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Engstrand J, Stål P, Gilg S, Jansson A, Strömberg C. Hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic versus non-cirrhotic liver: Treatment and survival differences in a nationwide cohort. Scand J Surg 2024; 113:120-130. [PMID: 38145321 DOI: 10.1177/14574969231220179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Numerous studies have reported superior outcome for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in non-cirrhotic compared to cirrhotic livers. This cohort study aims to describe the clinical presentation, disease course, treatment approaches, and survival differences in a population-based setting. METHODS Data on patients diagnosed with HCC in Sweden between 2008 and 2018 were identified and extracted from the Swedish Liver registry (SweLiv). Descriptive and survival statistics were applied. RESULTS Among the 4259 identified patients, 34% had HCC in a non-cirrhotic liver. Cirrhotic patients presented at a younger age (median = 64 vs 74 years, p < 0.001) and with a poorer performance status (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) = 0-1: 64% vs 69%, p = 0.024). Underlying liver disease was more prevalent among cirrhotic patients (81% vs 19%, p < 0.001). Tumors in non-cirrhotic livers were diagnosed at a more advanced stage (T3-T4: 46% vs 31%) and more frequently with metastatic disease at diagnosis (22% vs 10%, p < 0.001). Tumors were significantly larger in non-cirrhotic livers (median size of largest tumor 7.5 cm) compared to cirrhotic livers (3.5 cm) (p < 0.001). Curative interventions were more commonly intended (45% vs 37%, p < 0.001) and performed (40% vs 31%, p < 0.001) in the cirrhotic vs non-cirrhotic patients. Median survival was 19 months (95% confidence interval (CI) = 18-21 months), in patients with cirrhosis as compared to 13 months in non-cirrhotic patients (95% CI = 11-15) (p < 0.001). In the multivariable Cox regression model, cirrhosis was not an independent predictor of survival, neither among curatively nor palliatively treated patients. CONCLUSION These population-based data show that patients with HCC in a cirrhotic liver receive curative treatment to a greater extent and benefit from superior survival compared to those with HCC in a non-cirrhotic liver. The differences in survival are more attributable to patient and tumor characteristics rather than the cirrhotic status itself. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION not applicable. Patient confidentially: not applicable.
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- Jennie Engstrand
- Division of Surgery Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC) Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital 141 86 Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology (CLINTEC), Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Ruiz E, Honles J, Fernández R, Uribe K, Cerapio JP, Cancino K, Contreras-Mancilla J, Casavilca-Zambrano S, Berrospi F, Pineau P, Bertani S. A preoperative risk score based on early recurrence for estimating outcomes after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma in the non-cirrhotic liver. HPB (Oxford) 2024; 26:691-702. [PMID: 38431511 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2024.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Liver resection is the mainstay treatment option for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in the non-cirrhotic liver (NCL-HCC), but almost half of these patients will experience a recurrence within five years of surgery. Therefore, we aimed to develop a rationale-based risk evaluation tool to assist surgeons in recurrence-related treatment planning for NCL-HCC. METHODS We analyzed single-center data from 263 patients who underwent liver resection for NCL-HCC. Using machine learning modeling, we first determined an optimal cut-off point to discriminate early versus late relapses based on time to recurrence. We then constructed a risk score based on preoperative variables to forecast outcomes according to recurrence-free survival. RESULTS We computed an optimal cut-off point for early recurrence at 12 months post-surgery. We identified macroscopic vascular invasion, multifocal tumor, and spontaneous tumor rupture as predictor variables of outcomes associated with early recurrence and integrated them into a scoring system. We thus stratified, with high concordance, three groups of patients on a graduated scale of recurrence-related survival. CONCLUSION We constructed a preoperative risk score to estimate outcomes after liver resection in NCL-HCC patients. Hence, this score makes it possible to rationally stratify patients based on recurrence risk assessment for better treatment planning.
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- Eloy Ruiz
- Departamento de Cirugía en Abdomen, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; International Joint Laboratory of Molecular Anthropological Oncology, INEN, IRD, Lima, Peru.
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- International Joint Laboratory of Molecular Anthropological Oncology, INEN, IRD, Lima, Peru; UMR 152 PHARMADEV, Université de Toulouse, IRD, Toulouse, France
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- Departamento de Cirugía en Abdomen, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; International Joint Laboratory of Molecular Anthropological Oncology, INEN, IRD, Lima, Peru
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- Departamento de Cirugía en Abdomen, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru
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- International Joint Laboratory of Molecular Anthropological Oncology, INEN, IRD, Lima, Peru; UMR 1037 CRCT, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, Toulouse, France
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- International Joint Laboratory of Molecular Anthropological Oncology, INEN, IRD, Lima, Peru; UMR 152 PHARMADEV, Université de Toulouse, IRD, Toulouse, France; UMR 1037 CRCT, Université de Toulouse, INSERM, Toulouse, France
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- International Joint Laboratory of Molecular Anthropological Oncology, INEN, IRD, Lima, Peru; Laboratorio de Investigación Traslacional y Biología Computacional, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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- International Joint Laboratory of Molecular Anthropological Oncology, INEN, IRD, Lima, Peru; Departamento de Patología, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Huánuco, Huánuco, Peru
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- Departamento de Cirugía en Abdomen, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru
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- International Joint Laboratory of Molecular Anthropological Oncology, INEN, IRD, Lima, Peru; Unité Organisation Nucléaire et Oncogenèse, INSERM, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- International Joint Laboratory of Molecular Anthropological Oncology, INEN, IRD, Lima, Peru; UMR 152 PHARMADEV, Université de Toulouse, IRD, Toulouse, France.
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Jadzic J, Djonic D. Hepatocellular carcinoma and musculoskeletal system: A narrative literature review. World J Gastroenterol 2024; 30:2109-2117. [PMID: 38681992 PMCID: PMC11045483 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i15.2109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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Musculoskeletal alterations in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are less common than liver-related complications. However, they can significantly impact the quality of life and overall prognosis of patients with HCC. The main obstacle in the clinical assessment of HCC-induced musculoskeletal alterations is related to effective and timely diagnosis because these complications are often asymptomatic and unapparent during routine clinical evaluations. This narrative literature review aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of the contemporary literature related to the changes in the musculoskeletal system in patients with HCC, focusing on its clinical implications and underlying etiopathogenetic mechanisms. Osteolytic bone metastases are the most common skeletal alterations associated with HCC, which could be associated with an increased risk of low-trauma bone fracture. Moreover, previous studies reported that osteopenia, sarcopenia, and myosteatosis are associated with poor clinical outcomes in patients with HCC. Even though low bone mineral density and sarcopenia are consistently reported as reliable predictors of pretransplantation and post-transplantation mortality in HCC patients, these complications are frequently overlooked in the clinical management of patients with HCC. Taken together, contemporary literature suggests that a multidisciplinary approach is essential for early recognition and clinical management of HCC-associated musculoskeletal alterations to improve patient prognosis. Further research into the mechanisms and treatment options for musculoskeletal complications is warranted to enhance our understanding and clinical management of this aspect of HCC.
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- Jelena Jadzic
- Center of Bone Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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- Center of Bone Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade 11000, Serbia
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Fu Y, Maccioni L, Wang XW, Greten TF, Gao B. Alcohol-associated liver cancer. Hepatology 2024:01515467-990000000-00837. [PMID: 38607725 DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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Heavy alcohol intake induces a wide spectrum of liver diseases ranging from steatosis, steatohepatitis, cirrhosis, and HCC. Although alcohol consumption is a well-known risk factor for the development, morbidity, and mortality of HCC globally, alcohol-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (A-HCC) is poorly characterized compared to viral hepatitis-associated HCC. Most A-HCCs develop after alcohol-associated cirrhosis (AC), but the direct carcinogenesis from ethanol and its metabolites to A-HCC remains obscure. The differences between A-HCC and HCCs caused by other etiologies have not been well investigated in terms of clinical prognosis, genetic or epigenetic landscape, molecular mechanisms, and heterogeneity. Moreover, there is a huge gap between basic research and clinical practice due to the lack of preclinical models of A-HCC. In the current review, we discuss the pathogenesis, heterogeneity, preclinical approaches, epigenetic, and genetic profiles of A-HCC, and discuss the current insights into and the prospects for future research on A-HCC. The potential effect of alcohol on cholangiocarcinoma and liver metastasis is also discussed.
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- Yaojie Fu
- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Liver Carcinogenesis Section, Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Liver Cancer Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Liver Cancer Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
- Gastrointestinal Malignancies Section, Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Malignancies Branch, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Liver Diseases, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Beudeker BJB, Guha R, Stoyanova K, IJzermans JNM, de Man RA, Sprengers D, Boonstra A. Cryptogenic non-cirrhotic HCC: Clinical, prognostic and immunologic aspects of an emerging HCC etiology. Sci Rep 2024; 14:4302. [PMID: 38383695 PMCID: PMC10881579 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-52884-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024] Open
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The incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in non-cirrhotic livers is rising significantly, but clear risk factors for screening remain elusive. This study sought to characterize non-cirrhotic HCC etiologies. HCC cases from 2009 to 2020 in a Dutch referral center were examined, revealing 371 out of 1654 cases (22%) as non-cirrhotic. Notably, the incidence of non-cirrhotic HCC increased by 61% in the time frame between 2009 and 2020. Interestingly 39% of non-cirrhotic HCC cases had cryptogenic origins. Cryptogenic non-cirrhotic HCC exhibited similarities with non-cirrhotic NAFLD HCC, but displayed advanced tumor stages, lower surgical rates, and a more frequent presence of symptoms, which substantiated in poor survival rates. Advanced cryptogenic non-cirrhotic HCC stages exhibited elevated serum interleukin-6 levels compared to non-cirrhotic HCC with defined etiologies. Comparative analysis encompassing cryptogenic and NAFLD non-cirrhotic HCC cohorts and controls unveiled comparable circulating immune biomarker profiles and PNPLA3 polymorphisms. To conclude, the primary etiology of non-cirrhotic HCC in our cohort has not defined risk factors. This cryptogenic variant exhibits distinct traits, such as advanced tumors and increased symptoms, and most resemble burned-out NAFLD. Understanding this HCC variant is crucial for improving screening and management strategies.
