Targeted Therapies in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
| Autor: | BRONTE, Fabrizio, BRONTE, Giuseppe, CUSENZA, Stefania, FIORENTINO, Eugenio, Rolfo, C, CICERO, Giuseppe, BRONTE, Enrico, DI MARCO, Vito, FIRENZE, Alberto, Angarano, G, Fontana, T, RUSSO, Antonio |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Bronte, F., Bronte, G., Cusenza, S., Fiorentino, E., Rolfo, C., Cicero, G., Bronte, E., DI MARCO, V., Firenze, A., Angarano, G., Fontana, T., Russo, A. |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Niacinamide
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A Carcinoma Hepatocellular Settore MED/06 - Oncologia Medica Cirrhosis hepatocellular carcinoma liver disease targeted therapies Antineoplastic Agents Biochemistry Drug Discovery Animals Humans Molecular Targeted Therapy Biology Protein Kinase Inhibitors Pharmacology Pharmacology. Therapy Phenylurea Compounds TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases Liver Neoplasms Organic Chemistry Antibodies Monoclonal Sorafenib digestive system diseases ErbB Receptors Chemistry Liver Molecular Medicine |
| Zdroj: | Current medicinal chemistry |
| ISSN: | 0929-8673 |
| Popis: | The onset of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is related to the development of non-neoplastic liver disease, such as viral infections and cirrhosis. Even though patients with chronic liver diseases undergo clinical surveillance for early diagnosis of HCC, this cancer is often diagnosed in advanced stage. In this case locoregional treatment is not possible and systemic therapies are the best way to control it. Until now sorafenib, a Raf and multi-kinase inhibitor has been the best, choice to treat HCC systemically. It showed a survival benefit in multicenter phase III trials. However the proper patient setting to treat is not well defined, since the results in Child-Pugh B patients are conflicting. To date various new target drugs are under developed and other biological treatments normally indicated in other malignancies are under investigation also for HCC. These strategies aim to target the different biological pathways implicated in HCC development and progression. The target drugs studied in HCC include anti-VEGF and anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies, tyrosine kinase inhibitors and mTOR inhibitors. The most important challenge is represented by the best integration of these drugs with standard treatments to achieve improvement in overall survival and quality of life. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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