信函:比较辅助PD-1抑制剂在治疗性切除代谢功能障碍相关脂肪变性肝病相关HCC与其他病因的疗效——作者回复

IF 6.6 1区 医学 Q1 GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
Isabella Lurje, Deniz Uluk, Frank Tacke, Georg Lurje
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我们感谢Su等人对我们的研究[1]的兴趣,该研究探讨了肝细胞癌(HCC)病因学在肝切除术后长期预后中的作用。在我们的研究中,我们发现欧洲患有代谢功能障碍相关脂肪变性肝病(MASLD)相关HCC的患者在肝切除术后的总生存期(OS)明显短于其他病因的HCC患者。Su等人通过讨论他们最近在接受辅助抗pd -1免疫治疗的亚洲患者中的发现,提出了一个相关的问题,在这些患者中,masld相关的HCC与其他病因之间没有明显的生存差异。正如Su et al. b[2]所强调的,一些研究报道了masld相关HCC患者肝切除术后的无病(DFS)和OS更好,这与我们的研究结果b[3]形成了对比。结果的差异可能归因于患者群体(亚洲与欧洲队列)、肿瘤特征、潜在肝脏疾病的严重程度、诊断标准的回顾性应用(如酒精摄入量)和辅助治疗的差异。这些变化强调需要标准化的前瞻性设置来解决这些问题。对masld相关HCC的研究尤为重要,因为潜在的病理生理学表明,不同的免疫动力学可能影响预后和对治疗的反应。具体来说,一种自身反应性的常规树突状细胞(cDC1)-CD8 t细胞轴驱动疾病进展和癌变,并可通过MASLD中的检查点抑制来刺激[4,5]。一项对已发表试验的荟萃分析发现,检查点抑制剂治疗(抗pd -1和抗pd - l1,单药或联合治疗)并没有显著提高晚期非病毒性HCC患者的生存率。有趣的是,在满足代谢功能障碍相关脂肪性肝炎(MASH)标准的晚期HCC患者中,与非MASH相关HCC[7]相比,检查点抑制剂治疗的生存结果明显更差,这表明masld相关HCC的免疫微环境可能与其他HCC亚型[7]不同。目前的欧洲指南不推荐在有治愈意图的HCC切除术后进行辅助治疗,因为没有足够的证据支持其在西方队列中的长期疗效。Imbrave050试验招募西方和亚洲患者接受Atezolizumab(抗pd - l1)加贝伐单抗(抗vegf)辅助治疗。尽管初步结果令人鼓舞,但联合免疫治疗并没有显著改善长期肿瘤预后。不过,来自亚洲的新兴数据更有希望。例如,最近的一项II期试验表明,与术后单独主动监测相比,辛替单抗(抗pd -1)作为高危HCC切除术后的辅助治疗可显著延长无复发生存期。Su等人报道的延长的DFS证实了这些发现,并进一步阐明了HCC结局的潜在区域差异。总之,我们的研究为欧洲患者masld相关HCC的预后意义提供了见解,但全球生存差异突出表明需要进一步研究HCC病因如何影响治疗结果,特别是在免疫治疗的背景下。采用标准化治疗方案的前瞻性研究对于根据病因和地区制定治疗策略至关重要。代谢性肝病和免疫应答之间的相互作用仍然是一个关键的研究领域,有可能在全球范围内优化HCC患者的治疗结果。
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Letter: Comparing the Efficacy of Adjuvant PD–1 Inhibitor After Curative Resection for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Related HCC Versus Other Aetiologies—Authors' Reply

We thank Su et al. for their interest in our study [1], which interrogated the role of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) aetiology on long-term outcomes following liver resection. In our work, we found that European patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)-related HCC had significantly shorter overall survival (OS) after liver resection compared to patients with HCC of other etiologies. Su et al. have raised a pertinent issue by discussing their recent findings in Asian patients receiving adjuvant anti-PD-1 immunotherapy, where no significant survival differences were observed between MASLD-related HCC and other aetiologies [2].

As highlighted by Su et al. [2], several studies have reported better disease-free (DFS) and OS in patients with MASLD-related HCC after liver resection, which contrasts with the results of our study [3]. Discrepancies in outcomes may be attributable to variations in patient populations (Asian vs. European cohorts), tumour characteristics, severity of underlying liver disease, retrospective application of diagnostic criteria (e.g., alcohol intake) and adjuvant therapy. These variations emphasise the need for standardised prospective settings to address these questions.

The investigation of MASLD-related HCC is especially crucial, as the underlying pathophysiology suggests distinct immune dynamics that may affect prognosis and response to therapy. Specifically, an autoreactive conventional dendritic cell (cDC1)-CD8 T-cell axis drives disease progression and cancerogenesis and can be stimulated through checkpoint inhibition in MASLD [4, 5]. A meta-analysis of published trials found that checkpoint inhibitor therapy (anti-PD-1 and anti-PD-L1, monotherapy or combination therapy) did not significantly improve survival in patients with advanced non-viral HCC. Interestingly, in patients with advanced HCC fulfilling metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) criteria, survival outcomes were significantly worse with checkpoint inhibitor therapy compared to non-MASH-related HCC [6], suggesting that the immune microenvironment in MASLD-related HCC may differ from that in other HCC subtypes [7].

Current European guidelines do not recommend adjuvant therapy after curative-intent HCC resection, due to insufficient evidence to support their long-term efficacy in Western cohorts [8]. The Imbrave050 trial recruited Western and Asian patients to receive Atezolizumab (anti-PD-L1) plus Bevacizumab (anti-VEGF) in an adjuvant setting. Despite encouraging initial results, long-term oncological outcomes were not significantly improved through combination immunotherapy [9]. However, emerging data from Asia are more promising. For instance, a recent phase II trial of sintilimab (anti-PD-1) as adjuvant treatment after resection of high-risk HCC demonstrated significantly prolonged recurrence-free survival compared to post-operative active surveillance alone [10]. The prolonged DFS reported by Su et al. [2] corroborates these findings and sheds additional light on potential regional differences in HCC outcomes.

In conclusion, our study provides insights into the prognostic implications of MASLD-related HCC in European patients, but the global survival differences highlight the need for further research into how HCC aetiology affects treatment outcomes, particularly in the context of immunotherapy. Prospective studies with standardised treatment regimens are essential to tailor therapeutic strategies based on aetiology and region. The interplay between metabolic liver diseases and immune responses remains a critical area of research, with the potential to optimise treatment outcomes for patients with HCC globally.

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期刊介绍: Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics is a global pharmacology journal focused on the impact of drugs on the human gastrointestinal and hepato-biliary systems. It covers a diverse range of topics, often with immediate clinical relevance to its readership.
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