• Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining 810001, P. R. China; Qinghai Research Key Laboratory for Echinococcosis, Qinghai, 810001, P. R. China;
REN Li, Email: renli_xn@163.com
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Objective To understand the role of complement system in the immune mechanism of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its potential therapeutic value, and to provide reference for related research in the field of HCC immunotherapy. Methods Read and review the national and international literature on hepatocellular carcinoma and complement-related studies. Results A total of eight complement components closely related to HCC were summarized, which play an important role in the immune regulation of HCC, and their activation can be involved in the occurrence and development of HCC through a variety of mechanisms, and their use as complement inhibitors can regulate the activity of complement-related activation pathways and enhance anti-tumor ability, potentially providing a new strategy for the treatment of HCC. Conclusion A variety of complement components in the complement system play an important role in regulating the immune mechanism of HCC, and the activation of the complement system is closely related to the occurrence and development of HCC, which is expected to be a potential immunotherapeutic target for HCC. However, the combination of complement-related inhibitor therapy with other antitumor immunotherapies carries certain risks and benefits, which need to be thoroughly investigated.