Targeting tumour endothelial cells in liver cancer: The end of beginning.

J Hepatol

State Key Laboratory of Translational Oncology, Department of Clinical Oncology, Sir YK Pao Centre for Cancer, Hong Kong Cancer Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Electronic address:

Published: April 2025


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