Current perspectives on the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in hepatocellular carcinoma: challenges and opportunities

C Lu, D Rong, B Zhang, W Zheng, X Wang, Z Chen… - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
Incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is on the rise due to the prevalence of chronic
hepatitis and cirrhosis. Although there are surgical and chemotherapy treatment avenues …

Targeting immune cells in the tumor microenvironment of HCC: new opportunities and challenges

X Hao, G Sun, Y Zhang, X Kong, D Rong… - Frontiers in cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Immune associated cells in the microenvironment have a significant impact on the
development and progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and have received more …

[PDF][PDF] Endoplasmic reticulum stress causes liver cancer cells to release exosomal miR‐23a‐3p and up‐regulate programmed death ligand 1 expression in …

J Liu, L Fan, H Yu, J Zhang, Y He, D Feng, F Wang… - …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress promotes tumor cell escape from immunosurveillance.
However, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. We hypothesized that ER stress …

Immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Y Zongyi, L Xiaowu - Cancer letters, 2020 - Elsevier
abstract Despite significant research efforts, only a few treatment approaches have been
developed for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In recent years, immune checkpoint …

CCR2 inhibition reduces tumor myeloid cells and unmasks a checkpoint inhibitor effect to slow progression of resistant murine gliomas

JA Flores-Toro, D Luo, A Gopinath… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Immunotherapy directed at the PD-L1/PD-1 axis has produced treatment advances in
various human cancers. Unfortunately, progress has not extended to glioblastoma (GBM) …

Targeted and immune-based therapies for hepatocellular carcinoma

TF Greten, CW Lai, G Li, KF Staveley-O'Carroll - Gastroenterology, 2019 - Elsevier
Treatment options for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma are rapidly changing based on
positive results from phase 3 trials of targeted and immune-based therapies. More agents …

Immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma: the complex interface between inflammation, fibrosis, and the immune response

BP Keenan, L Fong, RK Kelley - Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2019 - Springer
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide and
confers a poor prognosis. Beyond standard systemic therapy with multikinase inhibitors …

Mouse models of hepatocellular carcinoma: an overview and highlights for immunotherapy research

ZJ Brown, B Heinrich, TF Greten - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2018 - nature.com
Mouse models are the basis of preclinical and translational research in hepatocellular
carcinoma (HCC). Multiple methods exist to induce tumour formation in mice, including …

Pt (II)-NHC complex induces ROS-ERS-related DAMP balance to harness immunogenic cell death in hepatocellular carcinoma

M Bian, R Fan, Z Yang, Y Chen, Z Xu… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Immunogenic cell death (ICD) can engage a specific immune response and establish a long-
term immunity in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Herein, we design and synthesize a …

Understanding tumour cell heterogeneity and its implication for immunotherapy in liver cancer using single-cell analysis

S Heinrich, AJ Craig, L Ma, B Heinrich, TF Greten… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, precision medicine and immunotherapeutic approaches have become
increasingly popular in oncology. Early clinical trials reported promising results, but …