2025
No Differences in Risk of Cirrhosis or Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Treatment Naïve Chronic Hepatitis B Patients by Baseline Hepatitis B Viral Load: A Propensity Score Weighted Analysis
Yang Z, Cheung R, Jou J, Lim J, Wong R. No Differences in Risk of Cirrhosis or Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Treatment Naïve Chronic Hepatitis B Patients by Baseline Hepatitis B Viral Load: A Propensity Score Weighted Analysis. Journal Of Clinical And Experimental Hepatology 2025, 102540. DOI: 10.1016/j.jceh.2025.102540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic hepatitis BRisk of cirrhosisChronic hepatitis B patientsHepatitis B virusBaseline HBV DNAHBV DNAHepatocellular carcinomaNational cohortHepatitis B virus DNA >Naive chronic hepatitis B patientsBaseline hepatitis B virusHepatitis B viral loadChronic hepatitis B virusRisk of hepatocellular carcinomaHigh HBV DNAPropensity score weighting analysisTreatment naive patientsNon-Asian patientsHepatitis B patientsCohort of U.S. veteransIncidence of cirrhosisScore-weighted analysisLong-term riskCHB patientsB patientsComparison of prognostic accuracy of HCC staging systems in patients undergoing TACE
Kasolowsky V, Gross M, Madoff D, Duncan J, Taddei T, Strazzabosco M, Jaffe A, Chapiro J. Comparison of prognostic accuracy of HCC staging systems in patients undergoing TACE. Clinical Imaging 2025, 120: 110438. PMID: 40049074, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2025.110438.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall survival of patientsBCLC staging systemTransarterial chemoembolizationOverall survivalStaging systemHepatocellular carcinomaStaging systems of hepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinoma staging systemsRetrospective single center studyKaplan Meier survival analysisInternational Staging SystemSingle center studyLog-rank testTertiary care centerPredicting overall survivalMeier survival analysisConsecutive patientsPrognostic stratificationStudy endpointPrognostic accuracyCenter studyPrognostic powerStratify outcomesMultivariate analysisPatientsCritical Update: AASLD Practice Guidance on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Taddei T, Brown D, Yarchoan M, Mendiratta-Lala M, Llovet J. Critical Update: AASLD Practice Guidance on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatology 2025 PMID: 39992051, DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000001269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment of hepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinomaWorse clinical outcomes of TACE when liver function is decompensated in a cohort of patients with cirrhosis and HCC waiting for liver transplantation
Makarova E, Fan X, Farooqi I, Bakhl K, Murphy T, Stonesifer E, Faust A. Worse clinical outcomes of TACE when liver function is decompensated in a cohort of patients with cirrhosis and HCC waiting for liver transplantation. Journal Of Liver Transplantation 2025, 17: 100257. DOI: 10.1016/j.liver.2024.100257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTrans arterial chemoembolizationDecompensated liver functionHepatocellular carcinomaLiver functionLiver transplantationClinical outcomesRetrospective cohort study of patientsClinical outcomes of patientsWorsening of liver functionCohort study of patientsCompensated liver functionOutcomes of patientsCohort of patientsRetrospective cohort studyStudy of patientsStatistically significant differenceLocoregional therapyArterial chemoembolizationDecompensated cirrhosisPoor outcomePrimary statistical analysisPatientsCirrhosisTransplantationSignificant differenceExploring Glypican-3 targeted CAR-NK treatment and potential therapy resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma
Yang L, Pham K, Xi Y, Wu Q, Liu D, Robertson K, Liu C. Exploring Glypican-3 targeted CAR-NK treatment and potential therapy resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma. PLOS ONE 2025, 20: e0317401. PMID: 39841705, PMCID: PMC11753693, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0317401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGlypican-3Hepatocellular carcinomaCAR-NKNatural killerCell linesCAR-NK therapyCAR-NK cellsTreatment of hepatocellular carcinomaNK cell lineAnti-tumor effectsCancer-related mortalitySuppressed tumor growthPrimary liver cancerInfluence therapeutic outcomesCells in vitroHepatocellular carcinoma treatmentHepG2 cells in vitroNK92MI cellsImmunotherapy strategiesNSG miceImmunotherapy targetOncofetal glycoproteinTherapy resistanceImprove patient outcomesPoor prognosisTransarterial chemoembolisation combined with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab versus dual placebo for unresectable, non-metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (LEAP-012): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 3 study
