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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2020

Sorafenib and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy: A Promising Approach for Treatment of HCC.

Saieh Hajighasemlou, Mohsen Nikbakht, Saeedreza Pakzad, Samad Muhammadnejad, Safoora Gharibzadeh, Milad Mirmoghtadaei, Fariba Zafari, Iman Seyhoun, Jafar Ai, Javad Verdi

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Saieh HajighasemlouTehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tissue Engineering & Applied Cell Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohsen NikbakhtTehran University of Medical Sciences, Hematology, Oncology & Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Tehran, Iran.
Saeedreza PakzadIran Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Food and Drug Control Laboratory (FDCL), Tehran, Iran.
Samad MuhammadnejadTehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Cancer Biology Research Center Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Safoora GharibzadehPasteur Institute of Iran, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Research Centre for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases, Tehran, Iran.
Milad MirmoghtadaeiTehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.
Fariba ZafariQazvin University of Medical Science, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Qazvin, Iran.
Iman SeyhounTehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tissue Engineering & Applied Cell Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Jafar AiTehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tissue Engineering & Applied Cell Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Javad VerdiTehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tissue Engineering & Applied Cell Sciences, Tehran, Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0428-8323
Tehran University of Medical Sciences · IRMinistry of Health and Medical Education · IRPasteur Institute of Iran · IRQazvin University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer and the second most common cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Sorafenib (Sora) is used as a targeted therapy for HCC treatment. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are applied as a new approach to fight malignancies. Drug resistance and side effects are the major concerns with Sora administration. The effect of using the combination of sorafenib and MSCs on tumor regression in xenograft HCC models was evaluated in this study.

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PMID32617114
PMCPMC7312705
OpenAlexW3035643137

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