Sorafenib Induces Pyroptosis in Macrophages and Triggers Natural Killer Cell–Mediated Cytotoxicity Against Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Carina Hage, Sabine Hoves, Léanne Strauss, Stefan Bissinger, Ylva Prinz, Thomas Pöschinger, Fabian Kiessling, Carola H. Ries – 19 April 2019 – Antiangiogenic and cytotoxic effects are considered the principal mechanisms of action of sorafenib, a multitarget kinase inhibitor approved for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We report that sorafenib also acts through direct immune modulation, indispensable for its antitumor activity.