Tumor-derived insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 contributes to resistance of hepatocellular carcinoma to tyrosine kinase inhibitors.
Hiroyuki SuzukiHideki IwamotoTakahiro SekiToru NakamuraAtsutaka MasudaTakahiko SakaueToshimitsu TanakaYasuko ImamuraTakashi NiizekiMasahito NakanoShigeo ShimoseTomotake ShironoYu NodaNaoki KamachiMiwa SakaiKazutoyo MoritaMasamichi NakayamaTomoharu YoshizumiRyoko KuromatsuHirohisa YanoYihai CaoHironori KogaTakuji TorimuraPublished in: Cancer communications (London, England) (2023)
Together, our data shed light on mechanisms underlying acquired resistance of HCC to antiangiogenic TKIs. Antiangiogenic TKIs induced an increase of tumor IGFBP-1, which promoted angiogenesis through activating the IGFBP-1-integrin α5β1 pathway. These data bolster the application of a new therapeutic concept by combining antiangiogenic TKIs with IGFBP-1 inhibitors.