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ReviewCancers2023

Targeting Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α for the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Kenneth N Huynh, Sriram Rao, Bradley Roth, Theodore Bryan, Dayantha M Fernando, Farshid Dayyani, David Imagawa, Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh

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Review in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed
6.7field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

26 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kenneth N HuynhDivision of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3179-3424
Sriram RaoDivision of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
Bradley RothDivision of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
Theodore BryanDivision of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
Dayantha M FernandoDivision of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5649-1433
Farshid DayyaniDivision of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4970-5189
David ImagawaDivision of Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
Nadine Abi-JaoudehDivision of Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiological Sciences, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA.
University of California, Irvine · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (HIF-1α) is a transcription factor that regulates the cellular response to hypoxia and is upregulated in all types of solid tumor, leading to tumor angiogenesis, growth, and resistance to therapy. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly vascular tumor, as well as a hypoxic tumor, due to the liver being a relatively hypoxic environment compared to other organs. Trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE) and trans-arterial embolization (TAE) are locoregional therapies that are part of the treatment guidelines for HCC but can also exacerbate hypoxia in tumors, as seen with HIF-1α upregulation post-hepatic embolization. Hypoxia-activated prodrugs (HAPs) are a novel class of anticancer agent that are selectively activated under hypoxic conditions, potentially allowing for the targeted treatment of hypoxic HCC. Early studies targeting hypoxia show promising results; however, further research is needed to understand the effects of HAPs in combination with embolization in the treatment of HCC. This review aims to summarize current knowledge on the role of hypoxia and HIF-1α in HCC, as well as the potential of HAPs and liver-directed embolization.

Indexed as

hepatocellular carcinomaHIF-1αhypoxiahypoxia-activated prodrugstirapazaminetrans-arterial embolization

Identifiers

PMID37345074
PMCPMC10216171
OpenAlexW4381598786

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