ArticleCancer discovery2018
Antibiotics Protect against Liver Tumors in Mice.
Article in Cancer discovery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- The landscape of gut microbiota in hepatocarcinogenesis: a comprehensive review of pathogenesis and therapeutic interventions.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2026Review
- TACE Plus Lenvatinib Versus TACE Plus Sorafenib for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus: A Prospective Cohort Study.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Researchers have discovered how the gut microbiome affects tumor development in the mouse liver. By treating mice with antibiotics, they showed that depleting gut commensal bacteria enhances certain primary bile acids in the liver. This causes natural killer T cells to accumulate there, where they protect against tumors. A trial to determine whether this mechanism also operates in humans is being planned.
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