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ReviewClinical and experimental medicine2024

Autophagy-based therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: from standard treatments to combination therapy, oncolytic virotherapy, and targeted nanomedicines.

Fereshteh Rahdan, Fatemeh Abedi, Hassan Dianat-Moghadam, Maryam Zamani Sani, Mohammad Taghizadeh, Effat Alizadeh

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Review in Clinical and experimental medicine, 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

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Autophagy in the liver.Autophagy reports · 2026
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  4. Multifunctional CuFrontiers in chemistry · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Fereshteh RahdanDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Fatemeh AbediClinical Research Development, Unit of Tabriz Valiasr Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Hassan Dianat-MoghadamDepartment of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, 8174673461, Iran. dianat.h@med.mui.ac.ir.
Maryam Zamani SaniDepartment of Biochemistry and Clinical Laboratories, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mohammad TaghizadehDepartment of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Effat AlizadehDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Advanced Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. alizadehe@tbzmed.ac.ir.

Funding

Tabriz University of Medical Sciences IR.TBZMED.VCR.REC.1400.476
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been identified as a significant cause of mortality worldwide. In recent years, extensive research has been conducted to understand the underlying mechanisms of autophagy in the pathogenesis of the disease, with the aim of developing novel therapeutic agents. Targeting autophagy with conventional therapies in invasive HCC has opened up new opportunities for treatment. However, the emergence of resistance and the immunosuppressive tumor environment highlight the need for combination therapy or specific targeting, as well as an efficient drug delivery system to ensure targeted tumor areas receive sufficient doses without affecting normal cells or tissues. In this review, we discuss the findings of several studies that have explored autophagy as a potential therapeutic approach in HCC. We also outline the potential and limitations of standard therapies for autophagy modulation in HCC treatment. Additionally, we discuss how different combination therapies, nano-targeted strategies, and oncolytic virotherapy could enhance autophagy-based HCC treatment in future research.

Indexed as

AutophagyCarcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsNanomedicineOncolytic VirotherapyCombined Modality TherapyDrug Delivery SystemsHumansAutophagyDrug resistanceImmunotherapyNanocarrierOncovirus therapyTargeted therapy

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PMID39621122
PMCPMC11611955

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