IGF1 and hepatocellular carcinoma: EGCG suppresses cell growth by inhibiting the activation of IGF-1R, a member of the RTK family, in human CRC and HCC cells, and this inhibition is associated with a decrease in the expression of IGF-1/2, but an increase in the expression of IGF-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3), which negatively controls the function of the IGF/IGF-1R axis [49,75].