World Journal of Gastroenterology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(6), P. 1054 - 1075
Published: Feb. 10, 2023
Hepatocellular
carcinoma
(HCC)
is
one
of
the
world's
deadliest
and
fastest-growing
tumors,
with
a
poor
prognosis.
HCC
develops
in
context
chronic
liver
disease.
Curative
resection,
surgery
(liver
transplantation),
trans-arterial
chemoembolization,
radioembolization,
radiofrequency
ablation
chemotherapy
are
common
treatment
options
for
HCC,
however,
they
will
only
assist
limited
percentage
patients.
Current
treatments
advanced
ineffective
aggravate
underlying
condition.
Despite
promising
preclinical
early-phase
clinical
trials
some
drugs,
existing
systemic
therapeutic
methods
tumor
stages
remain
limited,
underlining
an
unmet
need.
In
current
years,
cancer
immunotherapy
has
made
significant
progress,
opening
up
new
HCC.
on
other
hand,
variety
causes
can
affects
body's
immune
system
via
mechanisms.
With
speedy
advancement
synthetic
biology
genetic
engineering,
range
innovative
immunotherapies,
such
as
checkpoint
inhibitors
[anti-programmed
cell
death-1
(PD-1),
anti-cytotoxic
T
lymphocyte
antigen-4,
anti-PD
ligand
1
death
antibodies],
vaccines,
engineered
cytokines,
adoptive
therapy
have
all
been
used
this
review,
we
summarize
present
landscape
immunotherapies
critically
discuss
recent
trial
outcomes,
address
future
perspectives
field
cancer.
Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
20(1), P. 37 - 49
Published: Oct. 18, 2022
Heavy
alcohol
consumption
is
a
major
cause
of
morbidity
and
mortality.
Globally,
per-capita
rose
from
5.5
litres
in
2005
to
6.4
2016
projected
increase
further
7.6
2030.
In
2019,
an
estimated
25%
global
cirrhosis
deaths
were
associated
with
alcohol.
The
age-standardized
death
rate
(ASDR)
alcohol-associated
was
4.5
per
100,000
population,
the
highest
lowest
ASDR
Africa
Western
Pacific,
respectively.
annual
incidence
hepatocellular
carcinoma
(HCC)
among
patients
ranged
0.9%
5.6%.
Alcohol
approximately
one-fifth
HCC-related
2019.
Between
2012
2017,
for
declined,
but
liver
cancer
increased.
Measures
are
required
curb
heavy
reduce
burden
HCC.
Degree
intake,
sex,
older
age,
obesity,
type
2
diabetes
mellitus,
gut
microbial
dysbiosis
genetic
variants
key
factors
development
this
Review,
we
discuss
epidemiology,
projections
risk
Cancer Discovery,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
13(2), P. 432 - 453
Published: Oct. 27, 2022
Abstract
Cellular
senescence
involves
a
stable
cell-cycle
arrest
coupled
to
secretory
program
that,
in
some
instances,
stimulates
the
immune
clearance
of
senescent
cells.
Using
an
immune-competent
liver
cancer
model
which
triggers
CD8
T
cell–mediated
tumor
rejection,
we
show
that
also
remodels
cell-surface
proteome
alter
how
cells
sense
environmental
factors,
as
exemplified
by
type
II
interferon
(IFNγ).
Compared
with
proliferating
cells,
upregulate
IFNγ
receptor,
become
hypersensitized
microenvironmental
IFNγ,
and
more
robustly
induce
antigen-presenting
machinery—effects
recapitulated
human
undergoing
therapy-induced
senescence.
Disruption
sensing
blunts
their
immune-mediated
without
disabling
state
or
its
characteristic
program.
Our
results
demonstrate
have
enhanced
ability
both
send
receive
signals
imply
each
process
is
required
for
effective
surveillance.
Significance:
work
uncovers
interplay
between
tissue
remodeling
tissue-sensing
programs
can
be
engaged
advanced
cancers
render
visible
adaptive
system.
This
new
facet
establishes
reciprocal
heterotypic
signaling
interactions
induced
therapeutically
enhance
antitumor
immunity.
See
interview
Direna
Alonso-Curbelo,
PhD,
recipient
inaugural
Cancer
Discovery
Early
Career
Award:
https://vimeo.com/992987447
related
article
Marin
et
al.,
p.
410.
highlighted
In
Issue
feature,
247
Frontiers in Immunology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Oct. 4, 2021
Hepatocellular
carcinoma
(HCC)
is
the
most
prevalent
primary
liver
cancer
with
poor
prognosis.
Surgery,
chemotherapy,
and
radiofrequency
ablation
are
three
conventional
therapeutic
options
that
will
help
only
a
limited
percentage
of
HCC
patients.
Cancer
immunotherapy
has
achieved
dramatic
advances
in
recent
years
provides
new
opportunities
to
treat
HCC.
However,
various
etiologies
can
evade
immune
system
through
multiple
mechanisms.
With
rapid
development
genetic
engineering
synthetic
biology,
variety
novel
immunotherapies
have
been
employed
advanced
HCC,
including
checkpoint
inhibitors,
adoptive
cell
therapy,
engineered
cytokines,
vaccines.
In
this
review,
we
summarize
current
landscape
research
progress
different
strategies
treatment
The
challenges
field
also
discussed.
International Journal of Biological Sciences,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
18(1), P. 360 - 373
Published: Dec. 15, 2021
Immunotherapy
has
made
great
progress
in
hepatocellular
carcinoma
(HCC),
yet
there
is
still
a
lack
of
biomarkers
for
predicting
response
to
it.Cancer
stem
cells
(CSCs)
are
the
primary
cause
tumorigenesis,
metastasis,
and
multi-drug
resistance
HCC.This
study
aimed
propose
novel
CSCs-related
cluster
HCC
predict
patients'
immunotherapy.Based
on
RNA-seq
datasets
from
The
Cancer
Genome
Atlas
(TCGA)
Progenitor
Cell
Biology
Consortium
(PCBC),
one-class
logistic
regression
(OCLR)
algorithm
was
applied
compute
stemness
index
(mRNAsi)
patients.Unsupervised
consensus
clustering
performed
categorize
patients
into
two
subtypes
which
further
proved
be
predictor
tumor
immune
microenvironment
(TIME)
status,
immunogenomic
expressions
sensitivity
neoadjuvant
therapies.Finally,
four
machine
learning
algorithms
(LASSO,
RF,
SVM-RFE
XGboost)
were
distinguish
different
subtypes.Thus,
five-hub-gene
based
classifier
constructed
TCGA
ICGC
subtype
more
convenient
applicable
way,
this
stemness-based
classification
system
could
facilitate
prognostic
prediction
guide
clinical
strategies
immunotherapy
targeted
therapy
HCC.