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ReviewDiscover oncology2026

Roles of tumor associated neutrophils in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma and therapeutic implications.

Huanxiang Liu, Dacheng Wang, Fengsen Wang, Yulong Zhang, Juntao Liu, Xuezhou Gu, Nan Wang, Endong He, Chengcheng Gao, Honghua Wu and 2 more

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Review in Discover oncology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Huanxiang Liu *Department of General Surgery, Sheyang County People's Hospital, Yancheng, 224300, China.
Dacheng Wang *Department of General Surgery, Sheyang County People's Hospital, Yancheng, 224300, China.
Fengsen Wang *Department of General Surgery, Sheyang County People's Hospital, Yancheng, 224300, China.
Yulong ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Sheyang County People's Hospital, Yancheng, 224300, China.
Juntao LiuDepartment of General Surgery, Sheyang County People's Hospital, Yancheng, 224300, China.
Xuezhou GuDepartment of General Surgery, Sheyang County People's Hospital, Yancheng, 224300, China.
Nan WangDepartment of General Surgery, Sheyang County People's Hospital, Yancheng, 224300, China.
Endong HeDepartment of General Surgery, Sheyang County People's Hospital, Yancheng, 224300, China.
Chengcheng GaoDepartment of General Surgery, Sheyang County People's Hospital, Yancheng, 224300, China.
Honghua WuDepartment of General Surgery, Sheyang County People's Hospital, Yancheng, 224300, China.
Jiheng CaiDepartment of Anesthesiology, Sheyang County People's Hospital, Yancheng, 224300, China. cjhtop1@163.com.
Guohua TangDepartment of General Surgery, Sheyang County People's Hospital, Yancheng, 224300, China. drtangguohua@163.com.

Funding

Bethune Foundation Mercy Medical Research Project on Pain Management ezmr2024-060Yancheng Municipal Health Commission Medical Research Key Project YK2023039Yancheng Science and Technology Bureau natural science foundation project YCKY2024080
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death globally, with limited clinical response to conventional therapies and emerging immune checkpoint inhibitors, such as Programmed death receptor-1/programmed death receptor ligand-1 (PD-1/PD-L1) antibodies. In recent years, immunomodulatory cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) have become a focus of research. Among these, tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) have been found to play a key role in HCC progression by modulating immune suppression, promoting angiogenesis and facilitating tumor metastasis. Although the role of TANs in various cancers has been extensively studied, systematic reviews on their heterogeneous functions and regulatory mechanisms in HCC remain scarce, and existing studies have yet to comprehensively integrate targeted therapeutic strategies. Therefore, this review aims to fill this research gap by systematically summarizing the current advancements in understanding the origin and functional roles of TANs in HCC, while emphasizing emerging TANs-centered therapeutic strategies to improve immune treatment efficacy and achieve more precise interventions.

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Hepatocellular carcinomaImmunotherapyTumor-associated neutrophilsTumor microenvironment

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PMID42012799
PMCPMC13230385

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