Simple Summary As the most common primary liver cancer, HCC is a tricky cancer resistant to systemic therapies. The fibroblast growth factor family and its receptors are gaining more and more attention in various cancers. Noticing an explosion in the number of studies about aberrant FGF/FGFR signaling in HCC being studied, we were encouraged to summarize them. This review discusses how FGF/FGFR signaling influences HCC development and its implications in HCC prediction and target treatment, and combination treatment. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer, ranking third in cancer deaths worldwide. Over the last decade, several studies have emphasized the development of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) to target the aberrant pathways in HCC. However, the outcomes are far from satisfactory due to the increasing resistance and adverse effects. The family of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) and its receptors (FGFR) are involved in various biological processes, including embryogenesis, morphogenesis, wound repair, and cell growth. The aberrant FGF/FGFR signaling is also observed in multiple cancers, including HCC. Anti-FGF/FGFR provides delightful benefits for cancer patients, especially those with FGF signaling alteration. More and more multi-kinase inhibitors targeting FGF signaling, pan-FGFR inhibitors, and selective FGFR inhibitors are now under preclinical and clinical investigation. This review summarizes the aberrant FGF/FGFR signaling in HCC initiating, development and treatment status, and provide new insights into the treatment of HCC.
基金:
National Key Research and Development Program of China [2018YFC1312103]; National Natural Science Foundation of China [81972237, 81772623]
第一作者单位:[1]Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Inst Liver & Gastrointestinal Dis, Hubei Key Lab Hepatopancreatobiliary Dis, Tongji Hosp,Tongji Med Coll,Dept Gastroenterol, Wuhan 430030, Peoples R China
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推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Wang Yijun,Liu Danfei,Zhang Tongyue,et al.FGF/FGFR Signaling in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: From Carcinogenesis to Recent Therapeutic Intervention[J].CANCERS.2021,13(6):doi:10.3390/cancers13061360.
APA:
Wang, Yijun,Liu, Danfei,Zhang, Tongyue&Xia, Limin.(2021).FGF/FGFR Signaling in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: From Carcinogenesis to Recent Therapeutic Intervention.CANCERS,13,(6)
MLA:
Wang, Yijun,et al."FGF/FGFR Signaling in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: From Carcinogenesis to Recent Therapeutic Intervention".CANCERS 13..6(2021)