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Development and Preliminary Validation of a Novel Convolutional Neural Network Model for Predicting Treatment Response in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Receiving Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy
The goal of this study was to evaluate the performance of a convolutional neural network (CNN) with preoperative MRI and clinical factors in predicting the treatment response of unresectable hepatocellular car...
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Open AccessRandomized Phase 3 LEAP-012 Study: Transarterial Chemoembolization With or Without Lenvatinib Plus Pembrolizumab for Intermediate-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Not Amenable to Curative Treatment
Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is the standard of care for patients with intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Lenvatinib, a multikinase inhibitor, and pembrolizumab, a PD-1 inhibitor, hav...
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Open AccessRandomised Phase 1b/2 trial of tepotinib vs sorafenib in Asian patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma with MET overexpression
This open-label, Phase 1b/2 study evaluated the highly selective MET inhibitor tepotinib in systemic anticancer treatment (SACT)-naive Asian patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (aHCC) with MET over...
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Open AccessSafety and efficacy of lenvatinib by starting dose based on body weight in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma in REFLECT
REFLECT was an open-label, phase 3 study comparing the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib versus sorafenib in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC). Based on phase 2 study (Study 202) resul...
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A New Scoring Method for Personalized Prognostic Prediction in Patients with Combined Hepatocellular and Cholangiocarcinoma After Surgery
Combined hepatocellular and cholangiocarcinoma (cHCC-CCA) is a rare but aggressive primary liver cancer with dismal prognosis. We aim to develop a new scoring method for personalized prognostic prediction in p...
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Open AccessReactive cutaneous capillary endothelial proliferation in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with camrelizumab: data derived from a multicenter phase 2 trial
Association of immune-related adverse events with tumor response has been reported. Reactive cutaneous capillary endothelial proliferation (RCCEP) is the most common adverse event related to camrelizumab, an i...
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Open AccessHigher matrix stiffness as an independent initiator triggers epithelial-mesenchymal transition and facilitates HCC metastasis
Increased liver stiffness exerts a detrimental role in driving hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) malignancy and progression, and indicates a high risk of unfavorable outcomes. However, it remains largely unknown ...
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Open AccessActivated hepatic stellate cells promote epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma through transglutaminase 2-induced pseudohypoxia
Activation of hepatic stellate cells reportedly contributes to progression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Herein, we use quantitative proteomics and ingenuity pathway analysis to show that transglutaminase...
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Open AccessMatrix stiffness-upregulated LOXL2 promotes fibronectin production, MMP9 and CXCL12 expression and BMDCs recruitment to assist pre-metastatic niche formation
Higher matrix stiffness affects biological behavior of tumor cells, regulates tumor-associated gene/miRNA expression and stemness characteristic, and contributes to tumor invasion and metastasis. However, the ...
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Transarterial chemoembolization for huge hepatocellular carcinoma with diameter over ten centimeters: a large cohort study
Patients with huge hepatocellular carcinoma >10 cm in diameter represent a special subgroup for treatment. To date, there are few data and little consensus on treatment strategies for huge hepatocellular carci...
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Open AccessSchedule-dependent antitumor effects of 5-fluorouracil combined with sorafenib in hepatocellular carcinoma
Recently, a phase II clinical trial in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has suggested that the combination of sorafenib and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is feasible and side effects are manageable. However, preclinical...
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Lipiodolized transarterial chemoembolization in hepatocellular carcinoma patients after curative resection
To explore the effect of lipiodolized transarterial chemoembolization (lip-TACE) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients at different risk of recurrence after curative resection.
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Open AccessIdentification of tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins associated with metastasis and functional analysis of FER in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Aberrant activity of tyrosine-phosphorylated proteins is commonly associated with HCC metastasis. Cell signaling events driven by these proteins are implicated in numerous processes that alter cancer cell beha...
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“Three-Grade Criteria” of radical resection for primary liver cancer
The present study was designed to develop the “Three-Grade Criteria” for radical resection of primary liver cancer (PLC) and to evaluate its clinical significance.