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ReviewTherapeutic advances in gastroenterology2017

Current immunotherapeutic strategies in hepatocellular carcinoma: recent advances and future directions.

Hwi Young Kim, Joong-Won Park

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Review in Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
  2. Advances in postoperative adjuvant therapy for primary liver cancer.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2022
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  3. Nutrition and metabolism status alteration in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with anti-PD-1 immunotherapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Hwi Young KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Joong-Won ParkCenter for Liver Cancer, National Cancer Center, 323 Ilsan-ro, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang, Gyeonggi 10408, Republic of Korea.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common and serious health problem with high mortality. Treatment for HCC remains largely unsatisfactory owing to its high recurrence rates and frequent accompanying cirrhosis. In addition, the unique immune environment of the liver promotes tolerance, which, in conjunction with immune evasion by the disease, makes HCC a less promising target for conventional immunotherapy. However, recent advances in the immunotherapy have led to novel approaches to overcome these obstacles by manipulating and enhancing tumor-specific immune responses against HCC by using various modalities, such as cancer vaccines and immune checkpoint blockade. These treatments have shown both safety and promising outcomes in patients with HCC of various etiologies and tumor stages. Furthermore, combined strategies have been assessed to achieve optimal outcomes, by using immunotherapies with or without conventional treatments. This review briefly covers the background, recent advances, current issues, and future perspectives on immunotherapy in the field of HCC treatment.

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clinical trialhepatocellular carcinomaimmunotherapy

Identifiers

PMID29051790
PMCPMC5638179

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