic and antifibrogenic activity of pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) in bile duct-ligated portal hypertensive rats

M Mejias, L Coch, A Berzigotti, E Garcia-Pras… - Gut, 2015 - gut.bmj.com
Objective Antiangiogenic strategies have been proposed as a promising new approach for
the therapy of portal hypertension and chronic liver disease. Pigment epithelium-derived …