Hepatocellular carcinoma patient survival is sustained by activation of innate immunity within the tumor microenvironment

• Main Author: Chan, Jasmine Mei Wen
• Other Authors: -
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences::Human anatomy and physiology
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/14571
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly aggressive primary cancer of the liver. In Asia, HCC most commonly develops secondary to viral hepatitis infections. Chronic inflammation has a well-established role in carcinogenesis in HCC. In well established tumours, the immune system has been described...