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- Boris J B Beudeker
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Wytemaweg 80, 3015 CN Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Groß S, Bitzer M, Albert J, Blödt S, Boda-Heggemann J, Brunner T, Caspari R, De Toni E, Dombrowski F, Evert M, Follmann M, Freudenberger P, Gani C, Geier A, Gkika E, Götz M, Helmberger T, Hoffmann RT, Huppert P, Krug D, La Fougère C, Lang H, Langer T, Lenz P, Lüdde T, Mahnken A, Nadalin S, Nguyen HHP, Nothacker M, Ockenga J, Oldhafer K, Paprottka P, Pereira P, Persigehl T, Plentz R, Pohl J, Recken H, Reimer P, Riemer J, Ritterbusch U, Roeb E, Rüssel J, Schellhaas B, Schirmacher P, Schlitt HJ, Schmid I, Schuler A, Seehofer D, Sinn M, Stengel A, Steubesand N, Stoll C, Tannapfel A, Taubert A, Tholen R, Trojan J, van Thiel I, Vogel A, Vogl T, Wacker F, Waidmann O, Wedemeyer H, Wege H, Wildner D, Wörns MA, Galle P, Malek N. S3-Leitlinie „Diagnostik und Therapie biliärer Karzinome“ – Langversion 4.0. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GASTROENTEROLOGIE 2024; 62:e213-e282. [PMID: 38364849 DOI: 10.1055/a-2189-8567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Sabrina Groß
- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Gastrointestinale Onkologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie und Geriatrie, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Gastrointestinale Onkologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie und Geriatrie, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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- Katharinenhospital, Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie und Pneumologie, Stuttgart
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- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften e. V. (AWMF), Berlin
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- Universitätsklinik für Strahlentherapie-Radioonkologie, Medizinische Universität Graz
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- Klinik Niederrhein, Erkrankungen des Stoffwechsels der Verdauungsorgane und Tumorerkrankungen, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
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- Office des Leitlinienprogrammes Onkologie, Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft e. V., Berlin
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- Klinik für Radioonkologie, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
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- Klinik für Strahlenheilkunde, Department für Radiologische Diagnostik und Therapie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
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- Medizinische Klinik IV - Gastroenterologie/Onkologie, Klinikverbund Südwest, Böblingen
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- Institut für Radiologie, Neuroradiologie und minimal invasive Therapie, München Klinik Bogenhausen
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- Institut und Poliklinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Dresden
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- Radiologisches Zentrum, Max Grundig Klinik, Bühlerhöhe
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- Strahlentherapie Campus Kiel, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
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- Nuklearmedizin und Klinische Molekulare Bildgebung, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz
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- Office des Leitlinienprogrammes Onkologie, Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft e. V., Berlin
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- Zentrale Einrichtung Palliativmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Münster
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- Medizinische Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
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- Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Marburg
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- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften e. V. (AWMF), Berlin
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Gesundheit Nord, Klinikverbund Bremen
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- Klinik für Leber-, Gallenwegs- und Pankreaschirurgie, Asklepios Klinik Barmbek
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- Sektion für Interventionelle Radiologie, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München
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- Zentrum für Radiologie, Minimal-invasive Therapien und Nuklearmedizin, SLK-Klinken Heilbronn
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Köln
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin, Gesundheit Nord, Klinikverbund Bremen
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- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Asklepios Klinik Altona
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe
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- Medizinische Klinik II Pneumologie, Nephrologie und Gastroenterologie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen
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- Medizinische Klinik IV Hämatologie und Onkologie, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale)
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- Medizinische Klinik I Gastroenterologie, Pneumologie und Endokrinologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen
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- Allgemeine Pathologie und pathologische Anatomie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Chirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Regensburg
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- Kinderklinik und Kinderpoliklinik im Dr. von Haunerschen Kinderspital, LMU München
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- Medizinische Klinik, Gastroenterologie, Alb-Fils-Kliniken, Geislingen an der Steige
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral-, Transplantations-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
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- II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik (Onkologie, Hämatologie, Knochenmarktransplantation mit Abteilung für Pneumologie), Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Innere Medizin VI - Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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- Klinische Sozialarbeit, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
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- Deutscher Bundesverband für Physiotherapie (ZVK) e. V
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- Medizinische Klinik 1: Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Pneumologie und Allergologie, Endokrinologie und Diabetologie sowie Ernährungsmedizin, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
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- Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Onkologie/Hämatologie, Gastroenterologie und Infektiologie, Klinikum Esslingen
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- Innere Medizin, Krankenhäuser Nürnberger Land GmbH, Standort Lauf
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hämatologie und internistische Onkologie und Endokrinologie, Klinikum Dortmund
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- 1. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Nephrologie, Rheumatologie, Infektiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz
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- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Gastrointestinale Onkologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie und Geriatrie, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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Aryan M, Ruli T, Shoreibah M. HCC in patients without cirrhosis: A review. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken) 2024; 23:e0224. [PMID: 38872781 PMCID: PMC11168850 DOI: 10.1097/cld.0000000000000224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024] Open
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- Mahmoud Aryan
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Bitzer M, Groß S, Albert J, Blödt S, Boda-Heggemann J, Brunner T, Caspari R, De Toni E, Dombrowski F, Evert M, Follmann M, Freudenberger P, Gani C, Geier A, Gkika E, Götz M, Helmberger T, Hoffmann RT, Huppert P, Krug D, Fougère CL, Lang H, Langer T, Lenz P, Lüdde T, Mahnken A, Nadalin S, Nguyen HHP, Nothacker M, Ockenga J, Oldhafer K, Paprottka P, Pereira P, Persigehl T, Plentz R, Pohl J, Recken H, Reimer P, Riemer J, Ritterbusch U, Roeb E, Rüssel J, Schellhaas B, Schirmacher P, Schlitt HJ, Schmid I, Schuler A, Seehofer D, Sinn M, Stengel A, Steubesand N, Stoll C, Tannapfel A, Taubert A, Tholen R, Trojan J, van Thiel I, Vogel A, Vogl T, Wacker F, Waidmann O, Wedemeyer H, Wege H, Wildner D, Wörns MA, Galle P, Malek N. S3-Leitlinie „Diagnostik und Therapie des Hepatozellulären Karzinoms“ – Langversion 4.0. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GASTROENTEROLOGIE 2024; 62:e67-e161. [PMID: 38195102 DOI: 10.1055/a-2189-6353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2024]
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- Michael Bitzer
- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Gastrointestinale Onkologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie und Geriatrie, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Gastrointestinale Onkologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie und Geriatrie, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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- Katharinenhospital, Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie und Pneumologie, Stuttgart
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- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften e. V.(AWMF), Berlin
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- Universitätsklinik für Strahlentherapie-Radioonkologie, Medizinische Universität Graz
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- Klinik Niederrhein Erkrankungen des Stoffwechsels der Verdauungsorgane und Tumorerkrankungen, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
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- Office des Leitlinienprogrammes Onkologie, Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft e. V., Berlin
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- Klinik für Radioonkologie, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
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- Klinik für Strahlenheilkunde, Department für Radiologische Diagnostik und Therapie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
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- Medizinische Klinik IV - Gastroenterologie/Onkologie, Klinikverbund Südwest, Böblingen
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- Institut für Radiologie, Neuroradiologie und minimal invasive Therapie, München Klinik Bogenhausen
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- Institut und Poliklinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Dresden
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- Radiologisches Zentrum, Max Grundig Klinik, Bühlerhöhe
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- Strahlentherapie Campus Kiel, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
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- Nuklearmedizin und Klinische Molekulare Bildgebung, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz
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- Office des Leitlinienprogrammes Onkologie, Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft e. V., Berlin
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- Zentrale Einrichtung Palliativmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Münster
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- Medizinische Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
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- Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Marburg
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- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Wissenschaftlichen Medizinischen Fachgesellschaften e. V.(AWMF), Berlin
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Gesundheit Nord, Klinikverbund Bremen
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- Klinik für Leber-, Gallenwegs- und Pankreaschirurgie, Asklepios Klinik Barmbek
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- Sektion für Interventionelle Radiologie, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München
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- Zentrum für Radiologie, Minimal-invasive Therapien und Nuklearmedizin, SLK-Klinken Heilbronn
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Köln
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin, Gesundheit Nord, Klinikverbund Bremen
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- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Asklepios Klinik Altona
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe
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- Medizinische Klinik II Pneumologie, Nephrologie und Gastroenterologie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen
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- Medizinische Klinik IV Hämatologie und Onkologie, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale)
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- Medizinische Klinik I Gastroenterologie, Pneumologie und Endokrinologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen
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- Allgemeine Pathologie und pathologische Anatomie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
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- Kinderklinik und Kinderpoliklinik im Dr. von Haunerschen Kinderspital, LMU München
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- Medizinische Klinik, Gastroenterologie, Alb-Fils-Kliniken, Geislingen an der Steige
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral-, Transplantations-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
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- II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik (Onkologie, Hämatologie, Knochenmarktransplantation mit Abteilung für Pneumologie), Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Innere Medizin VI - Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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- Klinische Sozialarbeit, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
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- Deutscher Bundesverband für Physiotherapie (ZVK) e. V
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- Medizinische Klinik 1: Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Pneumologie und Allergologie, Endokrinologie und Diabetologie sowie Ernährungsmedizin, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
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- Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Onkologie/Hämatologie, Gastroenterologie und Infektiologie, Klinikum Esslingen
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- Innere Medizin, Krankenhäuser Nürnberger Land GmbH, Standort Lauf
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hämatologie und internistische Onkologie und Endokrinologie, Klinikum Dortmund
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- 1. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Nephrologie, Rheumatologie, Infektiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz
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- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Gastrointestinale Onkologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie und Geriatrie, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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White MJ, Jensen EH, Brauer DG. A Review of Resection and Surgical Ablation for Primary and Secondary Liver Cancers. Semin Intervent Radiol 2023; 40:536-543. [PMID: 38274223 PMCID: PMC10807965 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1777747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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The surgical management of primary and secondary liver tumors is constantly evolving. Patient selection, particularly with regard to determining resectability, is vital to the success of programs directed toward invasive treatments of liver tumors. Particular attention should be paid toward determining whether patients are best served with surgical resection or ablative therapies. A multidisciplinary approach is necessary to provide optimal care to patients with liver malignancy.
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- McKenzie J. White
- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Schmidt M, Foster GR, Coppens M, Thomsen H, Dolmetsch R, Heijink L, Monahan PE, Pipe SW. Molecular evaluation and vector integration analysis of HCC complicating AAV gene therapy for hemophilia B. Blood Adv 2023; 7:4966-4969. [PMID: 37352263 PMCID: PMC10463188 DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2023009876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023] Open
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- Barts Liver Centre, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Pulmonary Hypertension & Thrombosis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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Reggidori N, Bucci L, Santi V, Stefanini B, Lani L, Rampoldi D, Ghittoni G, Farinati F, Masotto A, Stefanini B, Mega A, Biasini E, Foschi FG, Svegliati-Baroni G, Sangiovanni A, Campani C, Raimondo G, Vidili G, Gasbarrini A, Celsa C, Di Marco M, Giannini EG, Sacco R, Brunetto MR, Azzaroli F, Magalotti D, Morisco F, Rapaccini GL, Nardone G, Vitale A, Trevisani F. Landscape of alcohol-related hepatocellular carcinoma in the last 15 years highlights the need to expand surveillance programs. JHEP Rep 2023; 5:100784. [PMID: 37520672 PMCID: PMC10382941 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2023.100784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Alcohol abuse and metabolic disorders are leading causes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. Alcohol-related aetiology is associated with a worse prognosis compared with viral agents, because of the lower percentage of patients diagnosed with HCC under routine surveillance and a higher burden of comorbidity in alcohol abusers. This study aimed to describe the evolving clinical scenario of alcohol-related HCC over 15 years (2006-2020) in Italy. METHODS Data from the Italian Liver Cancer (ITA.LI.CA) registry were used: 1,391 patients were allocated to three groups based on the year of HCC diagnosis (2006-2010; 2011-2015; 2016-2020). Patient characteristics, HCC treatment, and overall survival were compared among groups. Survival predictors were also investigated. RESULTS Approximately 80% of alcohol-related HCCs were classified as cases of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease. Throughout the quinquennia, <50% of HCCs were detected by surveillance programmes. The tumour burden at diagnosis was slightly reduced but not enough to change the distribution of the ITA.LI.CA cancer stages. Intra-arterial and targeted systemic therapies increased across quinquennia. A modest improvement in survival was observed in the last quinquennia, particularly after 12 months of patient observation. Cancer stage, HCC treatment, and presence of oesophageal varices were independent predictors of survival. CONCLUSIONS In the past 15 years, modest improvements have been obtained in outcomes of alcohol-related HCC, attributed mainly to underuse of surveillance programmes and the consequent low amenability to curative treatments. Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease is a widespread condition in alcohol abusers, but its presence did not show a pivotal prognostic role once HCC had developed. Instead, the presence of oesophageal varices, an independent poor prognosticator, should be considered in patient management and refining of prognostic systems. IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS Alcohol abuse is a leading and growing cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide and is associated with a worse prognosis compared with other aetiologies. We assessed the evolutionary landscape of alcohol-related HCC over 15 years in Italy. A high cumulative prevalence (78%) of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease, with signs of metabolic dysfunction, was observed in HCC patients with unhealthy excessive alcohol consumption. The alcohol + metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease condition tended to progressively increase over time. A modest improvement in survival occurred over the study period, likely because of the persistent underuse of surveillance programmes and, consequently, the lack of improvement in the cancer stage at diagnosis and the patients' eligibility for curative treatments. Alongside the known prognostic factors for HCC (cancer stage and treatment), the presence of oesophageal varices was an independent predictor of poor survival, suggesting that this clinical feature should be carefully considered in patient management and should be included in prognostic systems/scores for HCC to improve their performance.
