Chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: efficacy and mode of action

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a dreaded malignancy that every year causes half a million deaths worldwide. Being an aggressive cancer, its incidence exceeds 700,000 new cases per year worldwide with a median survival of 6-8 months. Despite advances in prognosis and early detection, effective HCC...

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Main Authors: Saad Shaaban, Amr Negm, Elsayed E. Ibrahim, Ahmed A. Elrazak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-05-01
Series:Oncology Reviews
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Online Access:http://www.oncologyreviews.org/index.php/or/article/view/246