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SUBMITTER: Zanetto A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7962527 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zanetto Alberto A Senzolo Marco M Campello Elena E Bulato Cristiana C Gavasso Sabrina S Shalaby Sarah S Gambato Martina M Vitale Alessandro A Cillo Umberto U Farinati Fabio F Russo Francesco Paolo FP Simioni Paolo P Burra Patrizia P
Cancers 20210308 5
Hyper-functional platelets are being proposed as a potential therapeutic target in multiple cancers. Whether this can be considered in patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is unknown as their platelet function has not yet been investigated. We evaluated platelet function in cirrhosis patients with HCC. Patients with cirrhosis with and without HCC were prospectively recruited. Platelet aggregation, a marker of platelet function, was assessed by impedance aggregometry with ad ...[more]