Metabolic alterations and vulnerabilities in hepatocellular carcinoma

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press and Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University..

Liver cancer is a serious disease. It is ranked as the cancer with the second highest number of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which arises from transformed hepatocytes, is the major subtype of liver cancer. It accounts for 85% of total liver-cancer cases. An important aspect of HCC that has been actively studied is its metabolism. With the liver as the primary site of numerous metabolic processes in the body, it has been shown that the metabolism of HCC cells is highly dysregulated compared to that of normal hepatocytes. It is therefore crucial to understand the metabolic alterations caused by HCC and the underlying mechanisms for these alterations. This deeper understanding will allow diagnostic and therapeutic advancements in the treatment of HCC. In this review, we will summarize the current literature in HCC metabolic alterations, induced vulnerabilities, and potential therapeutic interventions.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:9

Enthalten in:

Gastroenterology report - 9(2021), 1 vom: 15. Jan., Seite 1-13

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tenen, Daniel G [VerfasserIn]
Chai, Li [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Justin L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
Journal Article
Metabolic vulnerability
Metabolism
Review
Targeted therapy

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Date Revised 13.05.2021

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/gastro/goaa066

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32303893X