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- Title
Oncogenic role of the Notch pathway in primary liver cancer (Review).
- Authors
JIE LU; YUJING XIA; KAN CHEN; YUANYUAN ZHENG; JIANRONG WANG; WENXIA LU; QIN YIN; FAN WANG; YINGQUN ZHOU; CHUANYONG GUO
- Abstract
Primary liver cancer, which includes hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) and fibrolamellar HCC, is one of the most common malignancies and the third leading cause of cancer-associated mortality, worldwide. Despite the development of novel therapies, the prognosis of liver cancer patients remains extremely poor. Thus, investigation of the genetic background and molecular mechanisms underlying the development and progression of this disease has gained significant attention. The Notch signaling pathway is a crucial determinant of cell fate during development and disease in several organs. In the liver, Notch signaling is involved in biliary tree development and tubulogenesis, and is also significant in the development of HCC and ICC. These findings suggest that the modulation of Notch pathway activity may have therapeutic relevance. The present review summarizes Notch signaling during HCC and ICC development and discusses the findings of recent studies regarding Notch expression, which reveal novel insights into its function in liver cancer progression.
- Subjects
LIVER cancer; CARCINOMA; CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA; FIBROLAMELLAR hepatocellular carcinoma; NOTCH signaling pathway; GENETICS; PROGNOSIS
- Publication
Oncology Letters, 2016, Vol 12, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
1792-1074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3892/ol.2016.4609