Targeting the HGF/c-MET Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Goyal L, Muzumdar MD, Zhu AX. Targeting the HGF/c-MET Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research 2013, 19: 2310-2318. PMID: 23388504, PMCID: PMC4583193, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-12-2791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinomaRational clinical trial designC-MetHGF/c-Met pathwayTyrosine kinase inhibitor sorafenibLimited survival benefitMajority of patientsCancer-related morbidityPathogenesis of HCCLatest clinical trialsKinase inhibitor sorafenibC-Met pathwayClinical trial designAdvanced diseaseLiver transplantationSurgical resectionSurvival benefitSystemic therapyLocal therapyTransarterial embolizationPreclinical dataClinical trialsInhibitor sorafenibTrial design