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- Nicola Reggidori
- Unit of Semeiotics, Liver and Alcohol-Related Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Unit of Semeiotics, Liver and Alcohol-Related Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Semeiotics, Liver and Alcohol-Related Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Unit of Semeiotics, Liver and Alcohol-Related Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Semeiotics, Liver and Alcohol-Related Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Unit of Semeiotics, Liver and Alcohol-Related Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Semeiotics, Liver and Alcohol-Related Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Unit of Semeiotics, Liver and Alcohol-Related Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Semeiotics, Liver and Alcohol-Related Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Unit of Semeiotics, Liver and Alcohol-Related Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Unit of Semeiotics, Liver and Alcohol-Related Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Unit of Semeiotics, Liver and Alcohol-Related Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology, and Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology Unit, University of Padova, Padua, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedale Sacro Cuore Don Calabria, Negrar, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Hepatobiliary and Immunoallergic Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Bolzano Regional Hospital, Bolzano, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases and Hepatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Medicina Interna Faenza, Dipartimento Emergenza, Medicina Interna e Cardioloa IRCCS-Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori “Dino Amadori” Meldola, AUSL Romagna, Meldola, Italy
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- Liver Injury and Transplant Unit and Obesity Center, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Foundation IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Internal Medicine and Hepatology Unit, University of Firenze, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Division of Medicine and Hepatology, University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Pharmacy, AOU Sassari, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Health Promotion, Mother & Child Care, Internal Medicine & Medical Specialties, PROMISE, Gastroenterology & Hepatology Unit, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
- Gastroenterology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Foggia University Hospital, Foggia, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Surgical and Medical Sciences, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Neurovascular and Hepatometabolic Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Departmental Program “Diseases of the Liver and Biliary System”, University of Napoli “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Hepato-Gastroenterology Unit, University of Napoli “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Surgical, Oncological, and Gastroenterological Sciences, Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation Unit, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Semeiotics, Liver and Alcohol-Related Diseases, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Unit of Semeiotics, Liver and Alcohol-Related Diseases, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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Bitzer M, Groß S, Albert J, Boda-Heggemann J, Brunner T, Caspari R, De Toni E, Dombrowski F, Evert M, Geier A, Gkika E, Götz M, Helmberger T, Hoffmann RT, Huppert P, Kautz A, Krug D, Fougère CL, Lang H, Lenz P, Lüdde T, Mahnken A, Nadalin S, Nguyen HHP, Ockenga J, Oldhafer K, Paprottka P, Pereira P, Persigehl T, Plentz R, Pohl J, Recken H, Reimer P, Riemer J, Ritterbusch U, Roeb E, Rüssel J, Schellhaas B, Schirmacher P, Schlitt HJ, Schmid I, Schuler A, Seehofer D, Sinn M, Stengel A, Stoll C, Tannapfel A, Taubert A, Tholen R, Trojan J, van Thiel I, Vogel A, Vogl T, Wacker F, Waidmann O, Wedemeyer H, Wege H, Wildner D, Wörns MA, Galle P, Malek N. S3-Leitlinie Diagnostik und Therapie biliärer Karzinome – Langversion. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GASTROENTEROLOGIE 2023; 61:e92-e156. [PMID: 37040776 DOI: 10.1055/a-2026-1240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Michael Bitzer
- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Gastrointestinale Onkologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie und Geriatrie, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Gastrointestinale Onkologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie und Geriatrie, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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- Katharinenhospital, Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie und Pneumologie, Stuttgart
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- Universitätsklinik für Strahlentherapie-Radioonkologie, Medizinische Universität Graz
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- Klinik Niederrhein Erkrankungen des Stoffwechsels der Verdauungsorgane und Tumorerkrankungen, Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
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- Klinik für Strahlenheilkunde, Department für Radiologische Diagnostik und Therapie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg
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- Medizinische Klinik IV - Gastroenterologie/Onkologie, Klinikverbund Südwest, Böblingen
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- Institut für Radiologie, Neuroradiologie und minimal invasive Therapie, München Klinik Bogenhausen
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- Institut und Poliklinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Dresden
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- Radiologisches Zentrum, Max Grundig Klinik, Bühlerhöhe
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- Strahlentherapie Campus Kiel, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein
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- Nuklearmedizin und Klinische Molekulare Bildgebung, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz
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- Zentrale Einrichtung Palliativmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Münster
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- Medizinische Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
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- Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Marburg
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- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschrirugie, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Gesundheit Nord, Klinikverbund Bremen
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- Klinik für Leber-, Gallenwegs- und Pankreaschirurgie, Asklepios Klinik Barmbek
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- Sektion für Interventionelle Radiologie, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München
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- Zentrum für Radiologie, Minimal-invasive Therapien und Nuklearmedizin, SLK-Klinken Heilbronn
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Köln
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin, Gesundheit Nord, Klinikverbund Bremen
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- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Asklepios Klinik Altona
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe
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- Medizinische Klinik II Pneumologie, Nephrologie und Gastroenterologie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen
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- Medizinische Klinik IV Hämatologie und Onkologie, Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale)
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- Medizinische Klinik I Gastroenterologie, Pneumologie und Endokrinologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen
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- Allgemeine Pathologie und pathologische Anatomie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
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- Kinderklinik und Kinderpoliklinik im Dr. von Haunerschen Kinderspital, LMU München
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- Medizinische Klinik, Gastroenterologie, Alb-Fils-Kliniken, Geislingen an der Steige
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral-, Transplantations-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
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- II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik (Onkologie, Hämatologie, Knochenmarktransplantation mit Abteilung für Pneumologie), Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
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- Innere Medizin VI - Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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- Klinische Sozialarbeit, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg
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- Deutscher Bundesverband für Physiotherapie (ZVK) e. V
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- Medizinische Klinik 1: Gastroenterologie und Hepatologie, Pneumologie und Allergologie, Endokrinologie und Diabetologie sowie Ernährungsmedizin, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
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- Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin, Onkologie/Hämatologie, Gastroenterologie und Infektiologie, Klinikum Esslingen
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- Innere Medizin, Krankenhäuser Nürnberger Land GmbH, Standort Lauf
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hämatologie und internistische Onkologie und Endokrinologie, Klinikum Dortmund
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- 1. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Nephrologie, Rheumatologie, Infektiologie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz
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- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Gastrointestinale Onkologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie und Geriatrie, Eberhard-Karls Universität, Tübingen
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Etiologic fractions in patients of hepatocellular carcinoma in India with and without a background of cirrhosis: a multi-centric study. Hepatol Int 2023; 17:745-752. [PMID: 36940070 DOI: 10.1007/s12072-023-10498-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hepatocellular cancer (HCC) typically arises in the background of cirrhosis. The epidemiology of HCC has changed in recent years due to availability of newer antivirals, changing life-styles and greater possibility for early detection. We undertook a multicentric national sentinel surveillance for liver cirrhosis and HCC to assess the attributable risk factors for the development of HCC, both with and without a background of cirrhosis. METHODS Data from January 2017 till August 2022 from hospital-based records of eleven participating centers were included. Diagnosed cases of cirrhosis [radiological (multiphase and/or histopathological] and HCC [as per AASLD 2018] were included. History of significant alcohol intake was elicited by AUDIT-C questionnaire. RESULTS Altogether 5798 enrolled patients were assessed, of which 2664 patients had HCC. The mean age was 58.2 ± 11.7 years and 84.3% (n = 2247) were males. Diabetes was found in over a third of those with HCC (n = 1032;39.5%). The most common etiology of HCC was NAFLD (n = 927;35.5%) followed by viral hepatitis B and C and harmful levels of alcohol. Among those with HCC, 27.9% (n = 744) had no cirrhosis. Higher proportion of cirrhotic HCC patients had alcohol as an etiological factor as compared to non-cirrhotic (17.5 vs. 4.7%, p ≤ 0.001). NAFLD was an etiological factor for a higher proportion of non-cirrhotic HCC patients as compared to cirrhotic HCC (48.2 vs. 30.6%, p ≤0.001). Diabetics more commonly had non-cirrhotic HCC (50.5 vs. 35.2%). The following factors were associated with an occurrence of cirrhotic HCC: male gender (OR 1.372 and 95% CI 1.070-1.759), age above 60 years (OR 1.409 and 95% CI 1.176-1.689), HBV (OR 1.164 and 95% CI 0.928-1.460), HCV (OR 1.228 and 95 CI 0.964-1.565) and harmful consumption of alcohol (OR 3.472 and 95% CI 2.388-5.047). The adjusted odds of non-cirrhotic patients having NAFLD was 1.553 (95% CI 1.290-1.869). CONCLUSION This large multi-centric study demonstrates that NAFLD is the most important risk factor for development of both cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic HCC in India and has overtaken viral hepatitis. Awareness campaigns and large-scale screening are required to reduce the high burden of NAFLD-related HCC in India.
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Preoperative Predictors of Early Recurrence After Liver Resection for Multifocal Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Gastrointest Surg 2023:10.1007/s11605-023-05592-1. [PMID: 36857014 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-023-05592-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Liver transplantation remains the optimal treatment for multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, due to resource constrains, other therapeutic modalities such as liver resection (LR), are frequently utilized. LR, however, has to be balanced against potential morbidity and mortality along with the risks of early recurrence leading to futile surgery. In this study, we evaluated preoperative factors, including inflammatory indices, in predicting early (< 1 year) recurrence in patients who underwent LR for multifocal HCC. METHODS This was a post hoc analysis of 250 consecutive patients with multifocal HCC who underwent LR. RESULTS After exclusion of 10 patients with 30-day/in-hospital mortality, 240 were included of which 134 (55.8%) developed early recurrence. Hepatitis B/C aetiology, 3/ > more hepatic nodules and elevated alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) ≥ 200 ng/ml were significant independent preoperative predictors of early recurrence. The early recurrence rate was 72.1% when 2 out of 3 significant predictive factors were present. The conglomerate of all 3 factors predicted early recurrence of 100% with a statistically significant association between number of predictive factors and early recurrence (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Better patient selection via the use of preoperative predictive factors of early recurrence such as hepatitis B/C aetiology, ≥ 3 nodules and elevated AFP ≥ 200 ng/ml may assist in identifying patients in whom LR is deemed futile and improve resource allocation.
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Pal Chaudhary S, Reyes S, Chase ML, Govindan A, Zhao L, Luther J, Bhan I, Bethea E, Franses JW, Paige Walsh E, Anne Dageford L, Kimura S, Elias N, Yeh H, Markman J, Bozorgzadeh A, Tanabe K, Ferrone C, Zhu AX, Andersson K, Thiim M, Antonio Catalano O, Kambadakone A, Vagefi PA, Qadan M, Pratt D, Hashemi N, Corey KE, Misdraji J, Goyal L, Clark JW. Resection of NAFLD/NASH-related Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC): Clinical Features and Outcomes Compared with HCC Due to Other Etiologies. Oncologist 2023; 28:341-350. [PMID: 36763374 PMCID: PMC10078904 DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyac251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are the leading causes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. Limited data exist on surgical outcomes for NAFLD/NASH-related HCC compared with other HCC etiologies. We evaluated differences in clinicopathological characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing surgical resection for NAFLD/NASH-associated HCC compared with other HCC etiologies. METHODS Demographic, clinicopathological features, and survival outcomes of patients with surgically resected HCC were collected. NAFLD activity score (NAS) and fibrosis score were assessed by focused pathologic review in a subset of patients. RESULTS Among 492 patients screened, 260 met eligibility (NAFLD/NASH [n = 110], and other etiologies [n = 150]). Median age at diagnosis was higher in the NAFLD/NASH HCC cohort compared with the other etiologies cohort (66.7 vs. 63.4 years, respectively, P = .005), with an increased percentage of female patients (36% vs. 18%, P = .001). NAFLD/NASH-related tumors were more commonly >5 cm (66.0% vs. 45%, P = .001). There were no significant differences in rates of lymphovascular or perineural invasion, histologic grade, or serum AFP levels. The NAFLD/NASH cohort had lower rates of background liver fibrosis, lower AST and ALT levels, and higher platelet counts (P < .01 for all). Median overall survival (OS) was numerically shorter in NAFLD/NASH vs other etiology groups, however, not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS Patients with NAFLD/NASH-related HCC more commonly lacked liver fibrosis and presented with larger HCCs compared with patients with HCC from other etiologies. No differences were seen in rates of other high-risk features or survival. With the caveat of sample size and retrospective analysis, this supports a similar decision-making approach regarding surgical resection for NAFLD/NASH and other etiology-related HCCs.
