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ReviewGastroenterology report2021

Metabolic alterations and vulnerabilities in hepatocellular carcinoma.

Daniel G Tenen, Li Chai, Justin L Tan

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Review in Gastroenterology report, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Daniel G TenenCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Li ChaiDepartment of Pathology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Justin L TanCancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0268-7363

Funding

Transcriptional and epigenetic heterogeneity of stem/progenitor cellsP01HL131477 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Jason Daniel Buenrostro · 2017 to 2026
$24.6M
Mechanisms of regulation by RNA in acute myeloid leukemiaR35CA197697 · NCI · BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER · PI TENEN, DANIEL G · 2015 to 2021
$7.1M
NCI NIH HHS R35 CA197697NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL131477
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Liver cancer is a serious disease. It is ranked as the cancer with the second highest number of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which arises from transformed hepatocytes, is the major subtype of liver cancer. It accounts for 85% of total liver-cancer cases. An important aspect of HCC that has been actively studied is its metabolism. With the liver as the primary site of numerous metabolic processes in the body, it has been shown that the metabolism of HCC cells is highly dysregulated compared to that of normal hepatocytes. It is therefore crucial to understand the metabolic alterations caused by HCC and the underlying mechanisms for these alterations. This deeper understanding will allow diagnostic and therapeutic advancements in the treatment of HCC. In this review, we will summarize the current literature in HCC metabolic alterations, induced vulnerabilities, and potential therapeutic interventions.

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hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)metabolic vulnerabilitymetabolismtargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID33747521
PMCPMC7962738

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