New molecular targets for hepatocellular carcinoma: the ErbB1 signaling system

C Berasain, J Castillo, J Prieto, MA Avila - Liver International, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major cause of cancer‐related deaths. This
malignancy is often diagnosed at an advanced state, when most potentially curative …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular docking and biophysical studies for antiproliferative assessment of synthetic pyrazolo-pyrimidinones tethered with hydrazide-hydrazones

M Horchani, G Della Sala, A Caso, F D'Aria… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chemotherapy represents the most applied approach to cancer treatment. Owing to the
frequent onset of chemoresistance and tumor relapses, there is an urgent need to discover …

Inhibition of CIP2A determines erlotinib-induced apoptosis in hepatocellular carcinoma

HC Yu, HJ Chen, YL Chang, CY Liu, CW Shiau… - Biochemical …, 2013 - Elsevier
Erlotinib is a small-molecular inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Here, we
identify that cancerous inhibitor of protein phosphatase 2A (CIP2A) is a major determinant …

[HTML][HTML] Ursolic acid-induced apoptosis via regulation of the PI3K/Akt and MAPK signaling pathways in Huh-7 cells

KC Lee, YL Chen, PY Lin, WL Chuang - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Ursolic acid (UA), is a kind of triterpene acid that exhibits wide biological properties. In this
article, the effects of UA on apoptosis and the proliferation of human hepatoma Huh-7 cells …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis, molecular docking and biological evaluation of glycyrrhizin analogs as anticancer agents targeting EGFR

YA Yang, WJ Tang, X Zhang, JW Yuan, XH Liu, HL Zhu - Molecules, 2014 - mdpi.com
Glycyrrhizin (GA) analogs in the form of 3-glucuronides and 18-epimers were synthesized
and their anticancer activities were evaluated. Alkaline isomerization of monoglucuronides …

Rapamycin inhibits cell growth by induction of apoptosis on hepatocellular carcinoma cells in vitro

JF Zhang, JJ Liu, MQ Lu, CJ Cai, Y Yang, H Li… - Transplant …, 2007 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Rapamycin, isolated from Streptomyces hygroscopicus, is recently reported
to have immunosuppressant and anti-tumor effects on a large variety of cancers. To date, no …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic targeting in cancer treatment

Z Wang, TS Deisboeck - Frontiers in physiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
With the advent of personalized medicine, design and development of anti-cancer drugs that
are specifically targeted to individual or sets of genes or proteins has been an active …

HCC heterogeneity: molecular pathogenesis and clinical implications

E Fransvea, A Paradiso, S Antonaci… - Analytical Cellular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) poses a major challenge because of the
extreme variability of the clinical outcome, which makes it difficult to properly stage the …

Combined therapies for cancer: a review of EGFR-targeted monotherapy and combination treatment with other drugs

B Zahorowska, PJ Crowe, JL Yang - Journal of cancer research and …, 2009 - Springer
Targeted therapy refers to anticancer treatment which specifically targets key molecules of
cancer cells and/or neovascular cells, aiming to thus interfere with processes of …

[HTML][HTML] In vitro prediction of the efficacy of molecularly targeted cancer therapy by Raman spectral imaging

HK Yosef, L Mavarani, A Maghnouj, S Hahn… - Analytical and …, 2015 - Springer
Mutational acquired resistance is a major challenge in cancer therapy. Somatic tumours
harbouring some oncogenic mutations are characterised by a high mortality rate …