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- Surendra Pal Chaudhary
- Division of Oncology, Mass General Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Oncology, Mass General Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Oncology, Mass General Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Transplantation Unit, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Transplantation Unit, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Transplantation Unit, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Transplantation Unit, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Transplantation Unit, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Transplantation Unit, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Jiahui Health, Jiahui International Cancer Center, Shanghai, People's Republic of China
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Surgical Transplantation, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Division of Oncology, Mass General Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Oncology, Mass General Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Li Y, Zhao JF, Zhang J, Zhan GH, Li YK, Huang JT, Huang X, Xiang BD. Inflammation and Fibrosis in Patients with Non-Cirrhotic Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Impact on Prognosis after Hepatectomy and Mechanisms Involved. Curr Oncol 2022; 30:196-218. [PMID: 36661665 PMCID: PMC9858133 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol30010016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/13/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background: We investigated whether the degree of inflammation and fibrosis in para-carcinoma tissue can predict prognosis of patients with non-cirrhotic hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after hepatectomy. We also explored the mechanisms through which inflammation and fibrosis might affect prognosis. Methods: Clinicopathological data were retrospectively analyzed from 293 patients with non-cirrhotic HBV-associated HCC who were treated at our institution by curative resection from 2012 to 2017. Based on the Scheuer score system, patients were classified into those showing mild or moderate-to-severe inflammation and fibrosis. Rates of overall and recurrence-free survival were compared between the groups using Kaplan-Meier curves, and survival predictors were identified using Cox regression. Using tumor and para-tumor tissues from independent samples of patients with non-cirrhotic HBV-associated HCC who were treated at our institution by curative resection from 2018 to 2019, we performed next-generation sequencing and time-of-flight cytometry (CyTOF) to examine the influence of inflammation and fibrosis on gene expression and immune cell infiltration. Results: In the analysis of the 293 patients, those with mild inflammation and fibrosis showed significantly better overall and recurrence-free survival than those with moderate-to-severe inflammation and fibrosis. Multivariate Cox regression confirmed that moderate-to-severe inflammation and fibrosis were independent risk factors for worse survival. RNA sequencing and CyTOF showed that more severe inflammation and fibrosis were associated with stronger invasion and migration by hepatocytes. In cancerous tissues, the biological processes of cell proliferation were upregulated, the signaling pathways promoting tumor growth were activated, the proportion of Th17 cells promoting tumor progression was increased, and CD8+ T cells expressed higher levels of PD-L1. In para-cancerous tissues, biological processes of immune response and cell chemotaxis were downregulated, and the proportion of tumor-killing immune cells was decreased. Conclusion: Worse inflammation and fibrosis in non-cirrhotic HBV-associated HCC is associated with worse prognosis, which may reflect more aggressive tumor behavior and an immunosuppressed, pro-metastatic tumor microenvironment.
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- Yan Li
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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- The First Clinical School of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, China
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Is Fasting Good When One Is at Risk of Liver Cancer? Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14205084. [PMID: 36291868 PMCID: PMC9600146 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14205084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2022] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide, is a multistep process that usually develops in the background of cirrhosis, but also in a non-cirrhotic state in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or viral hepatis. Emerging evidence suggests that intermittent fasting can reduce the risk of cancer development and could improve response and tolerance to treatment through the metabolic and hormonal adaptations induced by the low energy availability that finally impairs cancer cells’ adaptability, survival and growth. The current review will outline the beneficial effects of fasting in NAFLD/NASH patients and the possible mechanisms that can prevent HCC development, including circadian clock re-synchronization, with a special focus on the possibility of applying this dietary intervention to cirrhotic patients.
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MicroRNA-20a-5p regulates the epithelial-mesenchymal transition of human hepatocellular carcinoma by targeting RUNX3. Chin Med J (Engl) 2022; 135:2089-2097. [PMID: 35143426 PMCID: PMC9746768 DOI: 10.1097/cm9.0000000000001975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND MicroRNA-20a (miR-20a) is dysregulated in many types of malignancies, including human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but its expression level and functional significance in HCC are still disputed. We aimed to study the role of miR-20a-5p in HCC and its downstream molecular mechanisms. METHODS We used real-time polymerase chain reaction to detect the expression of miR-20a-5p and runt-related transcription factor 3 ( RUNX3 ) in HCC and paraneoplastic tissue, transfected Huh7 and highly metastatic human hepatocellular carcinoma (MHCC97H) cells. A live cell workstation was used to observe the proliferation and migration of transfected cells. The invasiveness of transfected cells was verified by Transwell assay. Cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometry. The expression levels of proteins after transfection were measured using simple western immunoblot measurements. Gene expression profiles between HCC and normal samples were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas. Gene Ontology and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes enrichment results were processed by the database for annotation, visualization and integrated discovery. Potential target genes of miR-20a-5p were predicted to further investigate how miR-20a-5p regulates epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in HCC. RESULTS MiR-20a-5p was significantly highly expressed in HCC tissues, and overexpression of miR-20a-5p significantly promoted HCC cell proliferation, migration, and invasion and inhibited apoptosis in vitro. The protein expression of E-cadherin was decreased and that of vimentin was increased after overexpression of miR-20a-5p in HCC cells. We discovered the intersection of genes from miRDB, miR TarBase, and TargetScan, obtained 397 target genes and finally focused on RUNX3. RUNX3 was not only reduced in HCC specimens but also drastically reduced in HCC cells overexpressing miR-20a-5p. RUNX3 expression decreased with elevated miR-20a-5p, which activated downstream EMT signaling and promoted cell proliferation, migration, and invasion. CONCLUSIONS Since RUNX3 is involved in EMT in HCC, as proven by previous research, our findings provide further evidence for a novel regulatory pathway comprising the miR-20a/RUNX3/EMT axis that upregulates EMT signaling and enhances the migration of HCC cells.
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Cisneros-Garza L, González-Huezo M, Moctezuma-Velázquez C, Ladrón de Guevara-Cetina L, Vilatobá M, García-Juárez I, Alvarado-Reyes R, Álvarez-Treviño G, Allende-Pérez S, Bornstein-Quevedo L, Calderillo-Ruiz G, Carrillo-Martínez M, Castillo-Barradas M, Cerda-Reyes E, Félix-Leyva J, Gabutti-Thomas J, Guerrero-Ixtlahuac J, Higuera-de la Tijera F, Huitzil-Melendez D, Kimura-Hayama E, López-Hernández P, Malé-Velázquez R, Méndez-Sánchez N, Morales-Ruiz M, Ruíz-García E, Sánchez-Ávila J, Torrecillas-Torres L. The second Mexican consensus on hepatocellular carcinoma. Part II: Treatment. REVISTA DE GASTROENTEROLOGÍA DE MÉXICO (ENGLISH EDITION) 2022; 87:362-379. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2022.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Bredt LC, Felisberto IBG, Felisberto DEG. Is there a role for liver transplantation in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma in non-cirrhotic liver? World J Meta-Anal 2022; 10:46-51. [DOI: 10.13105/wjma.v10.i2.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Whether liver transplantation (LT) plays a role in the treatment of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in non-cirrhotic liver (NCL) is a matter of debate. The recommendations for LT in this setting are extremely fragile and less well-defined than for cirrhosis-associated HCC. All reports of LT for NCL-HCC revealed that long-term outcomes of these patients are poor, and these dismal figures are justified by the advanced tumor stage at the time of LT, suggesting the presence of systemic micrometastatic disease. The decision-making regarding LT for NCL-HCC is difficult, since specific selection criteria are scarce, and basically the potential candidates are those with unresectable only-liver tumor at admission, or unresectable intrahepatic recurrence post-resection. Besides the surgical aspects regarding the tumor resectability, other phenotypic and genetic characteristics of the tumor should be considered for the indication of LT in this scenario. The present minireview aims to discuss and analyze the last series of LT for NCL-HCC, in order to help clinicians in the decision-making process regarding the role of LT in NCL-HCC treatment.
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- Luis Cesar Bredt
- Surgical Oncology and Hepatobiliary Surgery, Unioeste University, Cascavel 85819-110, Paraná, Brazil
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Yin H, Miao Z, Wang L, Su B, Liu C, Jin Y, Wu B, Han H, Yuan X. Fusobacterium nucleatum promotes liver metastasis in colorectal cancer by regulating the hepatic immune niche and altering gut microbiota. Aging (Albany NY) 2022; 14:1941-1958. [PMID: 35212644 PMCID: PMC8908934 DOI: 10.18632/aging.203914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Liver metastasis is the major cause of death in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Nevertheless, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. Gut microbiota intricately affect the initiation and progression of CRC by instigating immune response through the secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines. In this study, we investigated the contribution of Fusobacterium nucleatum (F.nucleatum) to the microbiota-liver axis of CRC in mice, focusing on the correlation between liver immunity and gut microbiota alterations. When F. nucleatum was orally administered to mice, CRC liver metastasis was evidently exaggerated and accompanied by noticeable deleterious effects on body weight, cecum weight, and overall survival time. Further evaluation of the immune response and cytokine profiles revealed a substantial increase in the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as IL6, IL12, IL9, IL17A, CXCL1, MCP-1, TNF-α, and IFN-γ in the plasma of mice treated with F. nucleatum as compared to that in the untreated control mice. Besides, hepatic immune response was also modulated by recruitment of myeloid-derived suppressor cells, reduction in the infiltration of natural killer (NK) and T helper-17 (Th17) cells, as well as increase in regulatory T cell accumulation in the liver. Additionally, sustained F. nucleatum exposure abridged the murine gut microbiota diversity, inducing an imbalanced and restructured intestinal microflora. In particular, the abundance of CRC-promoting bacteria such as Enterococcus and Escherichia/Shigella was evidently elevated post F. nucleatum treatment. Thus, our findings suggest that F. nucleatum might be an important factor involved in promoting CRC liver metastasis by triggering of liver immunity through the regulation of gut microbiota structure and composition.
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- Han Yin
- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Jain A, Mazer B, Deng Y, Ciarleglio M, Jain D, Taddei T, Zhang X. Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Does the Background Liver With or Without Cirrhosis Matter? Am J Clin Pathol 2022; 157:305-313. [PMID: 34542582 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES The pathologic differences between hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) arising in noncirrhotic and cirrhotic livers have not been well studied. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of 378 HCC cases (95 in noncirrhotic, 283 in cirrhotic livers) from pathology archives (2010-2017). RESULTS Patients without cirrhosis were more likely to have hepatitis B (13.68% vs 2.83%, P < .001) or no known liver disease (30.53% vs 4.24%, P < .001), while hepatitis C was more common in patients with cirrhosis (65.72% vs 30.53%, P < .001). HCCs in noncirrhotic livers were larger in size (P < .001); were more likely to have a macrotrabecular histologic pattern (13.68% vs 4.95%, P < .01); were more likely to have fibrolamellar (3.16% vs 0%, P = .02), macrotrabecular-massive (13.68% vs 6.01%, P = .03), and clear cell (16.84% vs 6.71%, P < .01) subtypes; have a higher histologic grade (P < .01); be anaplastic tumor cells (P < .001); have a higher rate of vascular invasion (P < .01); and have a higher tumor stage (P = .04). CONCLUSIONS The findings indicate that HCCs in noncirrhotic livers demonstrate a larger tumor size; have a more macrotrabecular histologic pattern; have fibrolamellar, macrotrabecular-massive, and clear cell subtypes; have a higher tumor grade and stage; have a higher rate of vascular invasion; and have more anaplastic tumor cells compared with cirrhotic livers. Further studies to explore different pathways that promote oncogenesis in noncirrhotic livers are needed to better understand the pathogenesis of HCC.
