title: [Targeted therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma].
abstract: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) stands as a major health problem worldwide. The management of advanced HCC, limited for a longtime by the disappointing results of conventional cytotoxic chemotherapies, has recently changed with the publication of the results of the Sorafenib Hepatocellular Carcinoma Assessment Randomized Protocol (SHARP) trial, which demonstrated an overall survival benefit over placebo in patients with advanced HCC. This study was further confirmed by the Asian-Pacific trial using sorafenib in Eastern patients. Those trials demonstrated that therapeutic benefits may derive from improving our knowledge of deregulated signaling pathways involved in HCC carcinogenesis. This review summarizes the results of clinical trials in which targeted therapies are currently evaluated aiming to enlarge the therapeutic armamentarium for HCC in a near future.
authors.affiliation: Service inter-hospitalier de cancérologie Bichat-Beaujon, hôpital Beaujon, 92110 Clichy, France.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouattour
authors.forename: Hélène
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marijon
authors.forename: Chantal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dreyer
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Faivre
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Raymond
mesh_terms: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001557:Benzenesulfonates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D006801:Humans; D007211:Indoles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009536:Niacinamide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011725:Pyridines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077157:Sorafenib; D000077210:Sunitinib
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D001557:Benzenesulfonates; D007211:Indoles; D010671:Phenylurea Compounds; D047428:Protein Kinase Inhibitors; D011725:Pyridines; D011758:Pyrroles; D009536:Niacinamide; D004815:Epidermal Growth Factor; D000077157:Sorafenib; D000077210:Sunitinib