ReviewCellular & molecular biology letters2023
Deciphering STAT3 signaling potential in hepatocellular carcinoma: tumorigenesis, treatment resistance, and pharmacological significance.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
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- SRRT promotes prostate cancer progression and serves as a prognostic biomarker through STAT3 pathway activation.Oncology reports · 2026Article
- Homeobox A10 in gastrointestinal malignancies: unraveling metastatic mechanisms and novel therapeutic opportunities.Cancer metastasis reviews · 2026Review
- Nanocarrier-mediated targeting of NF-κB and JAK/STAT signaling pathways in hepatocellular carcinoma: mechanisms and therapeutic strategies.Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2026Review
- SLC38A4 promotes Kupffer cell phagocytosis and suppresses tumor liver metastasis.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Knockdown of CCT2 inhibits the malignant progression of hepatocellular carcinoma cells by impairing STAT3 activation.Oncology reports · 2026Article
- Uttroside B, a US FDA-designated 'Orphan Drug', mitigates the development of hepatocellular carcinoma and its pulmonary metastasis via EGFR/ERK-mediated inhibition of SREBP-1 and STAT-3.Cell death discovery · 2026Article
- A Novel Niclosamide Sulfate Prodrug with Enhanced Bioavailability Suppresses Hepatocellular Carcinoma via Inhibition of Multiple Signaling Pathways.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Macrophage-delivered Nifuroxazide reprograms immunosuppressive microenvironment and synergizes with oxaliplatin for enhanced anti-hepatocellular carcinoma therapy.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Article
- IsoProDB: an integrated map of human protein isoforms for accelerated research.Database : the journal of biological databases and curation · 2026Article
- Gene, genetics and genetic medicines in gastroenterology: Current status and its future.World journal of gastroenterology · 2026Review
- Association of the STAT3 rs1053004 Polymorphism With Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Iraqi Patients With Hepatitis B.International journal of hepatology · 2026Article
- The Quartet of Core Oncogenic Drivers in Neuroendocrine Prostate Cancer: Multi-Omics Dataset Integration to Forge a Translational Link Between Biology and Precision Therapy.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Review
- IGF2BP3-STAT3-METTL3 axis promotes malignant progression in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).Human genomics · 2025Article
- miR-184 in hepatocellular carcinoma: a promising therapeutic target.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2025Review
- Coordinated gene expression within sustained STAT3-associated chromatin conformations contributes to hepatocellular carcinoma progression.Cancer communications (London, England) · 2025Article
- Discovery of Novel c‑MET Inhibitors for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using an Integrated Virtual Screening Approach.ACS medicinal chemistry letters · 2025Article
- A review on mesenchymal stem cells and their secretome in hepatocellular carcinogenesis and its related signaling pathways: recent update.Discover oncology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is considered one of the greatest challenges to human life and is the most common form of liver cancer. Treatment of HCC depends on chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, and immunotherapy, all of which have their own drawbacks, and patients may develop resistance to these therapies due to the aggressive behavior of HCC cells. New and effective therapies for HCC can be developed by targeting molecular signaling pathways. The expression of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) in human cancer cells changes, and during cancer progression, the expression tends to increase. After induction of STAT3 signaling by growth factors and cytokines, STAT3 is phosphorylated and translocated to the nucleus to regulate cancer progression. The concept of the current review revolves around the expression and phosphorylation status of STAT3 in HCC, and studies show that the expression of STAT3 is high during the progression of HCC. This review addresses the function of STAT3 as an oncogenic factor in HCC, as STAT3 is able to prevent apoptosis and thus promote the progression of HCC. Moreover, STAT3 regulates both survival- and death-inducing autophagy in HCC and promotes cancer metastasis by inducing the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In addition, upregulation of STAT3 is associated with the occurrence of chemoresistance and radioresistance in HCC. Specifically, non-protein-coding transcripts regulate STAT3 signaling in HCC, and their inhibition by antitumor agents may affect tumor progression. In this review, all these topics are discussed in detail to provide further insight into the role of STAT3 in tumorigenesis, treatment resistance, and pharmacological regulation of HCC.
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