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- Yale Center for Analytical Sciences, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Section of Digestive Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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Sabrina V, Michael B, Jörg A, Peter B, Wolf B, Susanne B, Thomas B, Frank D, Matthias E, Markus F, Christian LF, Paul F, Andreas G, Eleni G, Martin G, Elke H, Thomas H, Ralf-Thorsten H, Wolf-Peter H, Peter H, Achim K, Gabi K, Jürgen K, David K, Frank L, Hauke L, Thomas L, Philipp L, Andreas M, Alexander M, Oliver M, Silvio N, Huu Phuc N, Johann O, Karl-Jürgen O, Philipp P, Kerstin P, Philippe P, Thorsten P, Mathias P, Ruben P, Jürgen P, Jutta R, Peter R, Johanna R, Ulrike R, Elke R, Barbara S, Peter S, Irene S, Andreas S, Dietrich VS, Daniel S, Marianne S, Alexander S, Andreas S, Nadine S, Christian S, Andrea T, Anne T, Jörg T, Ingo VT, Reina T, Arndt V, Thomas V, Hilke V, Frank W, Oliver W, Heiner W, Henning W, Dane W, Christian W, Marcus-Alexander W, Peter G, Nisar M. S3-Leitlinie: Diagnostik und Therapie des hepatozellulären Karzinoms. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GASTROENTEROLOGIE 2022; 60:e56-e130. [PMID: 35042248 DOI: 10.1055/a-1589-7568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Voesch Sabrina
- Medizinische Klinik I, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen
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- Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie, Stuttgart
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- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Transplantations- und Thoraxchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie, Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg A. ö. R., Magdeburg
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Greifswald
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- Office des Leitlinienprogrammes Onkologie, c/o Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft e.V. Berlin
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg
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- Klinik für Strahlenheilkunde, Department für Radiologische Diagnostik und Therapie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Freiburg
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- Lebertransplantierte Deutschland e. V., Ansbach
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- Institut für Radiologie, Neuroradiologie und minimal-invasive Therapie, München Klinik Bogenhausen, München
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- Gastroenterologie am Bayerischen Platz, medizinisches Versorgungszentrum, Berlin
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- Konferenz onkologischer Kranken- und Kinderkrankenpflege, Hamburg
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- Klinik Nahetal, Fachklinik für onkologische Rehabilitation und Anschlussrehabilitation, (AHB), Bad Kreuznach
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel
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- Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz
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- Office des Leitlinienprogrammes Onkologie, c/o Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft e.V. Berlin
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- Universitätsklinikum Münster, Zentrale Einrichtung Palliativmedizin, Münster
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- Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Marburg
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- Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II des Universitätsklinikums Würzburg, Würzburg
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Franziskus Hospital Bielefeld, Bielefeld
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- Universitätsklinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen
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- Klinik für Leber-, Gallenwegs- und Pankreaschirurgie, Semmelweis Universität, Asklepios Campus Hamburg, Hamburg
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- Abteilung für interventionelle Radiologie, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, München
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- Konferenz onkologischer Kranken- und Kinderkrankenpflege, Hamburg
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- Zentrum für Radiologie, Minimal-invasive Therapien und Nuklearmedizin, Klinikum am Gesundbrunnen, SLK-Kliniken Heilbronn GmbH, Heilbronn
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Universitätsklinikum Köln, Köln
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- Interventionelles Endoskopiezentrum und Schwerpunkt Gastrointestinale Onkologie, Asklepios Klinik Altona, Hamburg
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- Lebertransplantierte Deutschland e. V., Bretzfeld
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- Institut für diagnostische und interventionelle Radiologie, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe gGmbH, Karlsruhe
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- Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Gießen
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen
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- Pathologisches Institut, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg
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- Zentrum Pädiatrische Hämatologie und Onkologie, Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital, Klinikum der Universität München, München
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral-, Transplantations-, Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig
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- Medizinische Klinik II, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg
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- Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen
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- Institut für Pathologie der Ruhr-Universität Bochum am Berufsgenossenschaftlichen Universitätsklinikum Bergmannsheil, Bochum
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- Kliniksozialdienst, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Bochum
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main
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- Deutscher Verband für Physiotherapie e. V., Köln
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Endokrinologie der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover, Hannover
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- Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie, Frankfurt
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Marburg
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- Institut für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover, Hannover
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main
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- Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover
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- I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg
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- Innere Medizin, Krankenhäuser Nürnberger Land GmbH, Lauf an der Pegnitz
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- I. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Universitätsklinikum Mainz, Mainz
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Tübingen
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Kim JM, Rhu J, Ha SY, Choi GS, Kwon CHD, Joh JW. Hepatectomy outcomes in patients with hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma with or without cirrhosis. Ann Surg Treat Res 2022; 102:1-9. [PMID: 35071114 PMCID: PMC8753383 DOI: 10.4174/astr.2022.102.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2021] [Revised: 11/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Purpose Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rare in HCV patients without cirrhosis, and little is known about the postoperative results of these patients. The present study compares the outcomes of cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic groups after liver resection (LR) in solitary HCV-related HCC patients and identifies risk factors for prognosis according to the presence or absence of cirrhosis in these patients. Methods Two hundred and 7 adult hepatectomy patients with treatment-naïve solitary HCV-related HCC were identified prospectively at our institution between July 2005 and May 2019. Results The non-cirrhotic group had better liver function than the cirrhotic group based on platelet count, liver function tests, liver stiffness measurement, and indocyanine green retention rate at 15 minutes but were older than the cirrhotic group. Consistently, noninvasive markers in the cirrhotic group were significantly higher than in the non-cirrhotic group. The cumulative disease-free survival and overall survival in the non-cirrhotic group were significantly higher than in the cirrhotic group. HCC recurrence was related to major LR and α-FP of >40 ng/mL and death was related to long hospitalization and α-FP of >40 ng/mL in multivariate analysis. Noninvasive markers and the presence of cirrhosis were not related to HCC recurrence or death in multivariate analyses. Conclusion The cirrhotic group showed poor prognosis due to poor liver function after LR compared to the non-cirrhotic group, but this was not sustained in multivariate analysis. The factors influencing HCC recurrence and death were different in the cirrhotic and non-cirrhotic groups.
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- Jong Man Kim
- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology and Translational Genomics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Musunuri B, Shetty S, Bhat G, Udupa K, Pai A. Profile of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: An experience from a tertiary care center in India. Indian J Gastroenterol 2022; 41:127-134. [PMID: 35226292 PMCID: PMC9108108 DOI: 10.1007/s12664-021-01209-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is increasing worldwide and it is now the third most common cause of cancer-related death. HCC is becoming a major health burden with steadily increasing incidence globally. METHODS This is an observational study over a 3-year period in a tertiary care center in India. Three hundred and thirty-nine patients diagnosed to have HCC were included in this study. Patients' clinical, etiological, radiological and cytohistological data and therapy offered were recorded and analyzed. RESULTS Cirrhosis of the liver was seen in 73.2% of the patients. 16.8% of patients were asymptomatic at the time of presentation. Ascites (57.2%) and jaundice (22.4%) were the most common signs of hepatic decompensation. The most common etiology of HCC was cryptogenic/non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in 51% of the patients, while hepatitis B and C were seen in 17.4% and 5.8% of the patients, respectively. Advanced and end-stage disease with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stages C and D were seen in 62.4% of patients. 56.6% had Albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) score of 2, while 62.8% had Okuda stage II disease. High alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels (>400 ng/mL) were seen in 48.9% of patients. Macrovascular invasion and metastases were seen in 45.9% and 22.2% of the patients, respectively. 17.6% of patients had evidence of tumor thrombus. 14.5% of biopsy specimens showed associated steatosis/steatohepatitis along with confirmation of HCC. Only 26.6% of the cirrhotic HCC patients were diagnosed during surveillance. CONCLUSIONS HCC due to unknown cause/NAFLD appears to be overtaking hepatitis B as the commonest cause for HCC. Despite the advances in diagnostic methods and surveillance, most cases of HCC tend to be diagnosed at advanced stages.
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- Balaji Musunuri
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576 104, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576 104, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576 104, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576 104, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576 104, India
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Ezzat R, Eltabbakh M, El Kassas M. Unique situation of hepatocellular carcinoma in Egypt: A review of epidemiology and control measures. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2021; 13:1919-1938. [PMID: 35070033 PMCID: PMC8713321 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i12.1919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 04/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the sixth most common primary malignancy worldwide, and the third most common cause of death among cancers worldwide. HCC occurs in several pre-existing conditions, including hepatitis C, hepatitis B virus, and non-alcoholic cirrhosis. Egypt used to be the country with the heaviest hepatitis C virus (HCV) burden. The relationship between HCV and HCC is an important research area. In Egypt, HCC is a significant public health problem. A possible cause for the increasing rates of detection of HCC in Egypt is the mass screening program that was carried by the government for detecting and treating HCV. A multidisciplinary approach is now widely applied to HCC management in health centers all over Egypt. Different treatment modalities are available in Egypt, with success rates comparable to global rates. The Egyptian health authorities have made the elimination of HCV from Egypt a special priority, and this approach should lead to a decrease in number of HCC cases in the near future. In this article we review the current situation of HCC in Egypt, including epidemiological aspects, relevant risk factors for HCC development, strategies, and efforts established by health authorities for the screening and prevention of both HCV and HCC in Egypt. We highlight the different modalities for HCC treatment.
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- Reem Ezzat
- Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut 71515, Egypt
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- Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Endemic Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Cairo 11795, Cairo, Egypt
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Chen M, Hu G, Zhou X, Peng Z, Wen W. Hsa_circ_0016788 regulates hepatocellular carcinoma progression via miR-506-3p/poly-adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 36:3457-3468. [PMID: 34340259 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.15635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignant tumor worldwide. Recent researches have shown that circular RNAs (circRNAs) could affect the progress of HCC, but the mechanism is still indistinct. In this work, we explored the roles of circRNA_0016788 in HCC. METHODS The levels of hsa_circ_0016788, microRNA-506-3p (miR-506-3p), and mRNA of poly-adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase, member 14 (PARP14) were detected by quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction in HCC tissues. Meanwhile, the level of PARP14 was quantified by Western blot analysis. Besides, the cell functions were examined by commercial kit, Cell Counting Kit-8 assay, EdU assay, colony formation assay, flow cytometry assay, Western blot, and transwell assay. Furthermore, the interplay between miR-506-3p and hsa_circ_0016788 or PARP14 was detected by dual-luciferase reporter assay. Eventually, the in vivo experiments were applied to measure the role of hsa_circ_0016788. RESULTS The levels of hsa_circ_0016788 and PARP14 were upregulated, and the miR-506-3p level was decreased in HCC tissues in contrast to that in normal tissues. For functional analysis, hsa_circ_0016788 deficiency inhibited cell glycolysis metabolism, cell vitality, cell proliferation, colony formation, and invasion in HCC cells whereas promoted cell apoptosis. Moreover, miR-506-3p was confirmed to repress the progression of HCC cells by suppressing PARP14. In mechanism, hsa_circ_0016788 acted as a miR-506-3p sponge to regulate the level of PARP14. In addition, hsa_circ_0016788 knockdown also inhibited tumor growth in vivo. CONCLUSION Hsa_circ_0016788 facilitates the development of HCC through increasing PARP14 expression by regulating miR-506-3p, which also offered an underlying targeted therapy for HCC treatment.
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- Ming Chen
- The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zibo Central Hospital of Shandong Province, Zibo, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China
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Dark and bright side of targeting fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 in the liver. J Hepatol 2021; 75:1440-1451. [PMID: 34364916 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2021] [Revised: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptor 4 (FGFR4) and its cognate ligand, FGF19, are implicated in a range of cellular processes, including differentiation, metabolism and proliferation. Indeed, their aberrant activation has been associated with the development of hepatic tumours. Despite great advances in early diagnosis and the development of new therapies, liver cancer is still associated with a high mortality rate, owing primarily to high molecular heterogeneity and unclear molecular targeting. The development of FGFR4 inhibitors is a promising tool in patients with concomitant supraphysiological levels of FGF19 and several clinical trials are testing these treatments for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Conversely, using FGF19 analogues to activate FGFR4-KLOTHO β represents a novel therapeutic strategy in patients presenting with cholestatic liver disorders and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, which could potentially prevent the development of metabolic HCC. Herein, we provide an overview of the currently available therapeutic options for targeting FGFR4 in HCC and other liver diseases, highlighting the need to carefully stratify patients and personalise therapeutic strategies.
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Rahadiani N, Andhini Retnowulan I, Stephanie M, Rini Handjari D, Krisnuhoni E. β-Catenin Expression and Its Association with Prognostic Factors in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Study on Alpha-fetoprotein, Histologic Grade, and Microvascular Invasion. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2021.6123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Background. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common primary liver cancer. In addition to its high incidence, the disease burden is high due to its poor prognosis and high recurrence rate. Some of the currently known clinicopathologic prognostic factors include alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level, histologic grade, and microvascular invasion. At the molecular level, β-catenin is one of the most common driver mutation found in HCC. The Wnt/β-catenin pathway regulates cellular processes related to initiation, growth, survival, migration, differentiation, and apoptosis. Although the underlying pathogenesis of hepatocarcinogenesis is known, clinical application warrants a greater understanding of the molecular characteristics and tumor phenotype, especially for determining the prognosis. This study aims to analyze the expression of β-catenin and its association with AFP, histologic grade, and microvascular invasion. Materials and methods. Thirty-five samples of surgically resected HCCs at Cipto Mangunkusumo National Referral Hospital were examined. Diagnoses were made based on histopathological and immunohistochemical findings followed by β-catenin staining. β-catenin expression was analyzed to determine difference between variables. Results and conclusions. Here we show that β-catenin expression is significantly associated with low serum alpha-fetoprotein and well to moderate differentiation Implications. Strong nuclear β-catenin expression implies better prognosis in HCC.
