Sakamaki A, Kamimura K, Abe S, Tsuchiya A, Takamura M, Kawai H, Yamagiwa S, Terai S. Spontaneous regression of hepatocellular carcinoma: A mini-review. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(21): 3797-3804 [PMID: 28638219 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i21.3797]
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Kenya Kamimura, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 1-757 Asahimachido-ri, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8510, Japan. kenya-k@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
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Minireviews
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Akira Sakamaki, Kenya Kamimura, Satoshi Abe, Atsunori Tsuchiya, Masaaki Takamura, Hirokazu Kawai, Satoshi Yamagiwa, Shuji Terai, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
Author contributions: Sakamaki A, Kamimura K, Abe S, Tsuchiya A, Takamura M, Kawai H, Yamagiwa S and Terai S all contributed to this paper.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no current financial arrangement or affiliation with any organization that may have a direct influence on their work.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Kenya Kamimura, MD, PhD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, 1-757 Asahimachido-ri, Chuo-ku, Niigata 951-8510, Japan. kenya-k@med.niigata-u.ac.jp
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Received: February 17, 2017 Peer-review started: February 20, 2017 First decision: March 16, 2017 Revised: March 22, 2017 Accepted: May 4, 2017 Article in press: May 4, 2017 Published online: June 7, 2017 Processing time: 109 Days and 15.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Spontaneous tumor regression of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have been reported in several reports although rare. The analyses of the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon is the potential target for the novel therapeutic methods for HCC. For this purpose, we have carefully reviewed 24 cases of spontaneously regressed HCC including cases published in recent 5-years and our case. The minute clinical information and clinical courses are reviewed and summarized. Based on the information, hypoxia and/or systemic inflammation are involved in all cases for which the information regarding the proposed mechanism is available. An accumulation of additional cases and the analysis of mechanism underlying the spontaneous regression of HCC could lead to the development of new therapeutic strategy for HCC.
