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Innovative molecular targeted agents in hepatocellular carcinoma : new gladiators on the arena
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Treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma remains a challenge, with discouraging results in terms of survival. Following the approval of the multikinase inhibitor sorafenib, a large number of molecular targeted agents have been tested, but many have failed to demonstrate significant efficacy in clinical trials. However, the deeper knowledge in HCC pathogenesis achieved through the years has enabled us to explore new targetable pathways as well as biomarkers that could lead to treatment personalization. In this review, we provide a comprehensive update of the most recent data regarding new drugs under investigation -some like regorafenib, very close to its approval- and new possible targets for future treatments.
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English
Source (journal)
Minerva chirurgica: rivista quindicinale di chirurgia pratica / Societa Italiana di Anestesiologia. - Torino
Publication
Turin : Edizioni minerva medica , 2017
ISSN
0026-4733
DOI
10.23736/S0026-4733.17.07311-4
Volume/pages
72 :3 (2017) , p. 206-218
ISI
000406165100006
Pubmed ID
28198177
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