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Mahn R, Sadeghlar F, Bartels A, Zhou T, Weismüller T, Kupczyk P, Meyer C, Gaertner FC, Toma M, Vilz T, Knipper P, Glowka T, Manekeller S, Kalff J, Strassburg CP, Gonzalez-Carmona MA. Multimodal and systemic therapy with cabozantinib for treatment of recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation: A case report with long term follow-up outcomes. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e27082. [PMID: 34559100 PMCID: PMC8462617 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000027082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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RATIONALE Recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after liver transplantation (LT) remains a major therapeutic challenge. In recent years, new molecular-targeted therapies, such as cabozantinib, have been approved for the treatment of advanced HCC. However, clinical experience with these new drugs in the treatment of HCC in the LT setting is very limited. PATIENT CONCERNS In 2003, a 36-year-old woman was referred to the hospital with right upper abdominal pain. DIAGNOSIS An initial ultrasound of the liver demonstrated a large unclear lesion of the left lobe of the liver. The magnet resonance imaging findings confirmed a multifocal inoperable HCC in a non-cirrhotic liver. Seven years after receiving a living donor LT, pulmonary and intra-hepatic recurrence of the HCC was radiologically diagnosed and histologically confirmed. INTERVENTIONS Following an interdisciplinary therapy concept consisting of surgical, interventional-radiological (with radiofrequency ablation [RFA]) as well as systemic treatment, the patient achieved a survival of more than 10 years after tumor recurrence. As systemic first line therapy with sorafenib was accompanied by grade 3 to 4 toxicities, such as mucositis, hand-foot skin reaction, diarrhea, liver dysfunction, and hyperthyroidism, it had to be discontinued. After switching to cabozantinib from June 2018 to April 2020, partial remission of all tumor manifestations was achieved. The treatment of the remaining liver metastasis could be completed by RFA. The therapy with cabozantinib was well tolerated, only mild arterial hypertension and grade 1 to 2 mucositis were observed. Liver transplant function was stable during the therapy, no drug interaction with immunosuppressive drugs was observed. OUTCOMES More than 10 years survival after recurrence of HCC after living-donor LT due to intensive multimodal therapy concepts, including surgery, RFA, and systemic therapy with cabozantinib in the second line therapy. LESSONS In conclusion, this report highlights the tolerability and effectiveness of cabozantinib for the treatment of HCC recurrence after LT. We show that our patient with a late recurrence of HCC after LT benefitted from intensive multimodal therapy concepts, including surgery, RFA, and systemic therapy.
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- Robert Mahn
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Visceral Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, Germany
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Greten TF, Abou-Alfa GK, Cheng AL, Duffy AG, El-Khoueiry AB, Finn RS, Galle PR, Goyal L, He AR, Kaseb AO, Kelley RK, Lencioni R, Lujambio A, Mabry Hrones D, Pinato DJ, Sangro B, Troisi RI, Wilson Woods A, Yau T, Zhu AX, Melero I. Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) clinical practice guideline on immunotherapy for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. J Immunother Cancer 2021; 9:e002794. [PMID: 34518290 PMCID: PMC8438858 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2021-002794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) have historically had few options and faced extremely poor prognoses if their disease progressed after standard-of-care tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs). Recently, the standard of care for HCC has been transformed as a combination of the immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) atezolizumab plus the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibody bevacizumab was shown to offer improved overall survival in the first-line setting. Immunotherapy has demonstrated safety and efficacy in later lines of therapy as well, and ongoing trials are investigating novel combinations of ICIs and TKIs, in addition to interventions earlier in the course of disease or in combination with liver-directed therapies. Because HCC usually develops against a background of cirrhosis, immunotherapy for liver tumors is complex and oncologists need to account for both immunological and hepatological considerations when developing a treatment plan for their patients. To provide guidance to the oncology community on important concerns for the immunotherapeutic care of HCC, the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) convened a multidisciplinary panel of experts to develop a clinical practice guideline (CPG). The expert panel drew on the published literature as well as their clinical experience to develop recommendations for healthcare professionals on these important aspects of immunotherapeutic treatment for HCC, including diagnosis and staging, treatment planning, immune-related adverse events (irAEs), and patient quality of life (QOL) considerations. The evidence- and consensus-based recommendations in this CPG are intended to give guidance to cancer care providers treating patients with HCC.
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- Tim F Greten
- Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
- Weill Medical College at Cornell University, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Taiwan University Cancer Center and National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- The Mater Hospital/University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Medicine (Hematology/Oncology), UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pisa School of Medicine, Pisa, Italy
- Miami Cancer Institute, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Oncological Sciences Department, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Surgery & Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Clinica Universidad de Navarra-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IDISNA), Pamplona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain
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- Blue Faery: The Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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- Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Jiahui Health, Jiahui International Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Clinica Universidad de Navarra-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IDISNA), Pamplona, Spain
- Foundation for Applied Medical Research (FIMA), Pamplona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Cáncer (CIBERONC), Madrid, Spain
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Nischalke HD, Fischer J, Klüners A, Matz-Soja M, Krämer B, Langhans B, Goeser F, Soyka M, Stickel F, Spengler U, Nattermann J, Strassburg CP, Berg T, Lutz P. A genetic variant in toll-like receptor 5 is linked to chemokine levels and hepatocellular carcinoma in steatohepatitis. Liver Int 2021; 41:2139-2148. [PMID: 34051061 DOI: 10.1111/liv.14980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Bacterial translocation drives liver disease progression. We investigated whether functional genetic variants in toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5), the receptor for bacterial flagellin, affect the risk for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS Healthy controls (n = 212), patients with alcohol abuse without liver disease (n = 382), and patients from a discovery cohort of alcohol-associated cirrhosis (n = 372 including 79 HCC cases), a validation cohort of alcohol-associated cirrhosis (n = 355 including 132 HCC cases), and a cohort of cirrhosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (n = 145 including 62 HCC cases) were genotyped for the TLR5 rs5744174 and rs5744168 polymorphisms. Chemokine levels were measured by ELISA in patients' sera and supernatants of flagellin-stimulated healthy monocytes. RESULTS Frequency of the TLR5 rs5744174 TT genotype was similar in healthy controls (33%), controls with alcohol abuse (34%), and patients with alcohol-associated cirrhosis in the discovery (28%), validation (33%), and NASH cohort (31%). The TT genotype was enriched in patients with versus without HCC in the discovery, validation, and NASH cohort (41% vs 25%; 39% vs 29%; 40% vs 24%; p < .05 each). This genotype remained a risk factor for HCC (OR = 1.9; p = .01) after multivariate correction for age, gender, diabetes, and carriage of the PNPLA3 148M variant. Interleukin-8 induction in monocytes from healthy controls and serum levels of interleukin-8 and CXCL1 from cirrhotic patients with the TT genotype were significantly increased versus C allele carriers. CONCLUSION The TLR5 rs5744174 polymorphism, affecting immune response to flagellin, is linked to occurrence of HCC in cirrhosis caused by steatohepatitis.
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- Hans Dieter Nischalke
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Hepatology, Department of Oncology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pulmonology and Infectious Diseases, Leipzig University Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Hepatology, Department of Oncology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pulmonology and Infectious Diseases, Leipzig University Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Psychiatric Hospital, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Hepatology, Department of Oncology, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pulmonology and Infectious Diseases, Leipzig University Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Oh JH, Goh MJ, Park Y, Kim J, Kang W, Sinn DH, Gwak GY, Choi MS, Lee JH, Koh KC, Paik SW, Paik YH. Different Performance of Liver Stiffness Measurement According to Etiology and Outcome for the Prediction of Liver-Related Events. Dig Dis Sci 2021; 66:2816-2825. [PMID: 32897445 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-020-06591-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) by transient elastography (TE) has shown promising results for prediction of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and hepatic decompensation in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). However, whether prognostic performance of TE differs according to etiology or type of outcome remains further clarification. METHODS Performance of LSM for the prediction of HCC and hepatic decompensation was analyzed in a cohort of 4026 patients with asymptomatic CLD. RESULTS During median 4.5 years of follow-up (range 3.0-6.2 years), liver-related events (LRE) were observed in 196 patients (166 with HCC, 45 with hepatic decompensation, and 15 with both). In the multivariate analysis, LSM was independent factor associated with LRE and showed high AUROC (0.78). When stratified by type of outcome and etiology of liver disease, LSM showed high AUROC for the prediction of HCC for patients with non-viral hepatitis (0.89), while it showed relatively low AUROC for the prediction of HCC for patients with viral hepatitis (0.75). For the prediction of hepatic decompensation, LSM showed high AUROC for patients with both viral- and non-viral hepatitis (0.90, 0.90, respectively). CONCLUSIONS LSM showed powerful prognostic role for the prediction of LRE in patients with CLD. Notably, HCC risk was not negligible in patients with viral hepatitis who showed LSM value < 10 kPa, indicating watchful attention for HCC is still needed for viral hepatitis patients with low LSM.
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- Joo Hyun Oh
- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea.
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Korea
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Metallomic profile in non-cirrhotic hepatocellular carcinoma supports a phenomenon of metal metabolism adaptation in tumor cells. Sci Rep 2021; 11:14195. [PMID: 34244548 PMCID: PMC8271004 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93369-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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We have previously described a form of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in non-cirrhotic liver (HCC-NC) developed by Peruvian patients. We analyzed the metallomic profile in hepatic tissues from two independent cohorts exhibiting HCC-NC. Clinical, histopathological data, and HCC and non-tumoral liver (NTL) samples of 38 Peruvian and 38 French HCC-NC patients, were studied. Twelve metals were quantified using ICP/MS: Mn, Fe, Cu, Co, Zn, As, Se, Rb, Mo, Cd, Pb, and Sn. Associations between metals and survival were assessed. Our data showed significant differences between cohorts. Mean ages were 40.6 ± 20, 67.5 ± 9 years old for Peruvians and French, respectively. Fifty percent of the Peruvian patients were positive for the HBsAg, versus 3% in French patients. Mn, Cu, Zn, As, Se, Rb, Mo, Cd, Sn metal concentrations were higher in NTL of Peruvians. Importantly, metal concentrations were lower in HCC areas compared to NTL tissues in both cohorts, except for Cu for which mean concentration was higher in HCC (p < 0.05). Se concentration in HCC was associated with extended survival only in Peruvians. Our data, obtained in Peruvian and French HCC-NC cohorts, highlights similarity in the metallomic profile of HCC compared to NTL during the hepatic tumorigenesis in these specific groups of patients.
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Li W, Li R, Zhao X, Lin X, Yu Y, Zhang J, Chen K, Chai W, Yan F. Differentiation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma from Hepatic Hemangioma and Focal Nodular Hyperplasia using Computed Tomographic Spectral Imaging. J Clin Transl Hepatol 2021; 9:315-323. [PMID: 34221917 PMCID: PMC8237149 DOI: 10.14218/jcth.2020.00173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary hepatic malignancy. This study was designed to investigate the value of computed tomography (CT) spectral imaging in differentiating HCC from hepatic hemangioma (HH) and focal nodular hyperplasia (FNH). METHODS This was a retrospective study of 51 patients who underwent spectral multiple-phase CT at 40-140 keV during the arterial phase (AP) and portal venous phase (PP). Slopes of the spectral curves, iodine density, water density derived from iodine- and water-based material decomposition images, iodine uptake ratio (IUR), normalized iodine concentration, and the ratio of iodine concentration in liver lesions between AP and PP were measured or calculated. RESULTS As energy level decreased, the CT values of HCC (n=31), HH (n=17), and FNH (n=7) increased in both AP and PP. There were significant differences in IUR in the AP, IUR in the PP, normalized iodine concentration in the AP, slope in the AP, and slope in the PP among HCC, HH, and FNH. The CT values in AP, IUR in the AP and PP, normalized iodine concentration in the AP, slope in the AP and PP had high sensitivity and specificity in differentiating HH and HCC from FNH. Quantitative CT spectral data had higher sensitivity and specificity than conventional qualitative CT image analysis during the combined phases. CONCLUSIONS Mean CT values at low energy (40-90 keV) and quantitative analysis of CT spectral data (IUR in the AP) could be helpful in the differentiation of HCC, HH, and FNH.
