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ReviewDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2015

New Tools for Molecular Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Alessandra Marchetti, Francesca Bisceglia, Angela M Cozzolino, Marco Tripodi

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Review in Diseases (Basel, Switzerland), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandra MarchettiDepartment of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 324, 00161 Rome, Italy. marchetti@bce.uniroma1.it.
Francesca BiscegliaDepartment of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 324, 00161 Rome, Italy. bisceglia@bce.uniroma1.it.
Angela M CozzolinoDepartment of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 324, 00161 Rome, Italy. cozzolino@bce.uniroma1.it.
Marco TripodiDepartment of Cellular Biotechnologies and Hematology, Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale Regina Elena, 324, 00161 Rome, Italy. tripodi@bce.uniroma1.it.
Sapienza University of Rome · ITIstituto Pasteur · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer, arising from neoplastic transformation of hepatocytes or liver precursor/stem cells. HCC is often associated with pre-existing chronic liver pathologies of different origin (mainly subsequent to HBV and HCV infections), such as fibrosis or cirrhosis. Current therapies are essentially still ineffective, due both to the tumor heterogeneity and the frequent late diagnosis, making necessary the creation of new therapeutic strategies to inhibit tumor onset and progression and improve the survival of patients. A promising strategy for treatment of HCC is the targeted molecular therapy based on the restoration of tumor suppressor proteins lost during neoplastic transformation. In particular, the delivery of master genes of epithelial/hepatocyte differentiation, able to trigger an extensive reprogramming of gene expression, could allow the induction of an efficient antitumor response through the simultaneous adjustment of multiple genetic/epigenetic alterations contributing to tumor development. Here, we report recent literature data supporting the use of members of the liver enriched transcription factor (LETF) family, in particular HNF4α, as tools for gene therapy of HCC.

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EMTgene therapyHCCHNF4αLETFsmiRNAsTGFβ

Identifiers

PMID28943628
PMCPMC5548255
OpenAlexW1885463616

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