Molecular targeted therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: Current and future

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 37, 2013, Pages 6144-6155

  Shin, Jung Woo ^a   Chung, Young Hwa ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hepatocellular carcinoma; Molecular agents; Sorafenib; Targeted therapy

Indexed keywords

BEVACIZUMAB; BRIVANIB; CAPECITABINE; CEDIRANIB; DOXORUBICIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EVEROLIMUS; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; GEMCITABINE; INTERLEUKIN 8; LINIFANIB; MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; OXALIPLATIN; PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3 KINASE; PLACEBO; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROTEIN KINASE B; RAF PROTEIN; RAS PROTEIN; SELUMETINIB; SORAFENIB; SUNITINIB; TEMSIROLIMUS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR; UNINDEXED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN; VATALANIB;

DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LIVER CARCINOGENESIS; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA; MOLECULAR AGENTS; SORAFENIB; TARGETED THERAPY;

ANIMALS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; DRUG DESIGN; HUMANS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885595700     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i37.6144     Document Type: Review

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