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- Weixia Li
- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Guangdong General Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
- Correspondence to: Fuhua Yan, Department of Radiology, Ruijin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin Erlu, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200025, China. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6385-499X. Tel: +86-21-6437-0045-665724, Fax: +86-21-6384-2916, E-mail:
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RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION OF HEPATOCELLULAR NEOPLASMS IN NILE LECHWE ( KOBUS MEGACEROS) FROM TWO FLORIDA ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTIONS. J Zoo Wildl Med 2021; 51:678-686. [PMID: 33480545 DOI: 10.1638/2020-0038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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This case series describes hepatocellular neoplasms in 10 Nile lechwe (Kobus megaceros) at two separate zoological institutions in Florida. Histologically, the neoplasms were classified as hepatocellular carcinoma (n = 7), hepatocellular adenoma (n = 2), and hepatobiliary carcinoma (n = 1). Common clinical signs were nonspecific and included thin body condition (n =7), lethargy (n =6), lameness (n =3), and acute recumbency (n =5). Four males and six females were affected, and the mean age at death was 12.7 yr with a range of 4-18 yr. All cases were diagnosed postmortem, and metastasis to various sites, including lung, lymph nodes, and omentum, was found in 40% of cases (n = 4). A single case of hepatocellular carcinoma in a Nile lechwe was described in 2007; however, this is the first reported series of neoplasms in Reduncinae. The pathogenesis behind the development of hepatocellular neoplasms in Nile lechwe has not yet been identified.
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Shavelle RM, Kwak JH, Saur R, Brooks JC, Rosenthal P. Life Expectancy after Liver Transplantation for Non-Cirrhotic Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Prog Transplant 2021; 31:117-125. [PMID: 33722096 DOI: 10.1177/15269248211002793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatocelluar carcinoma typically occurs with underlying cirrhosis. However roughly 20% of cases arise in a non-cirrhotic liver. There is limited literature that addresses the long-term survival of the narrow subgroup who received transplantation. For such patients we sought to calculate life expectancies both at time of transplant and several years later, stratified by key risk factors, and to determine if survival has improved in recent years. Such information can be helpful in making treatment decisions. METHODS Data on 4,373 non-cirrhotic HCC patients who underwent liver transplantation in the MELD era (2002-2018) from the United States OPTN database were analyzed using the Cox proportional hazards regression model and life table methods. RESULTS Demographic and past medical history factors related to survival were patient age, donor age over 20, and the presence of ascites or severe hepatic encephalopathy. Survival did not vary by race or sex. HCC-specific factors significantly related to survival were the total number of tumors, extrahepatic spread, lymph node involvement, satellite lesions, micro- or macrovascular invasion, tumor differentiation (grade), and pre-transplant treatment. Survival improved over the study period, at 4% per calendar year during the first 5 years post transplant and 1% per year thereafter. CONCLUSIONS Life expectancy in non-cirrhotic HCC transplant patients is much reduced from normal, and varies according to age and tumor-related factors. Survival improved modestly over the study period.
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- Life Expectancy Project, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Life Expectancy Project, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Pediatric Hepatology, 8785University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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[State of the art in the diagnostics of hepatocellular carcinoma and current treatment options]. Radiologe 2021; 61:213-226. [PMID: 33464405 DOI: 10.1007/s00117-020-00798-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent primary hepatic malignancy and arises most often based on liver cirrhosis. Of the HCC 80-85% demonstrate a typical contrast medium behavior in imaging, characterized by arterial hypervascularization followed by wash-out in the portal or late venous phase. This specific contrast behavior is diagnostic for HCC in patients at risk. The use of liver-specific contrast agents increases the sensitivity for diagnosis of HCC and can facilitate the differentiation from other liver lesions. At initial diagnosis approximately 50% of HCC are solitary, 40% multifocal and 10% diffuse. Depending on the tumor extent and stage, therapeutic options in patients with HCC include local treatment (resection, ablation, radiation, liver transplantation), locoregional measures (transarterial chemoembolization, selective internal radiotherapy) or systemic therapy (including immunotherapy), either as a stand-alone procedure or in various combinations.
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Shin J, Yu JH, Jin YJ, Lee JW. Incidence and Clinical Features of Hepatitis C Virus-associated Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients without Liver Cirrhosis in Hepatitis B Virus-endemic Area. JOURNAL OF LIVER CANCER 2021; 21:34-44. [PMID: 37384274 PMCID: PMC10035726 DOI: 10.17998/jlc.21.1.34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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Background/objective Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-associated hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rarely observed in patients without liver cirrhosis (LC). We evaluated the incidence and clinical feature of HCV-associated HCC patients with or without LC. Methods The medical records of 1,516 patients diagnosed as having primary HCC at our hospital between January 2005 and December 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. Of these, 154 (10.2%) HCV-associated HCC patients were analyzed. LC was diagnosed histologically or clinically. Results Seventeen (11.0%) of the 154 patients had non-cirrhotic HCC, and all were of Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) class A, Among the 17 patients, 88.2% were male, all had nodular type HCC, and only 2 (11.8%) were under HCC surveillance. Median overall survival (OS) of HCV-associated HCC patients with and without LC was 15 months and 37 months, respectively. Cumulative OS rates were not different between non-cirrhotic patients and cirrhotic patients with CTP class A (P=0.229). Cumulative OS rates were significantly higher in non-cirrhotic patients than in cirrhotic patients of CTP class B (P<0.001) or C (P<0.001). Multivariate analyses showed serum AST (hazard ratio [HR] 1.01, P=0.003) and AFP levels (HR 1.01, P=0.016), antiviral therapy (HR 0.25, P=0.022), and LC of CTP class B (HR, 5.24, P=0.006) or C (HR 21.79, P<0.001) were significantly associated with prognosis in HCV-associated HCC patients. Conclusions HCC in a non-cirrhotic liver was found in 11% of HCV-associated HCC patients. OSs of HCV-associated HCC patients were better in those of CTP A, regardless of LC than in those with LC of CTP class B or C.
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- Jongbeom Shin
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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Stepien M, Keski-Rahkonen P, Kiss A, Robinot N, Duarte-Salles T, Murphy N, Perlemuter G, Viallon V, Tjønneland A, Rostgaard-Hansen AL, Dahm CC, Overvad K, Boutron-Ruault MC, Mancini FR, Mahamat-Saleh Y, Aleksandrova K, Kaaks R, Kühn T, Trichopoulou A, Karakatsani A, Panico S, Tumino R, Palli D, Tagliabue G, Naccarati A, Vermeulen RCH, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Weiderpass E, Skeie G, Ramón Quirós J, Ardanaz E, Mokoroa O, Sala N, Sánchez MJ, Huerta JM, Winkvist A, Harlid S, Ohlsson B, Sjöberg K, Schmidt JA, Wareham N, Khaw KT, Ferrari P, Rothwell JA, Gunter M, Riboli E, Scalbert A, Jenab M. Metabolic perturbations prior to hepatocellular carcinoma diagnosis: Findings from a prospective observational cohort study. Int J Cancer 2021; 148:609-625. [PMID: 32734650 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2020] [Revised: 06/16/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development entails changes in liver metabolism. Current knowledge on metabolic perturbations in HCC is derived mostly from case-control designs, with sparse information from prospective cohorts. Our objective was to apply comprehensive metabolite profiling to detect metabolites whose serum concentrations are associated with HCC development, using biological samples from within the prospective European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort (>520 000 participants), where we identified 129 HCC cases matched 1:1 to controls. We conducted high-resolution untargeted liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry-based metabolomics on serum samples collected at recruitment prior to cancer diagnosis. Multivariable conditional logistic regression was applied controlling for dietary habits, alcohol consumption, smoking, body size, hepatitis infection and liver dysfunction. Corrections for multiple comparisons were applied. Of 9206 molecular features detected, 220 discriminated HCC cases from controls. Detailed feature annotation revealed 92 metabolites associated with HCC risk, of which 14 were unambiguously identified using pure reference standards. Positive HCC-risk associations were observed for N1-acetylspermidine, isatin, p-hydroxyphenyllactic acid, tyrosine, sphingosine, l,l-cyclo(leucylprolyl), glycochenodeoxycholic acid, glycocholic acid and 7-methylguanine. Inverse risk associations were observed for retinol, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, glycerophosphocholine, γ-carboxyethyl hydroxychroman and creatine. Discernible differences for these metabolites were observed between cases and controls up to 10 years prior to diagnosis. Our observations highlight the diversity of metabolic perturbations involved in HCC development and replicate previous observations (metabolism of bile acids, amino acids and phospholipids) made in Asian and Scandinavian populations. These findings emphasize the role of metabolic pathways associated with steroid metabolism and immunity and specific dietary and environmental exposures in HCC development.
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- Magdalena Stepien
- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
- Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Barcelona, Spain
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- INSERM UMRS U996 - Intestinal Microbiota, Macrophages and Liver Inflammation, Clamart, France
- Université Paris-Sud, Clamart, France
- AP-HP, Hepato-gastroenterology and Nutrition, Antoine-Béclère Hospital, Clamart, France
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Diet, Genes and Environment Unit, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Section for Epidemiology, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- CESP, Faculté de médecine-Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de médecine-UVSQ, INSERM, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
- Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- CESP, Faculté de médecine-Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de médecine-UVSQ, INSERM, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
- Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- CESP, Faculté de médecine-Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de médecine-UVSQ, INSERM, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
- Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbrücke, Germany
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece
- WHO Collaborating Center for Nutrition and Health, Unit of Nutritional Epidemiology and Nutrition in Public Health, Dept. of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Hellenic Health Foundation, Athens, Greece
- Second Pulmonary Medicine Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, "ATTIKON" University Hospital, Haidari, Greece
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Cancer Registry and Histopathology Department, Provincial Health Authority (ASP) Ragusa, Ragusa, Italy
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- Cancer Risk Factors and Life-Style Epidemiology Unit, Cancer Research and Prevention Institute (ISPO), Florence, Italy
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- Lombardy Cancer Registry Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Molecular and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Italian Institute for Genomic Medicine (IIGM) Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Institute of Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department for Determinants of Chronic Diseases (DCD), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
- Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Navarra Public Health Institute, Pamplona, Spain
- IdiSNA, Navarra Institute for Health Research, Pamplona, Spain
- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Public Health Division of Gipuzkoa, Biodonostia Research Institute, San Sebastian, Spain
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- Unit of Nutrition, Environment and Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Research Program and Translational Research Laboratory, Catalan Institute of Oncology (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria ibs. Granada. Hospitales Universitarios de Granada/Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
- Department of Epidemiology, Murcia Regional Health Council, Murcia, Spain
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- The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
- Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Nutrition Research, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Radiation Sciences, Oncology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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- Skåne University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Skåne University Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- University of Cambridge, School of Clinical Medicine, Clinical Gerontology Unit, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
- Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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- Section of Nutrition and Metabolism, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France
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Mehta N, Bhavsar R, Das SP. Transplantation in hepatocellular carcinoma - controversies and recommendations: A review of current literature. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MEDICAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH 2021. [DOI: 10.4103/ijamr.ijamr_220_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Martínez-Mier G, Esquivel-Torres S, Casanova-Sánchez I, Escobar-Ríos A, Troche-Gutiérrez J, Yoldi-Aguirre C. Carcinoma hepatocelular en hígado no cirrótico: características clínicas y resultados en Veracruz, México. REVISTA DE GASTROENTEROLOGÍA DE MÉXICO 2021; 86:4-12. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rgmx.2019.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 10/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma in the noncirrhotic liver: Clinical features and outcomes in Veracruz, Mexico. REVISTA DE GASTROENTEROLOGÍA DE MÉXICO (ENGLISH EDITION) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2019.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Valentina P, Zhu J, Lubman DM, Huguet S, Bismut FI, Bolbach G, Clodic G, Matheron L, Ngo Y, Raluca P, Housset C, Rezai K, Poynard T. Input of serum haptoglobin fucosylation profile in the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with non-cirrhotic liver disease. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2020; 44:681-691. [PMID: 31964615 PMCID: PMC7367700 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2019.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Haptoglobin bifucosylated tetra-antennary glycan have been identified in patients with early stage hepatocellular carcinoma, but its specificity according to the presence or not of cirrhosis has never been assessed. The aims of this study were to determine if haptoglobin bifucosylated tetra-antennary glycan (1) could be a marker of HCC in patients without cirrhosis; (2) could increase the performance of standard alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) or recent blood tests for HCC detection, i.e., lectin-reactive alpha-fetoprotein (AFP-L3), des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin (DCP) and Liver-Cancer-Risk-test (LCR1-test). METHODS We retrospectively selected patients, 102 with HCC (21 without cirrhosis), matched by stages with 140 controls without HCC (81 without cirrhosis). Haptoglobin fucosylation was assessed by MALDI-TOF. LCR-glycan algorithm was constructed combining components of the LCR-1 test (haptoglobin, gammaglutamyl-transpeptidase, apolipoproteinA1, alpha-2-macroglobulin) with AFP, AFP-L3, DCP and haptoglobin bifucosylated tetra-antennary glycan. RESULTS In 102 patients without cirrhosis (21 HCC and 81 controls), the intention-to-diagnose analyses showed that haptoglobin bifucosylated tetra-antennary glycan alone had a sensitivity of 71% (15/21;95%CI 50-86), significantly better (P=0.02) than standard AFP (43%;9/21;95%CI 24-63), and a specificity of 96% (78/81;95% 90-99). The sensitivity of LCR-glycan, in patients without cirrhosis, was 86% (18/21; 95%CI 63-95) significantly better (P=0.001) than standard AFP (43%; 9/21; 95%CI 24-63), with an AUROC of 0.943 (95%CI 0.806-0.98) compared to 0.811 (95%CI 0.630-0.908) for AFP (P=0.06). CONCLUSION Haptoglobin bifucosylated tetra-antennary glycan is associated with the presence of HCC in patients with chronic liver disease including those without cirrhosis. Its combination with existing HCC biomarkers could improve the performance of standard AFP for HCC detection.
