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ReviewBiochimica et biophysica acta. Reviews on cancer2020

Challenges in liver cancer and possible treatment approaches.

David Anwanwan, Santosh Kumar Singh, Shriti Singh, Varma Saikam, Rajesh Singh

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Review in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Reviews on cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 805 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

805 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

David AnwanwanDepartment of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Cancer Health Equity Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA.
Santosh Kumar SinghDepartment of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Cancer Health Equity Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA.
Shriti SinghDepartment of Kriya Sharir, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP 221 005, India.
Varma SaikamDepartment of Chemistry, Center for Therapeutics and Diagnostics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 30302, USA.
Rajesh SinghDepartment of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Immunology, Cancer Health Equity Institute, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA. Electronic address: rsingh@msm.edu.

Funding

Research Training & Career Development ProgramU54CA118638 · NCI · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI James W Lillard, Brian M. Rivers · 2005 to 2026
$22.7M
Targeted Nanotherapy for prostate cancerSC1CA193758 · NCI · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI SINGH, RAJESH · 2014 to 2017
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS SC1 CA193758NCI NIH HHS U54 CA118638
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Globally, liver cancer is the most frequent fatal malignancy; in the United States, it ranks fifth. Patients are often diagnosed with liver cancer in advanced stages, contributing to its poor prognosis. Of all liver cancer cases, >90% are hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs) for which chemotherapy and immunotherapy are the best options for therapy. For liver cancer patients, new treatment options are necessary. Use of natural compounds and/or nanotechnology may provide patients with better outcomes with lower systemic toxicity and fewer side effects. Improved treatments can lead to better prognoses. Finally, in this review, we present some of the problems and current treatment options contributing to the poor outcomes for patients with liver cancer.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularCombined Modality TherapyHumansImmunotherapyLiver NeoplasmsMolecular Targeted TherapyOutcome Assessment, Health CarePrognosisAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorChemotherapeuticsImmunotherapyLiver cancerNatural compound

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PMID31682895
PMCPMC6981221

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