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ReviewMolecular cancer therapeutics2025

Inflammation and Immunity in Liver Neoplasms: Implications for Future Therapeutic Strategies.

Jieun Kim, Ekihiro Seki

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Review in Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Jieun KimKarsh Division of Gastroenterology Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.ORCID 0000-0002-8329-335X
Ekihiro SekiKarsh Division of Gastroenterology Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.ORCID 0000-0002-9472-6085

Funding

The paradoxical roles of beta hydroxy butyrate in the liver pro-metastatic nicheP01CA233452 · NCI · CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER · PI BHOWMICK, NEIL A., LU, SHELLY CHI-LOO · 2020 to 2024
$9.5M
American Liver Foundation (ALF)National Cancer Institute (NCI) P01CA233452NCI NIH HHS P01 CA233452
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past two decades, the "hallmarks of cancer" have revolutionized cancer research and highlighted the crucial roles of inflammation and immunity. Protumorigenic inflammation promotes cancer development along with inhibition of antitumor immunity, shaping the tumor microenvironment (TME) toward a tumor-permissive state and further enhancing the malignant potential of cancer cells. This immunosuppressive TME allows tumors to evade immunosurveillance. Thus, understanding the complex interplay between tumors and the immune system within the TME has become pivotal, especially with the advent of immunotherapy. Although immunotherapy has achieved notable success in many malignancies, primary liver cancer, particularly hepatocellular carcinoma, presents unique challenges. The hepatic immunosuppressive environment poses obstacles to the effectiveness of immunotherapy, along with high mortality rates and limited treatment options for patients with liver cancer. In this review, we discuss current understanding of the complex immune-mediated mechanisms underlying liver neoplasms, focusing on hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases. We describe the molecular and cellular heterogeneity within the TME, highlighting how this presents unique challenges and opportunities for immunotherapy in liver cancers. By unraveling the immune landscape of liver neoplasms, this review aims to contribute to the development of more effective therapeutic interventions, ultimately improving clinical outcomes for patients with liver cancer.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, HepatocellularInflammationLiver NeoplasmsAnimalsHumansImmunotherapyTumor Microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID39365846
PMCPMC11794036

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