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ReviewJournal of advanced research2026

Research progress and therapeutic strategies in hepatocellular carcinoma metabolic reprogramming.

Haibo Wang, Yu Lun, Dongdong Xu, Han Jiang, Yumeng Yan, Xing Yang

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Review in Journal of advanced research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 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

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Haibo WangDepartment of Urology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Nanjing Bei Street No. 155, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110001, China.
Yu LunDepartment of Vascular and Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Nanjing Bei Street No. 155, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110001, China.
Dongdong XuDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Nanjing Bei Street No. 155, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110001, China.
Han JiangDepartment of Vascular and Thyroid Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Nanjing Bei Street No. 155, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110001, China. Electronic address: cmu_jianghan@126.com.
Yumeng YanDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Sanhao Street No. 36, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110004, China. Electronic address: yanym@sj-hospital.org.
Xing YangDepartment of Pancreatobiliary Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Nanjing Bei Street No. 155, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning Province 110001, China. Electronic address: xingyang20011@163.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, with therapeutic resistance posing a significant clinical challenge. Metabolic reprogramming, a hallmark of cancer, enables tumor cells to alter metabolic pathways to meet their increased energy and biosynthetic demands, playing a critical role in HCC initiation, progression, and drug resistance. AIM OF REVIEW: This review aims to elucidate the mechanisms underlying metabolic alterations in HCC, including fatty acid, protein, and amino acid metabolism, and to explore their implications in tumor progression and therapeutic resistance. Additionally, it highlights emerging therapeutic strategies targeting key enzymes in metabolic pathways for HCC. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF REVIEW: Metabolism reprogramming is closely associated with HCC proliferation and metastasis, while the interplay between metabolic pathways further drives disease progression. Targeting key metabolic enzymes and pathways through combination therapies and novel drug development shows promising clinical potential. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of metabolic reprogramming in HCC and underscores the importance of understanding these mechanisms to develop more effective therapeutic interventions.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsAnimalsCellular ReprogrammingDisease ProgressionDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEnergy MetabolismHumansMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMetabolic ReprogrammingDrug ResistanceHepatocellular CarcinomaLipid MetabolismMetabolic ReprogrammingTherapeutic Strategies

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PMID40850678
PMCPMC13131400

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