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ReviewHepatology communications2024

Collagen in hepatocellular carcinoma: A novel biomarker and therapeutic target.

Dong-Yang Ding, Shu-Ya Jiang, Yun-Xi Zu, Yuan Yang, Xiao-Jie Gan, Sheng-Xian Yuan, Wei-Ping Zhou

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Review in Hepatology communications, 2024. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Dong-Yang DingThe Third Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China.
Shu-Ya JiangThe Third Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China.
Yun-Xi ZuThe Third Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China.
Yuan YangThe Third Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China.
Xiao-Jie GanDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-6095-483
Sheng-Xian YuanThe Third Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-4883-0156
Wei-Ping ZhouThe Third Department of Hepatic Surgery, Eastern Hepatobiliary Surgery Hospital, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-8464-3454

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HCC is globally recognized as a major health threat. Despite significant progress in the development of treatment strategies for liver cancer, recurrence, metastasis, and drug resistance remain key factors leading to a poor prognosis for the majority of liver cancer patients. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop effective biomarkers and therapeutic targets for HCC. Collagen, the most abundant and diverse protein in the tumor microenvironment, is highly expressed in various solid tumors and plays a crucial role in the initiation and progression of tumors. Recent studies have shown that abnormal expression of collagen in the tumor microenvironment is closely related to the occurrence, development, invasion, metastasis, drug resistance, and treatment of liver cancer, making it a potential therapeutic target and a possible diagnostic and prognostic biomarker for HCC. This article provides a comprehensive review of the structure, classification, and origin of collagen, as well as its role in the progression and treatment of HCC and its potential clinical value, offering new insights into the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis assessment of liver cancer.

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Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularCollagenLiver NeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentDisease ProgressionHumansPrognosisBiomarkers, TumorCollagen

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PMID38967581
PMCPMC11227359

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