Kudo M, Ren Z, Guo Y, Han G, Lin H, Zheng J, Ogasawara S, Kim J, Zhao H, Li C, Madoff D, Ghobrial R, Kawaoka T, Gerolami R, Ikeda M, Kumada H, El-Khoueiry A, Vogel A, Peng X, Mody K, Dutcus C, Dubrovsky L, Siegel A, Finn R, Llovet J, investigators L. Transarterial chemoembolisation combined with lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab versus dual placebo for unresectable, non-metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (LEAP-012): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 3 study. The Lancet 2025, 405: 203-215. PMID: 39798578, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(24)02575-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEastern Cooperative Oncology GroupNon-metastatic hepatocellular carcinomaProgression-free survivalTreatment-related adverse eventsPembrolizumab groupPhase 3 studyTransarterial chemoembolisationPlacebo groupHepatocellular carcinomaIntention-to-treatOverall survivalDouble-blindPerformance statusAdverse eventsFollow-upEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusChild-Pugh class A diseaseMedian progression-free survivalSolid Tumors version 1.1Blinded independent central reviewA-fetoprotein levelAlbumin-bilirubin gradeResponse Evaluation CriteriaAs-treated populationMedian follow-up
2024
Validation and epidemiologic definition of the novel steatotic liver disease nomenclature in a national United States cohort with cirrhosis
Mezzacappa C, Ochoa-Allemant P, Serper M, Taddei T, John B, Kaplan D, Mahmud N. Validation and epidemiologic definition of the novel steatotic liver disease nomenclature in a national United States cohort with cirrhosis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2024 PMID: 39689774, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.10.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlcohol-associated liver diseaseCardiometabolic risk factorsAlcohol use disorderSteatotic liver diseaseLiver diseaseLow high-density lipoproteinChild-Turcotte-Pugh classIncidence rateIncident hepatocellular carcinomaIncreased alcohol intakeAlcohol useClinically relevant definitionAll-cause mortalityHigher hazard of mortalityNational cohort of veteransUnited States cohortCohort of veteransAcute cardiac eventsHigh-density lipoproteinHazard of mortalityHazardous alcohol useAlcohol intakeCardiac eventsAlcohol exposureHepatocellular carcinomaMolecular MRI of T-cell immune response to cryoablation in immunologically hot vs. cold hepatocellular carcinoma
Santana J, Shewarega A, Nam D, Duncan J, Madoff D, Hyder F, Coman D, Chapiro J. Molecular MRI of T-cell immune response to cryoablation in immunologically hot vs. cold hepatocellular carcinoma. JHEP Reports 2024, 7: 101294. PMID: 40028344, PMCID: PMC11870164, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchT cell infiltrationHepatocellular carcinomaRadiological-pathological correlationImaging mass cytometryImmune responseT1-weighted MRITumor-infiltrating CD8+ T lymphocytesAnti-tumor immune responseCD8+ T lymphocytesIncreased T lymphocyte infiltrationImaging biomarkersNon-immunogenic tumorsSystemic lymph nodesT lymphocyte infiltrationMurine tumor modelsImmune cell typesLocal tumor therapyPrimary liver cancerNon-invasive imaging biomarkerTesla MRI scannerInduce liver cirrhosisImmunogenic tumorsLocoregional therapySystemic immunotherapyHCC lesionsGastro Digest: The Revised REACH-B Model Predicts Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B
Mezzacappa C. Gastro Digest: The Revised REACH-B Model Predicts Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B. Gastroenterology 2024 PMID: 39622300, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.11.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegrative multiomic analysis identifies distinct molecular subtypes of NAFLD in a Chinese population
Ding J, Liu H, Zhang X, Zhao N, Peng Y, Shi J, Chen J, Chi X, Li L, Zhang M, Liu W, Zhang L, Ouyang J, Yuan Q, Liao M, Tan Y, Li M, Xu Z, Tang W, Xie C, Li Y, Pan Q, Xu Y, Cai S, Byrne C, Targher G, Ouyang X, Zhang L, Jiang Z, Zheng M, Sun F, Chai J. Integrative multiomic analysis identifies distinct molecular subtypes of NAFLD in a Chinese population. Science Translational Medicine 2024, 16: eadh9940. PMID: 39504356, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adh9940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseWhole-genome sequencingHepatocellular carcinomaMolecular subtypesLiver cirrhosisChinese cohort of patientsInfiltration of M1Risk of liver cirrhosisSerum metabolic analysisClinical diagnosisSubtype of nonalcoholic fatty liver diseaseCohort of patientsDevelopment of liver cirrhosisHepatocellular carcinoma developmentIntegrative multiomic analysisHealth care burdenFatty liver diseaseExpression of CYP1A2Urine specimensTreatment strategiesChinese cohortImpaired outcomeM2 macrophagesIntegrative multiomicsLiver diseaseRisk Score for Hepatocellular Cancer in Adults Without Viral Hepatitis or Cirrhosis
