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Date publication

avril 2020

Journal

International journal of molecular sciences

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BAUMERT Thomas , Dr LUPBERGER Joachim


Tous les auteurs :
Goto K, Roca Suarez AA, Wrensch F, Baumert TF, Lupberger J

Résumé

Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Novel treatments with direct-acting antivirals achieve high rates of sustained virologic response; however, the HCC risk remains elevated in cured patients, especially those with advanced liver disease. Long-term HCV infection causes a persistent and accumulating damage of the liver due to a combination of direct and indirect pro-oncogenic mechanisms. This review describes the processes involved in virus-induced disease progression by viral proteins, derailed signaling, immunity, and persistent epigenetic deregulation, which may be instrumental to develop urgently needed prognostic biomarkers and as targets for novel chemopreventive therapies.

Mots clés

HCC, HCV, clinical impact, epigenetics, signaling, tumor immunity

Référence

Int J Mol Sci. 2020 Apr 26;21(9):