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Biomarkers for immunotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma

Greten, Tim F., Villanueva, Augusto, Korangy, Firouzeh, Ruf, Benjamin, Yarchoan, Mark, Ma, Lichun, Ruppin, Eytan, Wang, Xin W.·2023·Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology

Abstract

Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are now widely used for the treatment of patients with advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Two different ICI-containing regimens, atezolizumab plus bevacizumab and tremelimumab plus durvalumab, are now approved standard-of-care first-line therapies in this setting. However, and despite substantial improvements in survival outcomes relative to sorafenib, most patients with advanced-stage HCC do not derive durable benefit from these regimens. Advances in genome sequencing including the use of single-cell RNA sequencing (both of tumour material and blood samples), as well as immune cell identification strategies and other techniques such as radiomics and analysis of the microbiota, have created considerable potential for the identification of novel predictive biomarkers enabling the accurate selection of patients who are most likely to derive benefit from ICIs. In this Review, we summarize data on the immunology of HCC and the outcomes in patients receiving ICIs for the treatment of this disease. We then provide an overview of current biomarker use and developments in the past 5 years, including gene signatures, circulating tumour cells, high-dimensional flow cytometry, single-cell RNA sequencing as well as approaches involving the microbiome, radiomics and clinical markers. Novel concepts for further biomarker development in HCC are then discussed including biomarker-driven trials, spatial transcriptomics and integrated 'big data' analysis approaches. These concepts all have the potential to better identify patients who are most likely to benefit from ICIs and to promote the development of new treatment approaches.

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Authors
Greten, T. F., Villanueva, A., Korangy, F., Ruf, B., Yarchoan, M., Ma, L., Ruppin, E., & Wang, X. W.
Affiliations
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
  • Tisch Cancer Institute (US)
  • National Cancer Institute (US)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author
Greten, Tim F.
Venue
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
Published
2023-09-19
Volume
20
Issue
11
Pages
780-798
ISSN
  • 1759-4774 (ISSN-L)
  • 1759-4782
OpenAlex
W4386845699
Cited by
227
References
205
Citations by year
2026: 66 · 2025: 88 · 2024: 71 · 2023: 2
FWCI
7.38
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
Keywords
hepatocellular carcinoma, immune checkpoint inhibitors, predictive biomarkers, atezolizumab plus bevacizumab, single-cell RNA sequencing, circulating tumor cells, high-dimensional flow cytometry, tumor microbiome, radiomics, gene expression signatures, spatial transcriptomics, biomarker-driven trials, immunotherapy selection
MeSH terms
Sorafenib, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Humans, Immunotherapy, Liver Neoplasms, Biomarkers

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