Role of Long Noncoding RNA LINC01134 in Metastasis of Hepatitis C Virus-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

LINC01134, a novel lncRNA, has received increasing attention in cancer research, particularly in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). It had been shown that LINC01134 promotes HCC progression by facilitating tumor proliferation, migration, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, oxaliplatin resistance, and radio resistance (Wang et al,2021). Functional experiments revealed that ectopic expression of LINC01134 promotes HCC cell migration and invasion in vitro and HCC liver metastasis and lung metastasis in vivo. Knockdown of LINC01134 represses HCC cell migration and invasion in vitro and HCC liver metastasis and lung metastasis in vivo (Wang et al, 2020). Metastasis and recurrence are the main causes of HCC-induced deaths even with curative resection (Huang et al., 2019; Sakamoto et al., 2019). Therefore, we focused on the lncRNAs implicated in the metastasis and recurrence of HCC. In the current research, we attempted to examine the expression profile and explore the function of LINC01134 in the metastasis of HCC. It has been well established that lncRNAs expressed in the cytoplasm can serve as competitive endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs) to sponge miRNAs, by which they negatively regulate the translation of mRNAs.

NCT Number	NCT07130474
Lead Sponsor	Sohag University
Conditions	Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Enrollment	50 participants
Start Date	2025-09-01
Primary Completion	2026-01-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-12-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-08-19