Ilagan-Ying Y, Gordon K, Tate J, Lim J, Torgersen J, Re V, Justice A, Taddei T. Risk Score for Hepatocellular Cancer in Adults Without Viral Hepatitis or Cirrhosis. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2443608. PMID: 39504020, PMCID: PMC11541635, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.43608.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClassification of DiseasesBody mass indexRisk scoreNinth Revision and International Statistical Classification of DiseasesMass indexAlcohol useInternational Statistical Classification of DiseasesStatistical Classification of DiseasesElectronic health recordsNon-Hispanic blacksInternational Classification of DiseasesNon-Hispanic whitesClinical Modification diagnosisHepatocellular carcinoma risk scoreRisk of hepatocellular carcinomaCox proportional hazards regression modelsValidation sampleHigh-risk individualsProportional hazards regression modelsHCC risk factorsFIB-4Multivariate risk scoreHepatocellular carcinomaHazards regression modelsViral hepatitisInterventional Oncology Meets Immuno-oncology: Combination Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Bitar R, Salem R, Finn R, Greten T, Goldberg S, Chapiro J. Interventional Oncology Meets Immuno-oncology: Combination Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Radiology 2024, 313: e232875. PMID: 39560477, PMCID: PMC11605110, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.232875.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement of hepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinomaLocoregional therapyClinical trialsImage-guided locoregional therapiesEnd pointsStages of hepatocellular carcinomaTumor microenvironment mechanismsCatheter-directed therapyCombination of immunotherapyProspective clinical trialImaging end pointsStandard of careAdjuvant settingNovel immunotherapiesCombination therapyTherapy resistanceInterventional radiologistsImmunotherapyDisease stageTherapyDisease evolutionNovel biomarkersCarcinomaMicroenvironment mechanismsHepatitis Delta Virus Testing, Prevalence, and Liver-Related Outcomes Among US Veterans With Chronic Hepatitis B
Wong R, Yang Z, Jou J, John B, Lim J, Cheung R. Hepatitis Delta Virus Testing, Prevalence, and Liver-Related Outcomes Among US Veterans With Chronic Hepatitis B. Gastro Hep Advances 2024, 4: 100575. PMID: 39906477, PMCID: PMC11791144, DOI: 10.1016/j.gastha.2024.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic hepatitis B patientsChronic hepatitis BLiver-related outcomesHepatic decompensationHepatitis delta virusCohort of U.S. veteransNational cohortU.S. veteransRisk of cirrhosisIncidence of cirrhosisPositive patientsHDV infectionHepatitis BEvaluate incidenceHepatocellular carcinomaCirrhosisPatientsDecompensationVirus testingPropensity scoreHepatitisDelta virusNelson-Aalen methodDiagnosisOutcomesClinicopathologic features and prognosis of steatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinoma based on varying cutoffs of tumoral steatohepatitic changes
Zhang T, Niu N, Taddei T, Jain D, Zhang X. Clinicopathologic features and prognosis of steatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinoma based on varying cutoffs of tumoral steatohepatitic changes. American Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2024, 163: 411-418. PMID: 39418121, DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqae136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSH-HCCSteatohepatitic hepatocellular carcinomaHepatocellular carcinomaLiver diseaseHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionStage of fibrosisPresence of steatohepatitisOverall survivalHistological subtypesPrognostic factorsHCC subtypesBackground liverHCC casesClinicopathological featuresConventional HCCHistopathological patternsHyaline globulesTumor cellsMallory-Denk bodiesGlycogenated nucleiSteatotic liver diseaseHCCSurvival analysisSteatohepatitisTextbook outcome and nomogram-guided approaches for enhancing surgical success in elderly HCC patients: Deciphering the influence of sarcopenia
Lanari J, Lupi A, Billato I, Alessandris R, Crimì F, Caregari S, Pepe A, D’Amico F, Vitale A, Quaia E, Cillo U, Gringeri E. Textbook outcome and nomogram-guided approaches for enhancing surgical success in elderly HCC patients: Deciphering the influence of sarcopenia. Updates In Surgery 2024, 76: 2645-2654. PMID: 39373845, PMCID: PMC11602817, DOI: 10.1007/s13304-024-01992-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPsoas muscle indexElderly HCC patientsOverall survivalLiver resectionSarcopenic patientsHepatocellular carcinomaTextbook outcomePostoperative complicationsHCC patientsMedian psoas muscle indexAbsence of postoperative complicationsElderly hepatocellular carcinomaInfluence of sarcopeniaHepatocellular carcinoma nodulesPreoperative CT scanAssociated with sarcopeniaHepatocellular carcinoma patientsNon-sarcopenic individualsSarcopenia's impactOncological outcomesClavien-DindoPrognostic factorsSurgical successMuscle indexPostoperative outcomesS4657 Heterogeneous Tumor Profiles in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Example of Late Recurrences With Genetically Distinct Tumors
