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ReviewCancer cell international2022

A comprehensive review about the utilization of immune checkpoint inhibitors and combination therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma: an updated review.

Faezeh Sharafi, Sadegh Abaei Hasani, Samira Alesaeidi, Mohammad Saeed Kahrizi, Ali Adili, Shadi Ghoreishizadeh, Navid Shomali, Rozita Tamjidifar, Ramin Aslaminabad, Morteza Akbari

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Review in Cancer cell international, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Faezeh SharafiStudent Research Committee, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sadegh Abaei HasaniCancer Research Center, Department of General Surgery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Samira AlesaeidiDepartment of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mohammad Saeed KahriziAlborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.
Ali AdiliSenior Adult Oncology Department, Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Shadi GhoreishizadehImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Navid ShomaliImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Rozita TamjidifarDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, 35100, Turkey.
Ramin AslaminabadDepartment of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, 35100, Turkey.
Morteza AkbariImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. akbarimo@tbzmed.ac.ir.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A pharmacological class known as immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has been developed as a potential treatment option for various malignancies, including HCC. In HCC, ICIs have demonstrated clinically significant advantages as monotherapy or combination therapy. ICIs that target programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and programmed cell death protein ligand 1 (PD-L1), as well as cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4), have made significant advances in cancer treatment. In hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), several ICIs are being tested in clinical trials, and the area is quickly developing. As immunotherapy-related adverse events (irAEs) linked with ICI therapy expands and gain worldwide access, up-to-date management guidelines become crucial to the safety profile of ICIs. This review aims to describe the evidence for ICIs in treating HCC, emphasizing the use of combination ICIs.

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Combination therapyHepatocellular carcinomaImmune checkpoint inhibitors

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PMID35999569
PMCPMC9400240

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