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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2014

Role of the tissue microenvironment as a therapeutic target in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Bhavna Rani, Yuan Cao, Andrea Malfettone, Ciprian Tomuleasa, Isabel Fabregat, Gianluigi Giannelli

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Bhavna RaniBhavna Rani, Yuan Cao, Gianluigi Giannelli, Department of Medical Biosciences and Human Oncology, Padiglione Semeiotica Medica, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Yuan CaoBhavna Rani, Yuan Cao, Gianluigi Giannelli, Department of Medical Biosciences and Human Oncology, Padiglione Semeiotica Medica, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Andrea MalfettoneBhavna Rani, Yuan Cao, Gianluigi Giannelli, Department of Medical Biosciences and Human Oncology, Padiglione Semeiotica Medica, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Ciprian TomuleasaBhavna Rani, Yuan Cao, Gianluigi Giannelli, Department of Medical Biosciences and Human Oncology, Padiglione Semeiotica Medica, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Isabel FabregatBhavna Rani, Yuan Cao, Gianluigi Giannelli, Department of Medical Biosciences and Human Oncology, Padiglione Semeiotica Medica, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Gianluigi GiannelliBhavna Rani, Yuan Cao, Gianluigi Giannelli, Department of Medical Biosciences and Human Oncology, Padiglione Semeiotica Medica, 70124 Bari, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma is difficult to treat, primarily because the underlying molecular mechanisms driving clinical outcome are still poorly understood. Growing evidence suggests that the tissue microenvironment has a role in the biological behavior of the tumor. The main clinical issue is to identify the best target for therapeutic approaches. Here, we discuss the hypothesis that the entire tissue microenvironment might be considered as a biological target. However, the tissue microenvironment consists of several cellular and biochemical components, each of which displays a distinct biological activity. We discuss the major components of this environment and consider how they may interact to promote tumor/host crosstalk.

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Tumor MicroenvironmentCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell Adhesion MoleculesDisease ProgressionEndothelial CellsExtracellular MatrixFibroblastsHepatic Stellate CellsHumansKalininLiverLiver NeoplasmsMacrophagesMutationNeoplastic Stem CellsSignal TransductionCell Adhesion MoleculesKalininTransforming Growth Factor betaCancer stem cellsHepatocellular carcinomaLaminin-5Target therapyTherapyTissue microenvironmentTransforming growth factor-beta

Identifiers

PMID24764651
PMCPMC3989949

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