JAK/STAT signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma

Liver cancer is the second most lethal cancer in the world with limited treatment options. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which accounts for more than 80% of all liver cancers, has had increasing global incidence over the past few years. There is an urgent need for novel and better therapeutic inte...

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Main Authors: Justin Jit Hin Tang, Dexter Kai Hao Thng, Jhin Jieh Lim, Tan Boon Toh
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2020-03-01
Series:Hepatic Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/hep-2020-0001
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description Liver cancer is the second most lethal cancer in the world with limited treatment options. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which accounts for more than 80% of all liver cancers, has had increasing global incidence over the past few years. There is an urgent need for novel and better therapeutic intervention for HCC patients. The JAK/STAT signaling pathway plays a multitude of important biological functions in both normal and malignant cells. In a subset of HCC, JAK/STAT signaling is aberrantly activated, leading to dysregulation of downstream target genes that controls survival, angiogenesis, stemness, immune surveillance, invasion and metastasis. In this review, we will focus on the role of JAK/STAT signaling in HCC and discuss the current clinical status of several JAK/STAT inhibitors.
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spelling doaj-art-555bc198a946489f89eef72f68a8c8ba2025-08-20T02:25:51ZengTaylor & FrancisHepatic Oncology2045-09232045-09312020-03-017110.2217/hep-2020-0001JAK/STAT signaling in hepatocellular carcinomaJustin Jit Hin Tang0Dexter Kai Hao Thng1Jhin Jieh Lim2Tan Boon Toh31The N.1 Institute for Health (N.1), National University of Singapore, Singapore2Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore2Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore1The N.1 Institute for Health (N.1), National University of Singapore, SingaporeLiver cancer is the second most lethal cancer in the world with limited treatment options. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), which accounts for more than 80% of all liver cancers, has had increasing global incidence over the past few years. There is an urgent need for novel and better therapeutic intervention for HCC patients. The JAK/STAT signaling pathway plays a multitude of important biological functions in both normal and malignant cells. In a subset of HCC, JAK/STAT signaling is aberrantly activated, leading to dysregulation of downstream target genes that controls survival, angiogenesis, stemness, immune surveillance, invasion and metastasis. In this review, we will focus on the role of JAK/STAT signaling in HCC and discuss the current clinical status of several JAK/STAT inhibitors.https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/hep-2020-0001hepatocarcinogenesishepatocellular carcinomaJAK/STAT signalingliver cancertargeted therapy
spellingShingle Justin Jit Hin Tang
Dexter Kai Hao Thng
Jhin Jieh Lim
Tan Boon Toh
JAK/STAT signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatic Oncology
hepatocarcinogenesis
hepatocellular carcinoma
JAK/STAT signaling
liver cancer
targeted therapy
title JAK/STAT signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma
title_full JAK/STAT signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma
title_fullStr JAK/STAT signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed JAK/STAT signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma
title_short JAK/STAT signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma
title_sort jak stat signaling in hepatocellular carcinoma
topic hepatocarcinogenesis
hepatocellular carcinoma
JAK/STAT signaling
liver cancer
targeted therapy
url https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/hep-2020-0001
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