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CANCER:

Hepatocellular Cancer

13h
RCT of Mobile Apps & FitBit v. Usual Care (clinicaltrials.gov)
P=N/A, N=107, Active, not recruiting, Weill Medical College of Cornell University | Trial completion date: Aug 2025 --> Jun 2026 | Trial primary completion date: Aug 2025 --> Jun 2026
Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
14h
CVM-008: CVM-1118 in Combination With Nivolumab for Unresectable Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma (clinicaltrials.gov)
P2, N=95, Recruiting, TaiRx, Inc. | Trial primary completion date: Sep 2025 --> Mar 2026
Trial primary completion date
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Opdivo (nivolumab)
18h
TARGET-HCC: A Longitudinal Observational Study of the Natural History and Management of Patients With HCC (clinicaltrials.gov)
P=N/A, N=10000, Active, not recruiting, Target PharmaSolutions, Inc. | Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting | Trial completion date: Oct 2025 --> Feb 2027 | Trial primary completion date: Oct 2025 --> Feb 2026
Enrollment closed • Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
20h
Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
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Keytruda (pembrolizumab) • Lenvima (lenvatinib)
1d
New P2/3 trial
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Avastin (bevacizumab) • Tecentriq (atezolizumab)
2d
Targeting tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells: combining CD47 and PD-L1 inhibition via a novel aptamer-siRNA chimera. (PubMed, Mol Biomed)
In murine hepatocellular carcinoma models, treatment with the chimera significantly inhibited tumor growth, reduced angiogenesis, and prolonged survival. Our findings highlight a dual immune checkpoint-targeting strategy that integrates selective delivery with gene silencing, offering a tumor-specific, non-antibody approach for Treg depletion and a promising avenue for solid tumor immunotherapy.
Journal • PD(L)-1 Biomarker • IO biomarker
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CD8 (cluster of differentiation 8) • CD47 (CD47 Molecule)
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PD-L1 expression
2d
Celastrol delays the progression of hepatocellular carcinoma by suppressing SLC1A5-mediated glutamine dependence. (PubMed, Toxicol Appl Pharmacol)
Interestingly, overexpression of SLC1A5 reversed the efficacy of celastrol in decreasing glutamine metabolic flux to suppress the malignant proliferation of hepatoma cells in vitro and in vivo. Overall, this study provides compelling evidence to demonstrate the efficacy of celastrol in inhibiting hepatocarcinogenesis by suppressing SLC1A5-mediated glutamine dependence, suggesting that celastrol as a natural active compound is expected to be developed as a therapeutic agent for HCC.
Journal
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SLC1A5 (Solute Carrier Family 1 Member 5)
2d
Ultrasound-activated piezoelectric BZT Nanocubes mediate direct Piezocatalytic killing and reverse immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment for effective hepatocellular carcinoma therapy. (PubMed, Int Immunopharmacol)
Our findings demonstrate that US-activated piezoelectric BZT nanocubes exert potent antitumor effects through direct piezoelectric catalysis and, more importantly, through the remodeling of the TME via the calcium/NF-κB pathway. This study highlights the great potential of piezoelectric nanomaterials as a multifaceted and immunomodulatory strategy for cancer therapy.
Journal
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CD8 (cluster of differentiation 8) • PCNA (Proliferating cell nuclear antigen)
2d
FRET-SAM: SAM_Med2D-based automatic FRET two-hybrid analysis. (PubMed, Comput Methods Programs Biomed)
By enabling automated analysis of FRET images, FRET-SAM significantly enhances the efficiency and accuracy of FRET two-hybrid assays, while eliminating subjective bias. The capability of FRET-SAM to resolve drug-target interactions establishes it as a promising tool for drug discovery.
Journal
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EGFR (Epidermal growth factor receptor) • BCL2L1 (BCL2-like 1)
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gefitinib • sorafenib • A-1331852
2d
Enrollment change • IO biomarker
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Tecentriq (atezolizumab) • Imfinzi (durvalumab)