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. 2020 Mar 10;12(3):641. doi: 10.3390/cancers12030641

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Platelets amplify liver damage. Growth factors released by the activated platelets can reinforce the changes induced by HBV at the level of the hepatic parenchyma as well as the formation of new vessels. Platelets create a microenvironment that opposes the action of drugs such as Sorafenib, Regorafenib and chemotherapic agents.