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ReviewSignal transduction and targeted therapy2020

The mechanisms of sorafenib resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma: theoretical basis and therapeutic aspects.

Weiwei Tang, Ziyi Chen, Wenling Zhang, Ye Cheng, Betty Zhang, Fan Wu, Qian Wang, Shouju Wang, Dawei Rong, F P Reiter and 2 more

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Review in Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 664 papers.

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664citing papers in PubMed
64.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

664 citing papers in PubMed, 1,099 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

12 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Weiwei Tang *Department of General Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Ziyi Chen *Hepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China.
Wenling Zhang *Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Ye ChengDepartment of General Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Betty ZhangMichael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Fan WuDepartment of General Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Qian WangDepartment of General Surgery, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1828-434X
Shouju WangDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Dawei RongHepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China.
F P ReiterDepartment of Medicine II, University Hospital, LMU, Munich, Germany. Florian.Reiter@med.uni-muenchen.de.
E N De ToniDepartment of Medicine II, University Hospital, LMU, Munich, Germany. Enrico.deToni@med.uni-muenchen.de.
Xuehao WangHepatobiliary/Liver Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Key Laboratory of Living Donor Transplantation, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Nanjing, China. wangxh@njmu.edu.cn.
Nanjing Medical University · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNJiangsu Province Hospital · CNLMU Klinikum · DEMcMaster University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sorafenib is a multikinase inhibitor capable of facilitating apoptosis, mitigating angiogenesis and suppressing tumor cell proliferation. In late-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), sorafenib is currently an effective first-line therapy. Unfortunately, the development of drug resistance to sorafenib is becoming increasingly common. This study aims to identify factors contributing to resistance and ways to mitigate resistance. Recent studies have shown that epigenetics, transport processes, regulated cell death, and the tumor microenvironment are involved in the development of sorafenib resistance in HCC and subsequent HCC progression. This study summarizes discoveries achieved recently in terms of the principles of sorafenib resistance and outlines approaches suitable for improving therapeutic outcomes for HCC patients.

Indexed as

ApoptosisCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell ProliferationDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansLiver NeoplasmsSorafenibTumor MicroenvironmentSorafenib

Identifiers

PMID32532960
PMCPMC7292831
OpenAlexW3035408975

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