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Biology, Epidemiology, Clinical Aspects of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and the Role of Sorafenib.
Current drug targets - 1 Jan 2016
Mazzoccoli Gianluigi, Miele Luca, Oben Jude, Grieco Antonio, Vinciguerra Manlio
Abstract excerpt
Sorafenib is a small molecular inhibitor of intracellular tyrosine and serine/threonine protein kinases (VEGFR, PDGFR, CRAF and BRAF), and is thought also to induce autophagy, a chief mechanism influencing tumor growth. Sorafenib shows efficacy in the management of non-resectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which is refractory to other chemotherapeutic drugs. HCC represents a major end point of chronic liver...
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