ReviewClinical and molecular hepatology2022
Statin and aspirin for chemoprevention of hepatocellular carcinoma: Time to use or wait further?
Review in Clinical and molecular hepatology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma: an umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Statin use and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with chronic hepatitis B: an emulated target trial using longitudinal nationwide population cohort data.BMC gastroenterology · 2023Trial
- Heart-liver co-management in MASLD: expert perspectives and recommendations from a multidisciplinary cardiometabolic framework.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2026Review
- Aspirin and hepatocellular carcinoma risk in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: nationwide cohort study with genetic risk analysis.Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2026Article
- Aspirin reduces short-term mortality risk in critically ill patients with liver cirrhosis: a propensity-score matched retrospective analysis using the MIMIC-IV database.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Aspirin Use and Risk of HCC and Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With HBV-Related Cirrhosis: A Landmark Analysis.Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025Article
- The value of acetylation reader YEATS2 in hepatocellular carcinoma management.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Steatotic liver disease in chronic hepatitis C related hepatocellular carcinoma: Inflictor or bystander?: Correspondence to editorial on "Dynamic change of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in chronic hepatitis C patients after viral eradication: A nationwide registry study in Taiwan".Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Role of Aspirin in Liver Disease: Efficacy, Safety, Potential Benefits and Risks.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors are associated with improved survival of patients with diabetes mellitus and hepatocellular carcinoma receiving immunotherapy: Letter to the editor on "Statin and aspirin for chemoprevention of hepatocellular carcinoma: Time to use or wait further?"Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2024Article
- Metformin and statins and their role in reducing hepatocellular carcinoma risk: Randomized trials are needed: Editorial on "Metformin and statins reduce hepatocellular carcinoma risk in chronic hepatitis C patients with failed antiviral therapy".Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2024Article
- Unmet needs in the post-direct-acting antivirals era: The risk and molecular mechanisms of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatitis C virus eradication.Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2024Review
- SGLT2i impact on HCC incidence in patients with fatty liver disease and diabetes: a nation-wide cohort study in South Korea.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The Impact of Statins on the Survival of Patients with Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Sorafenib or Lenvatinib.Cancers · 2024Article
- Statin Monotherapy Not Inferior to Aspirin or Combined Aspirin and Statins Reducing the Incidences of Cirrhosis, HCC, and Mortality in MAFLD/MASH Patients: A Population Cohort Study.International journal of general medicine · 2024Article
- Statin therapy: a potential adjuvant to immunotherapies in hepatocellular carcinoma.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- MAFLD: an optimal framework for understanding liver cancer phenotypes.Journal of gastroenterology · 2023Review
- Preventive strategy for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease-related hepatocellular carcinoma.Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2023Review
- Improving Management of Portal Hypertension: The Potential Benefit of Non-Etiological Therapies in Cirrhosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- The potential of epigallocatechin gallate in the chemoprevention and therapy of hepatocellular carcinoma.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Preclinical studies highlighted potential therapeutic applications of aspirin and statins as anticancer agents based on their pleiotropic effects. Epidemiologic studies suggested the role of aspirin and statins in the chemoprevention of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, observational data is prone to bias, and no prospective randomized trials are currently available to assess the risks and benefits of statin or aspirin therapy for chemoprevention of HCC. It is therefore important for clinicians and researchers to be aware of the quality of current evidence regarding this issue. In this review, we summarize currently available evidence to assist clinicians with their decision to use statin or aspirin and provide information for further clinical investigations.
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