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ReviewTherapeutics and clinical risk management2016

Development and novel therapeutics in hepatocellular carcinoma: a review.

Pravinkumar Vishwanath Ingle, Sarah Zakiah Samsudin, Pei Qi Chan, Mei Kei Ng, Li Xuan Heng, Siu Ching Yap, Amy Siaw Hui Chai, Audrey San Ying Wong

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Review in Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Pravinkumar Vishwanath IngleDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Sarah Zakiah SamsudinDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Pei Qi ChanDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Mei Kei NgDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Li Xuan HengDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Siu Ching YapDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Amy Siaw Hui ChaiDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Audrey San Ying WongDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, School of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
International Medical University · MY

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review summarizes the epidemiological trend, risk factors, prevention strategies such as vaccination, staging, current novel therapeutics, including the drugs under clinical trials, and future therapeutic trends for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). As HCC is the third most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide, its overall incidence remains alarmingly high in the developing world and is steadily rising across most of the developed and developing world. Over the past 15 years, the incidence of HCC has more than doubled and it increases with advancing age. Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus is the leading cause of HCC, closely followed by infection with hepatitis C virus. Other factors contributing to the development of HCC include alcohol abuse, tobacco smoking, and metabolic syndrome (including obesity, diabetes, and fatty liver disease). Treatment options have improved in the past few years, particularly with the approval of several molecular-targeted therapies. The researchers are actively pursuing novel therapeutic targets as well as predictive biomarker for treatment of HCC. Advances are being made in understanding the mechanisms underlying HCC, which in turn could lead to novel therapeutics. Nevertheless, there are many emerging agents still under clinical trials and yet to show promising results. Hence, future therapeutic options may include different combination of novel therapeutic interventions.

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clinical drug trialHCChepatocellular carcinomamanagementmolecular targeted therapiesnovel therapeuticstreatment

Identifiers

PMID27042086
PMCPMC4801152
OpenAlexW2299119112

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