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- Peta Valentina
- BioPredictive, Paris, France,Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Paris, France
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48019, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48019, USA
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- Radiopharmacology Department, Institut Curie, Saint Cloud, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (GHPS), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, Plate-forme spectrométrie de masse et protéomique, Paris, France,Sorbonne Université, École normale supérieure, PSL University, CNRS, Laboratoire des Biomolécules (LBM), 75005 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, Plate-forme spectrométrie de masse et protéomique, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut de Biologie Paris Seine, Plate-forme spectrométrie de masse et protéomique, Paris, France
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- BioPredictive, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (GHPS), Paris, France.,Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Paris, France
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- Radiopharmacology Department, Institut Curie, Saint Cloud, France
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (GHPS), Paris, France.,Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Centre de Recherche Saint-Antoine (CRSA), Paris, France
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Impact of diseased liver parenchyma on perioperative outcome among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing hepatectomy: Experience from a developing country. Surg Oncol 2020; 35:236-242. [PMID: 32932220 DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2020.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Limited data can be found about surgical outcome of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) arising in non-diseased liver. The study aim was to compare short- and long-term outcomes among HCC patients with normal and diseased liver parenchyma, undergoing potentially curative liver resection in a developing country. MATERIALS AND METHODS From November 2001 until January 2017, 228 patients with HCC underwent curative-intent hepatectomy at the University Clinic for Digestive Surgery. From that number, 190 patients were eligible for analysis. Diseased liver (DL) was present in 112 patients while 78 patients had HCC in non-diseased liver (NDL). RESULTS Median age, sex, ASA score, the presence of extrahepatic disease and lobar distribution of tumors were similar in both groups. The number of tumors was higher in DL group, while tumor diameter was higher in NDL group. Anatomic liver resection and major liver resections were performed more commonly in NDL than in DL group (66.7 vs 47.4%, p = 0.008; 33.3 vs. 15.2%, p = 0.003). Postoperative morbidity was significantly higher in DL group (p = 0.004). Overall survival was statistically longer in NDL group (p = 0.024). By univariate analysis potential prognostic factors for long-term survival were identified: presence of chronic HCV infection, presence of cirrhosis, Child-Pugh score B and operative time longer than 240 min. The last two were confirmed by multivariate analysis as independent negative prognostic factors for overall survival. CONCLUSION Liver resection in patients with HCC arising in non-diseased livers, despite of need for extended hepatectomies, provides favorable long-term prognosis.
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Romero-Gutiérrez M, Abanades Tercero M, Ruiz Martín J, Castro Limo JD, Artaza Varasa T, González de Frutos C, de la Cruz Pérez G, Sánchez Ruano JJ, Gómez Moreno AZ, Gómez Rodríguez R. Characteristics and survival of hepatocellular carcinoma in non-cirrhotic liver. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENFERMEDADES DIGESTIVAS 2020; 111:760-766. [PMID: 31497990 DOI: 10.17235/reed.2019.6180/2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION the characteristics, screening, and survival of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for patients without cirrhosis have not been fully studied. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was performed in non-cirrhotic patients with histological HCC, between January 2004 and October 2018. Their characteristics, treatment, follow-up and overall survival were described. RESULTS 25 of the 332 patients with HCC met the inclusion criteria (7.5%), 76% were males and the median age was 69.9 years. The main etiology of liver disease was the hepatitis B virus (HBV) (32%), followed by non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) (20%). Liver fibrosis was mild (0-1) in 44% of cases. The nodule was diagnosed by ultrasonography in 32% of cases, 60% were found incidentally and 8% due to clinical symptoms. The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging was 0 in 4% of cases, A in 88%, B in 4% and C in 4%. The main initial treatment was surgical resection (76%) and 8% refused to be treated. Percutaneous ethanol injection, chemoembolization, sorafenib and palliative care were each performed in 4% of cases. There were some complications in 21% of patients treated with surgery, half of them were severe. The median follow-up was 22.2 (2.9-150.6) months and 56% were in remission and the median overall survival was 57.4 ± 29.8 months. The overall cumulative survival at 1, 3 and 5 years was 84%, 61.6% and 47.9%, respectively. CONCLUSION 7.5% of HCC presented without cirrhosis and almost half of patients had mild fibrosis. HBV was the main cause of HCC, followed by NASH. The most frequent BCLC stage at diagnosis was early stage and surgery was the most common treatment. Overall cumulative survival at 5 years was almost 50%.
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- Anatomía Patológica, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Toledo, ESPAÑA
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Shim JJ, Kim GA, Oh CH, Kim JW, Myung J, Kim BH, Oh IH. Reduced liver cancer mortality with regular clinic follow-up among patients with chronic hepatitis B: A nationwide cohort study. Cancer Med 2020; 9:7781-7791. [PMID: 32857923 PMCID: PMC7571840 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 08/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background Regular clinic follow‐up is a prerequisite for optimal antiviral therapy and surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). However, adherence to regular follow‐up stays low in practice. This study investigated whether regular follow‐up is associated with decreased liver cancer mortality in CHB patients. Methods A nationwide population‐based historical cohort study was conducted using customized data from the National Health Insurance Service of Korea. The number of hospital visits every 3‐month interval was counted for 2 years from the date of CHB diagnosis. Patients were classified into three follow‐up groups: regular (four to eight visits), irregular (one to three visits), and no follow‐up. The risk of liver cancer mortality was compared among the groups using Cox proportional hazard regression analysis. Results Of the 414 074 CHB patients, 22.9% had regular follow‐up. In multivariable analysis, regular follow‐up was independently associated with decreased risk of liver cancer mortality compared to no follow‐up (hazard ratio [HR], 0.56; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.50‐0.63, P < .001). Regular follow‐up was also associated with the lowest risk of all‐cause mortality (HR, 0.60; 95% CI, 0.57‐0.63, P < .001). Patients with regular follow‐up received more curative treatment (23.1% vs 15.1%, P < .001). Patients were less motivated when they were female, >60 years, of low socioeconomic status, disabled, lived in a rural area, had a higher comorbidity rate, or did not have cirrhosis. Conclusions Regular follow‐up at least every 3‐6 months is significantly associated with reduced liver cancer mortality in patients with CHB.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea
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Hester CA, Rich NE, Singal AG, Yopp AC. Comparative Analysis of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis- Versus Viral Hepatitis- and Alcohol-Related Liver Disease-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2020; 17:322-329. [PMID: 30959469 DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2018.7105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite an increasing burden of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), limited data are available comparing outcomes of NASH-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) versus other etiologies. METHODS Patient demographic and tumor characteristics were collected for 1,051 patients diagnosed with NASH-, alcohol-related liver disease (ALD)-, hepatitis C virus (HCV)-, and hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related HCC at 2 large health systems from January 2008 through December 2016. Patient demographics, clinical characteristics, and survival were compared. Risk-adjusted treatment receipt and overall survival (OS) were examined using multivariable analysis. RESULTS A total of 92 patients with NASH-related HCC were compared with 153 patients with ALD-, 719 with HCV-, and 87 with HBV-related HCC. Patients with NASH were older, more likely female, and more likely Hispanic white. Patients with NASH and HBV had more compensated liver disease than those with ALD or HCV, including significantly higher proportions having noncirrhotic HCC. Despite similar surveillance receipt and Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) tumor stage at diagnosis, patients with NASH had higher rates of curative-intent therapy than those with other diseases. Unadjusted median OS was 16 months for NASH, 15 months for ALD, 14 months for HCV, and 8 months for HBV. In multivariable analysis, NASH was associated with worse OS compared with ALD (hazard ratio, 1.92; 95% CI, 1.3-2.5), but there was no difference between NASH- and HCV- or HBV-related HCC. CONCLUSIONS Patients with NASH-related HCC present with more preserved liver function, including a higher proportion having noncirrhotic HCC, than other diseases. Despite patients having similar tumor stage at diagnosis, NASH is independently associated with worse survival compared with ALD, but similar survival compared with HCV and HBV.
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- Caitlin A Hester
- aDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Medicine, and
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- bDivision of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- bDivision of Digestive and Liver Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- aDepartment of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Medicine, and
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Burnett NP, Dunki-Jacobs EM, Callender GG, Anderson RJ, Scoggins CR, McMasters KM, Martin RC. Evaluation of Alpha-fetoprotein Staging System for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Noncirrhotic Patients. Am Surg 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/000313481307900717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging classification is commonly used for staging hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This system assumes the coexistence of cirrhosis; however, a significant proportion of patients with HCC present without cirrhosis. Recently, an alternative system was proposed that stratifies patients according to alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level. The aim of this study was to apply the AFP staging system to noncirrhotic patients with HCC and evaluate its ability to predict overall survival (OS). A prospective hepatopancreatobiliary database was reviewed for all patients with a diagnosis of HCC. Patients were staged based on BCLC classification as well as by AFP stage according to four levels: less than 10 ng/mL, 10 to 150 ng/mL, 150 to 500 ng/mL, and greater than 500 ng/mL. Cirrhotic patients were compared with noncirrhotic patients in terms of patient demographics and HCC stage. Kaplan-Meier (KM) analysis of OS was performed for noncirrhotic patients according to BCLC and AFP staging systems. Cirrhotic and noncirrhotic patients differed significantly in terms of median age at presentation (64 vs 70 years, P < 0.001) and gender (76 vs 65% male, P = 0.006). BCLS staging classification did not distinguish between cirrhotics and noncirrhotics ( P = 0.733), whereas AFP staging demonstrated a significant difference between the two groups ( P < 0.0001). KM analysis of OS for noncirrhotic patients with HCC was significant for both the BCLC and the AFP staging systems ( P = 0.003 vs P < 0.0001, respectively). Patients presenting with HCC in the absence of cirrhosis appear to have different characteristics than patients with cirrhosis. Staging according to AFP level is an appropriate predictor of prognosis in noncirrhotic patients with HCC.
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
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Outcomes Following Resection of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Absence of Cirrhosis. J Gastrointest Cancer 2020; 50:808-815. [PMID: 30117090 DOI: 10.1007/s12029-018-0152-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occasionally occurs in non-cirrhotic patients; however, outcomes for these patients are not extensively documented. METHODS We performed an institutional review of patients without cirrhosis who underwent resection for HCC. Clinical data were evaluated to identify factors impacting recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS Forty-two patients underwent hepatectomy for HCC in the absence of cirrhosis over a 10-year period. Median follow-up was 22 months. For the entire cohort, 1-, 3-, and 5-year RFS was 62%, 42%, and 38% and 1-, 3-, and 5-year OS was 78%, 60%, and 49%, respectively. On univariate analysis, RFS was significantly worse for patients with a disrupted/absent tumor capsule (p = 0.027), vascular invasion (p = 0.030), elevated alkaline phosphatase (p = 0.004), and tumor size > 10 cm (p = 0.016). OS was significantly worse for patients with a disrupted/absent tumor capsule (p = 0.044), obesity (p = 0.036), and elevated alkaline phosphatase (p = 0.007) with a trend towards decreased OS for tumor size > 10 cm (p = 0.07). CONCLUSIONS Patients undergoing resection for HCC in the absence of cirrhosis have fairly high recurrence and modest survival rates. Pre-operative alkaline phosphatase, tumor size, tumor encapsulation, and vascular invasion are important prognostic factors.
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