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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

The multifaceted role of microbiota in liver cancer: pathogenesis, therapy, prognosis, and immunotherapy.

Yun Feng, Meng-Zhen Han, Yu-Hang Zhou, Yi-Wen Wang, Yue Wang, Tao Sun, Jun-Nan Xu

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 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

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. From Theory to Practice: Which Biomarkers Are Ready for Predicting Response in Advanced HCC?Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yun FengDepartment of Breast Medicine 1, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Shenyang, China.
Meng-Zhen HanDepartment of Breast Medicine 1, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Shenyang, China.
Yu-Hang ZhouDepartment of Breast Medicine 1, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Shenyang, China.
Yi-Wen WangDepartment of Breast Medicine 1, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Shenyang, China.
Yue WangDepartment of Breast Medicine 1, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Shenyang, China.
Tao SunDepartment of Breast Medicine 1, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Shenyang, China.
Jun-Nan XuDepartment of Breast Medicine 1, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Shenyang, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating evidence suggests that the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is intricately associated with dynamic alterations in microbiota composition. Disruption of gut microbial homeostasis enables pathogenic gut bacteria to translocate to the liver via the gut-liver axis, where they modulate the tumor microenvironment to promote HCC development. Also, they are associated with anti-tumor immune responses. Studies have confirmed that the microbiota exhibits potential as a biomarker for predicting immunotherapy responses, and its can improve clinical efficacy in the treatment of HCC.This review systematically evaluates current evidence elucidating the regulatory mechanisms by which the microbiota governs the progression of HCC, and explores its synergistic interactions with therapeutic strategies for HCC.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularGastrointestinal MicrobiomeImmunotherapyLiver NeoplasmsAnimalsHumansPrognosisTumor Microenvironmentcarcinogenesishepatocellular carcinomaimmunotherapymicrobiotaprognosistherapy

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PMID40589752
PMCPMC12206787

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