Angiogenesis inhibitors for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

M Berretta, L Rinaldi, F Di Benedetto, A Lleshi… - Frontiers in …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Background: Angiogenesis inhibitors have become an important therapeutic approach in the
treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. The therapeutic inhibition of …

[HTML][HTML] Progress in systemic therapy of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

XL Gong, SK Qin - World journal of gastroenterology, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Primary liver cancer, mainly consisting of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is one of
common malignancies worldwide, and prevalent among the Chinese population. A …

[HTML][HTML] A phase Ib study of selumetinib (AZD6244, ARRY-142886) in combination with sorafenib in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

WM Tai, WP Yong, C Lim, LS Low, CK Tham, TS Koh… - Annals of …, 2016 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Angiogenesis and RAS/RAF/MEK/ERK pathway have been demonstrated to be
relevant in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Sorafenib, an oral multikinase inhibitor with …

Personalized clinical trials in hepatocellular carcinoma based on biomarker selection

B Zhang, RS Finn - Liver Cancer, 2016 - karger.com
Background: Since the approval of sorafenib there have been numerous failures of new
agents in Phase III studies for treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) …

[HTML][HTML] Combination treatment including targeted therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

J Lin, L Wu, X Bai, Y Xie, A Wang, H Zhang, X Yang… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Management of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), one of the most lethal cancers
worldwide, has presented a therapeutic challenge over past decades. Most patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatocellular carcinoma: Will novel targeted drugs really impact the next future?

L Montella, G Palmieri, R Addeo… - World Journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cancer treatment has been revolutionized by the advent of new molecular targeted and
immunotherapeutic agents. Identification of the role of tumor angiogenesis changed the …

[HTML][HTML] Molecularly targeted therapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma-a drug development crisis?

K Thillai, P Ross, D Sarker - World journal of gastrointestinal …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the fastest growing cause of cancer related death globally.
Sorafenib, a multi-targeted kinase inhibitor, is the only drug proven to improve outcomes in …

Targeting non-receptor tyrosine kinases using small molecule inhibitors: an overview of recent advances

M Hojjat-Farsangi - Journal of drug targeting, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Protein tyrosine kinases are enzymes that catalyze the transfer of phosphate groups from
ATP to tyrosine residues on other proteins as substrate. Phosphorylation at tyrosine residues …

Discovery of novel diaryl urea derivatives bearing a triazole moiety as potential antitumor agents

M Qin, S Yan, L Wang, H Zhang, Y Zhao, S Wu… - European journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Herein, we report a novel series of diaryl urea derivatives bearing a triazole moiety, from
which potent antitumor agents have been identified. With a modified triazole, most …

A phase I study of the safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of combination therapy with refametinib plus sorafenib in patients with advanced cancer

AA Adjei, DA Richards, A El-Khoueiry, F Braiteh… - Clinical Cancer …, 2016 - AACR
Purpose: To assess the safety and tolerability of the small-molecule allosteric MEK inhibitor
refametinib combined with sorafenib, in patients with advanced solid malignancies …