Cao Y, Laurans M, Walther Z, Zhang X, Rose M, Taddei T. S4657 Heterogeneous Tumor Profiles in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: An Example of Late Recurrences With Genetically Distinct Tumors. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2024, 119: s2949-s2949. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0001047996.50296.20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLBA3 Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) with or without lenvatinib (len) + pembrolizumab (pembro) for intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): Phase III LEAP-012 study
Llovet J, Finn R, Ren Z, Guo Y, Han G, Lin H, Zheng J, Ogasawara S, Li H, Kim J, Zhao H, Li C, Madoff D, Ghobrial R, El-Khoueiry A, Vogel A, Peng X, Mody K, Dubrovsky L, Kudo M. LBA3 Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) with or without lenvatinib (len) + pembrolizumab (pembro) for intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): Phase III LEAP-012 study. Annals Of Oncology 2024, 35: s1229. DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchmiR-33 deletion in hepatocytes attenuates NAFLD-NASH-HCC progression
Fernández-Tussy P, Cardelo M, Zhang H, Sun J, Price N, Boutagy N, Goedeke L, Cadena-Sandoval M, Xirouchaki C, Brown W, Yang X, Pastor-Rojo O, Haeusler R, Bennett A, Tiganis T, Suárez Y, Fernández-Hernando C. miR-33 deletion in hepatocytes attenuates NAFLD-NASH-HCC progression. JCI Insight 2024, 9: e168476. PMID: 39190492, PMCID: PMC11466198, DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.168476.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMiR-33Regulation of biological processesMitochondrial fatty acid oxidationRegulation of lipid metabolismNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseDevelopment of effective therapeuticsFatty acid oxidationLipid synthesisProgression of non-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseMitochondrial functionTarget genesBiological processesComplex diseasesNon-alcoholic steatohepatitisLipid accumulationDeletionDevelopment of non-alcoholic fatty liver diseasePathway activationLipid metabolismProgress to non-alcoholic steatohepatitisAcid oxidationHCC progressionEffective therapeuticsTherapeutic targetHepatocellular carcinomaCT-based multimodal deep learning for non-invasive overall survival prediction in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with immunotherapy
Xia Y, Zhou J, Xun X, Zhang J, Wei T, Gao R, Reddy B, Liu C, Kim G, Yu Z. CT-based multimodal deep learning for non-invasive overall survival prediction in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with immunotherapy. Insights Into Imaging 2024, 15: 214. PMID: 39186192, PMCID: PMC11347550, DOI: 10.1186/s13244-024-01784-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConvolutional-recurrent neural networkAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaSpatial-temporal informationHepatocellular carcinomaCT scanOverall survival predictionRECIST criteriaClinical variablesPatients treated with immunotherapyExtract spatial-temporal informationFollow-up CT imagesPrognostic modelAdvanced HCC patientsRisk group stratificationDeep learning-based modelTest setDisease statusMethodsThis retrospective studyLog-rank testMultimodal deep learningMulti-modal inputsSurvival predictionDeep learning modelsAnalysis of CT scansPatient's disease statusNovel immunotherapeutics against LGR5 to target multiple cancer types
Chen H, Mueller N, Stott K, Kapeni C, Rivers E, Sauer C, Beke F, Walsh S, Ashman N, O’Brien L, Rafati Fard A, Ghodsinia A, Li C, Joud F, Giger O, Zlobec I, Olan I, Aitken S, Hoare M, Mair R, Serrao E, Brenton J, Garcia-Gimenez A, Richardson S, Huntly B, Spring D, Skjoedt M, Skjødt K, de la Roche M, de la Roche M. Novel immunotherapeutics against LGR5 to target multiple cancer types. EMBO Molecular Medicine 2024, 16: 2233-2261. PMID: 39169164, PMCID: PMC11393416, DOI: 10.1038/s44321-024-00121-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocellular carcinomaColorectal cancerTarget multiple cancer typesBispecific T-cell engagerCell killing in vitroChimeric antigen receptorT-cell engagersCancer cells in vitroPre-B-ALLAnti-tumor efficacyCancer cell killing in vitroKilling in vitroCells in vitroAntibody-drug conjugatesMultiple cancer typesLgr5 overexpressionTumor burdenAntigen receptorMurine modelNovel immunotherapeuticsCancer modelsTumor cellsEffective modalityEffective tumorLgr5
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