Liver Cancer

Reports describe recent advances in liver cancer research

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, August 29th, 2005

Data on liver cancer are outlined in reports from the People's Republic of China, Italy and United States.

Study 1: Small interfering RNA focuses on hepatocellular carcinoma oncoprotein.

According to a study from the People's Republic of China, "RNA interference (RNAi) is a powerful tool to silence gene expression. The adenoviral vector expressing small interfering RNA (siRNA) is highly effective in mammalian cells."

"However, its potential use as a therapeutic tool to target an oncogene specifically remains to be seen. We applied the adenovirus-delivered siRNA (AdSiRNA) to inhibit a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) oncogene,...

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