ReviewCellular immunology2021
MDSCs in liver cancer: A critical tumor-promoting player and a potential therapeutic target.
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- Design and Validation of a Predictive Model for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Based on Genes With Differential Expression Driven by DNA Methylation.International journal of genomics · 2026Article
- Elucidating the Anticancer Mechanisms of Tetrahydroxycurcumin: A Comprehensive Review of Preclinical Studies.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Multi-omics profiling reveals downregulated tumor lysine metabolism reshaping the immune microenvironment and therapeutic responses in hepatocellular carcinoma.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- MEX3A promotes cell proliferation by regulating the RORA/β-catenin pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2025Article
- RNF2 induces myeloid-derived suppressor cells chemotaxis and promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression through the TRAF2-NF-κB signaling axis.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2025Article
- Clinical value of systemic immunoinflammatory index in predicting recurrence and metastasis in patients with primary liver cancer.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Hepatic Stellate Cells Functional Heterogeneity in Liver Cancer.Seminars in liver disease · 2025Review
- The Immune-Genomics of Cholangiocarcinoma: A Biological Footprint to Develop Novel Immunotherapies.Cancers · 2025Review
- Targeting the tumor microenvironment in cholangiocarcinoma to improve immune checkpoint blockade: potential strategies and translational pre-clinical models.Clinical & translational immunology · 2025Review
- Cancer stem cells in hepatocellular carcinoma: therapy resistance and emerging treatments.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
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- Subcutaneous checkpoint inhibition is equivalent to systemic delivery when combined with nelitolimod delivered via pressure-enabled drug delivery for depletion of intrahepatic myeloid-derived suppressor cells and control of liver metastases.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2024Article
- Intratumoral Injection of Immunotherapeutics: State of the Art and Future Directions.Radiology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Liver cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide. Hepatocellular carcinoma (~75-85%) and cholangiocarcinoma (~10-15%) account for the majority of primary liver malignancies. Patients with primary liver cancer are often diagnosed with unresectable diseases and do not respond well to current therapies. The liver is also a common site of metastasis. Liver metastasis is difficult to treat, and the prognosis is poor. Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a heterogeneous population of immature myeloid cells with immunosuppressive activity. MDSCs are an important component of the tumor microenvironment and promote tumor progression through various mechanisms. MDSCs expand in both liver cancer patients and mouse liver cancer models. Importantly, MDSCs correlate with poor clinical outcomes for liver cancer patients. The tumor-promoting functions of MDSCs have also been shown in mouse liver cancer models. All these studies suggest that targeting MDSCs can potentially benefit liver cancer treatment. This review summarizes the current findings of MDSC regulation in liver cancer and related disease conditions.
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