Myeloid cells in hepatocellular carcinoma
Shanshan Wan, Ning Kuo, Ilona Kryczek, Weiping Zou, Theodore H. Welling – 24 April 2015 – Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is highly associated with inflammation. Myeloid cells, including tumor‐associated macrophages and myeloid‐derived suppressor cells, are abundant in the HCC microenvironment and are often associated with poor prognosis. Myeloid cells in HCC play a vital role in supporting tumor initiation, progression, angiogenesis, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance.