{"title":"JHEP at a glance (October 2024)","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0168-8278(24)02443-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0168-8278(24)02443-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":26.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168827824024437/pdfft?md5=287f2a76d980a29e1121c8755afdb0e5&pid=1-s2.0-S0168827824024437-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142242752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rare primary liver cancers: An EASL position paper","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jhep.2024.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhep.2024.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In recent years, owing to advances in our understanding of hepatocarcinogenesis, rare primary liver cancers (PLCs), including combined hepatocellular-cholangiocarcinoma, fibrolamellar carcinoma, and hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma have garnered increased attention. In this position paper, an international panel of experts representing oncology, hepatology, pathology, radiology, surgery, and molecular biology has summarised the available information and evidence on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of rare PLCs. While clinical trials of systemic treatments are underway for some rare PLCs, it is evident that more research, involving national and international collaboration, is required.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":15888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":26.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142242254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"DECISION strives to better understand the pathophysiology of decompensated cirrhosis leading to acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) at the systems level by taking advantage of already existing large and clinically well-characterized patient cohorts.","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0168-8278(24)02468-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0168-8278(24)02468-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":26.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142242749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From the Editor’s Desk...","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jhep.2024.07.029","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhep.2024.07.029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":26.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142242751","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Submit your abstract for the EASL Congress 2025 by 3 December","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0168-8278(24)02465-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0168-8278(24)02465-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":26.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142242746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Submit your abstract for the EASL Liver Cancer Summit by 12 November","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0168-8278(24)02467-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0168-8278(24)02467-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":26.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142242748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Submit your abstract for the EASL SLD Summit by 29 October","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0168-8278(24)02466-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0168-8278(24)02466-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":26.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142242747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From dark bile to bright insight: A liver biopsy with advanced fibrosis and severe cholestasis","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jhep.2024.04.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhep.2024.04.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":26.8,"publicationDate":"2024-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142242255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Parissa Tabrizian M.D. MSc FACS, Matthew L. Holzner M.D., Veeral Ajmera M.D., Amy K. Kim M.D., Kali Zhou M.D., Gabriel T. Schnickel M.D., Kelly Torosian M.D., Maarouf Hoteit M.D., Rebecca Marino M.D., Michael Li M.D., Francis Yao M.D., Sander S. Florman M.D., Myron E. Schwartz M.D., Neil Mehta M.D.
{"title":"Intention-to-treat outcomes of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma receiving immunotherapy before liver transplant: the multicenter VITALITY study","authors":"Parissa Tabrizian M.D. MSc FACS, Matthew L. Holzner M.D., Veeral Ajmera M.D., Amy K. Kim M.D., Kali Zhou M.D., Gabriel T. Schnickel M.D., Kelly Torosian M.D., Maarouf Hoteit M.D., Rebecca Marino M.D., Michael Li M.D., Francis Yao M.D., Sander S. Florman M.D., Myron E. Schwartz M.D., Neil Mehta M.D.","doi":"10.1016/j.jhep.2024.09.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2024.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"The use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has become widespread with encouraging outcomes in the neoadjuvant setting. Safety and intention to treat (ITT) outcomes in the peri transplant setting are currently based on small and heterogenous single center reports. This first multiregional US study (2016-2023) included 117 consecutive HCC patients assessed for LT and treated preoperatively with ICIs. Intention to treat ITT and survival analyses were conducted with evaluation of post LT rejection rates. In total, 86 (73.5%) patients exceeded MC and 65 (75.6%) were successfully downstaged (DS) within a median of 5.6 months. 43 (36.7%) underwent transplantation, including 18 (15.4%) within MC and 23 (19.7%) initially beyond and DS. Overall, 94% of the cohort received concurrent ICIs and locoregional therapies. No grade 4-5 adverse events occurred on the waiting list. The 3-year cumulative probability of dropout was 28% for those within MC and 48% for those beyond. Independent predictors of dropout included: being beyond MC (p<0.001), AFP doubling from baseline (p=0.014) and radiographic responses (p<0.001). The 3-year ITT survival was 71.1% (73.5% within MC vs 69.7% beyond MC, p=0.329), with 3-year post LT survival rate of 85%. Post-LT rejection occurred in 7 patients, six received their last dose of ICI less than 3 months prior to LT, resulting in one graft loss. The first multicenter evaluation of HCC patients receiving ICI pre-LT demonstrates favorable survival and safety outcomes, justifying continued utilization and further evaluation of this strategy in clinical practice. High tumor burden, doubling of AFP levels, and radiographic response were identified as predictors of unfavorable oncologic outcomes. The first multicenter evaluation of pre-transplant immune-checkpoint-inhibitors in hepatocellular carcinoma to show promising intention-to-treat survival, safety and rejection rates. Immune-checkpoint-inhibitors, either alone or combined with LRT, demonstrate reliable efficacy. This preoperative strategy could be particularly beneficial for high-risk patients, including those requiring downstaging or with elevated AFP levels despite locoregional treatment. These findings fill current knowledge gaps and offer reassuring evidence for the feasibility of pre-transplant use of immune-checkpoint-inhibitors, pending results from ongoing trials.","PeriodicalId":15888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":25.7,"publicationDate":"2024-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142233568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reply to: “No need for complex blood purification systems for renal replacement therapy during long-term liver normothermic machine perfusion” and “The importance of developing viability criteria to assess liver grafts undergoing multi-week normothermic perfusion”","authors":"Umberto Cillo, Federico Nalesso, Alessandra Bertacco","doi":"10.1016/j.jhep.2024.08.026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2024.08.026","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15888,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Hepatology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":25.7,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142233571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}