Citation: | WANG Ruihua, CAI Shiliang, LIU Donghong, CHEN Hongsen, CAO Guangwen. Research Progress of Androgen/Androgen Receptor Signaling Pathway in Hepatocellular Carcinoma[J]. Cancer Research on Prevention and Treatment, 2023, 50(2): 180-185. DOI: 10.3971/j.issn.1000-8578.2023.22.0714 |
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a kind of primary liver cancer with a high mortality rate. In China, the incidence ratio in males to females with HCC is 2:1–5:1. The difference in sex hormone pathways between males and females and the interaction between androgen/androgen receptors and HBV can lead to an incidence difference between males and females with HCC. Hence, the androgen/androgen receptor oncogenic pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma has received considerable attention. This review mainly summarizes the recent research progress on the androgen/androgen receptor oncogenic pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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