Marcello Dallio , Mario Romeo , Fiammetta Di Nardo, Carmine Napolitano, Paolo Vaia, Simone Olivieri, Marco Niosi, Alessandro Federico
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Ultrasound artificial intelligence–based tools distinguished splenomegaly-affected patients (SAPs) and normal-spleen patients (NSPs). Albumin-Bilirubin score (ALBI) and PLT count–based NITs (PLNs) (Fbrosis-4 [FIB-4], ALBI-FIB-4, red cell distribution width-to-PLT ratio [RPR], liver stiffness measurement [LSM]-to-platelet ratio [LSM/PLTr], and ANTICIPATE ± non-alcoholic steatohepatitis [NASH]) were determined. Over 3 years, the first HD was recorded.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Limitedly to SAP, spleen area inversely correlated with PLT (relationship [R]: −0.981; <em>P</em> < 0.0001), confirming the role of splenomegaly-related hypersplenism in conditioning thrombocytopenia. HD occurred similarly in SAPs (20.48%), NSPs (21.15%), and ASP patients (25%) (<em>P</em>: 0.198). In NSP, PLNs showed a reduced influence on HD (FIB-4 [<em>P</em>: 0.03], ALBI-FIB-4 [<em>P</em>: 0.001], RPR [<em>P</em>: 0.002], LSM/PLTr [<em>P</em>: 0.01], and ANTICIPATE ± NASH [<em>P</em>: 0.001]) compared to SAP. In NSP, the spleen area was inversely associated (adjusted sub-distribution hazard ratio: 0.870) and more significantly (<em>P</em> < 0.0001) impacted HD. Consistently, unlike SAPs, in NSPs and ASP patients, PLNs showed poor performance, and exclusively ALBI maintained a good accuracy (NSP: area under the curve [AUC]: 0.651, <em>P</em>: 0.04; ASP patients: AUC: 0.625, <em>P</em>: 0.03) in predicting 3-year HD.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Ultrasound-assessed spleen size affects the predictive performance of the PLNs in MASLD-cACLD patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":15479,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology","volume":"15 6","pages":"Article 102596"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Spleen Area Affects the Performance of the Platelet Count–Based Non-invasive Tools in Predicting First Hepatic Decompensation in Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Cirrhosis\",\"authors\":\"Marcello Dallio , Mario Romeo , Fiammetta Di Nardo, Carmine Napolitano, Paolo Vaia, Simone Olivieri, Marco Niosi, Alessandro Federico\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.jceh.2025.102596\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><h3>Background/Aims</h3><div>Various non-invasive tools (NITs) predicting first hepatic decompensation (HD) in advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD) enclose platelet (PLT) count. 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Spleen Area Affects the Performance of the Platelet Count–Based Non-invasive Tools in Predicting First Hepatic Decompensation in Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Cirrhosis
Background/Aims
Various non-invasive tools (NITs) predicting first hepatic decompensation (HD) in advanced chronic liver disease (ACLD) enclose platelet (PLT) count. A relevant proportion of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)-ACLD patients do not show splenomegaly- and hypersplenism-related thrombocytopenia. We aimed to evaluate the performance of NITs in predicting HD according to ultrasound-assessed spleen size.
Methods
In this observational study, 148 splenic and 27 asplenic (ASP) MASLD-compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD) patients were enrolled. Ultrasound artificial intelligence–based tools distinguished splenomegaly-affected patients (SAPs) and normal-spleen patients (NSPs). Albumin-Bilirubin score (ALBI) and PLT count–based NITs (PLNs) (Fbrosis-4 [FIB-4], ALBI-FIB-4, red cell distribution width-to-PLT ratio [RPR], liver stiffness measurement [LSM]-to-platelet ratio [LSM/PLTr], and ANTICIPATE ± non-alcoholic steatohepatitis [NASH]) were determined. Over 3 years, the first HD was recorded.
Results
Limitedly to SAP, spleen area inversely correlated with PLT (relationship [R]: −0.981; P < 0.0001), confirming the role of splenomegaly-related hypersplenism in conditioning thrombocytopenia. HD occurred similarly in SAPs (20.48%), NSPs (21.15%), and ASP patients (25%) (P: 0.198). In NSP, PLNs showed a reduced influence on HD (FIB-4 [P: 0.03], ALBI-FIB-4 [P: 0.001], RPR [P: 0.002], LSM/PLTr [P: 0.01], and ANTICIPATE ± NASH [P: 0.001]) compared to SAP. In NSP, the spleen area was inversely associated (adjusted sub-distribution hazard ratio: 0.870) and more significantly (P < 0.0001) impacted HD. Consistently, unlike SAPs, in NSPs and ASP patients, PLNs showed poor performance, and exclusively ALBI maintained a good accuracy (NSP: area under the curve [AUC]: 0.651, P: 0.04; ASP patients: AUC: 0.625, P: 0.03) in predicting 3-year HD.
Conclusion
Ultrasound-assessed spleen size affects the predictive performance of the PLNs in MASLD-cACLD patients.