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ArticleAging2020

New landscapes and horizons in hepatocellular carcinoma therapy.

Melchiorre Cervello, Maria R Emma, Giuseppa Augello, Antonella Cusimano, Lydia Giannitrapani, Maurizio Soresi, Shaw M Akula, Stephen L Abrams, Linda S Steelman, Alessandro Gulino and 3 more

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Article in Aging, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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35citing papers in PubMed
5.2field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

35 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Melchiorre CervelloInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council (CNR), Palermo, Italy.
Maria R EmmaInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council (CNR), Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppa AugelloInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council (CNR), Palermo, Italy.
Antonella CusimanoInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council (CNR), Palermo, Italy.
Lydia GiannitrapaniInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council (CNR), Palermo, Italy.
Maurizio SoresiDepartment of Health Promotion Sciences Maternal and Infantile Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Shaw M AkulaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.
Stephen L AbramsDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.
Linda S SteelmanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.
Alessandro GulinoTumour Immunology Unit, Human Pathology Section, Department of Health Science, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Beatrice BelmonteTumour Immunology Unit, Human Pathology Section, Department of Health Science, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Giuseppe MontaltoInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation, National Research Council (CNR), Palermo, Italy.
James A McCubreyDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.
East Carolina University · USInstitute for Biomedical Research and Innovation · ITNational Research Council · ITUniversity of Palermo · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), is the sixth most frequent form of cancer and leads to the fourth highest number of deaths each year. HCC results from a combination of environmental factors and aging as there are driver mutations at oncogenes which occur during aging. Most of HCCs are diagnosed at advanced stage preventing curative therapies. Treatment in advanced stage is a challenging and pressing problem, and novel and well-tolerated therapies are urgently needed. We will discuss further advances beyond sorafenib that target additional signaling pathways and immune checkpoint proteins. The scenario of possible systemic therapies for patients with advanced HCC has changed dramatically in recent years. Personalized genomics and various other omics approaches may identify actionable biochemical targets, which are activated in individual patients, which may enhance therapeutic outcomes. Further studies are needed to identify predictive biomarkers and aberrantly activated signaling pathways capable of guiding the clinician in choosing the most appropriate therapy for the individual patient.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic TherapyHumansLiver NeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumoragingcancerHCCimmunotherapytargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID32018226
PMCPMC7041742
OpenAlexW3005429361

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