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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2023

Current and novel approaches in the pharmacological treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Fernanda Villarruel-Melquiades, María Eugenia Mendoza-Garrido, Claudia M García-Cuellar, Yesennia Sánchez-Pérez, Julio Isael Pérez-Carreón, Javier Camacho

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Cannabidiol-Ion Channel Interactions Represent a Promising Preventive and Therapeutic Strategy in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026
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  7. miR-184 in hepatocellular carcinoma: a promising therapeutic target.Journal of physiology and biochemistry · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Fernanda Villarruel-MelquiadesDepartamento de Farmacología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Mexico City 07360, Mexico.
María Eugenia Mendoza-GarridoDepartamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Mexico City 07360, Mexico.
Claudia M García-CuellarSubdirección de Investigación Básica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan), Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
Yesennia Sánchez-PérezSubdirección de Investigación Básica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INCan), Mexico City 14080, Mexico.
Julio Isael Pérez-CarreónInstituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica, Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica (INMEGEN), Mexico City 14610, Mexico.
Javier CamachoDepartamento de Farmacología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Mexico City 07360, Mexico. fcamacho@cinvestav.mx.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most lethal malignant tumours worldwide. The mortality-to-incidence ratio is up to 91.6% in many countries, representing the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Systemic drugs, including the multikinase inhibitors sorafenib and lenvatinib, are first-line drugs used in HCC treatment. Unfortunately, these therapies are ineffective in most cases due to late diagnosis and the development of tumour resistance. Thus, novel pharmacological alternatives are urgently needed. For instance, immune checkpoint inhibitors have provided new approaches targeting cells of the immune system. Furthermore, monoclonal antibodies against programmed cell death-1 have shown benefits in HCC patients. In addition, drug combinations, including first-line treatment and immunotherapy, as well as drug repurposing, are promising novel therapeutic alternatives. Here, we review the current and novel pharmacological approaches to fight HCC. Preclinical studies, as well as approved and ongoing clinical trials for liver cancer treatment, are discussed. The pharmacological opportunities analysed here should lead to significant improvement in HCC therapy.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsAntibodies, MonoclonalHumansImmunotherapyMolecular Targeted TherapySorafenibAntibodies, MonoclonalSorafenibDrug combinationsDrug repurposingHepatocellular carcinomaImmunotherapyLiver cancerSystemic therapy

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PMID37213397
PMCPMC10198058

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