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ArticleHepatology international2025

Comprehensive genomic profiling for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma in clinical practice.

Takeshi Terashima, Tatsuya Yamashita, Kuniaki Arai, Noboru Takata, Tomoyuki Hayashi, Akihiro Seki, Hidetoshi Nakagawa, Kouki Nio, Noriho Iida, Shinya Yamada and 8 more

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18 authors.

Takeshi TerashimaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan. tera20jp@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1052-0101
Tatsuya YamashitaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Kuniaki AraiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Noboru TakataDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Tomoyuki HayashiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Akihiro SekiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Hidetoshi NakagawaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Kouki NioDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Noriho IidaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Shinya YamadaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Tetsuro ShimakamiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Hajime TakatoriDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Kunihiro TsujiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan.
Hajime SunagozakaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Fukui Prefectural Hospital, Fukui, Japan.
Eishiro MizukoshiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Masao HondaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.
Shinji TakeuchiDivision of Medical Oncology, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.
Taro YamashitaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Kanazawa University Hospital, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8641, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimAlthough several therapeutic agents show efficacy in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), biomarkers such as comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) for the selection of second-line treatments after immunotherapy have not been established. We evaluated the value of CGP for the treatment decision in patients with HCC.

methodsWe retrospectively studied 52 patients with advanced HCC who received CGP tests at three tertiary hospitals between February 2022 and November 2023. Genomic profiles were obtained using one of three CGP tests; 49 and 3 patients were evaluated using tissue-based and blood-based assay, respectively. The impact of CGP results on subsequent treatment selection in clinical practice and correlations between representative gene alterations and patient characteristics or responses to immunotherapy were evaluated.

resultsThe most frequently observed variants were TERT mutations, followed by CTNNB1, TP53, ARID1A, and MYC mutations. Potentially druggable gene alterations were observed in 45 patients (87%), and 34 patients (65%) were recommended to receive treatments based on specific gene alterations by a molecular tumor board. Treatments were covered by health insurance in 13 patients (25%). Five patients (10%) received the recommended treatment by the date of data cut-off. There were no differences in the efficacy of immunotherapy with respect to mutation status in hTERT, CTNNB1, TP53, ARID1A, and MYC.

conclusionsThe results of the present study suggested that druggable gene alterations may provide useful information not only in proposing alternative treatment after standard of care but also in selecting second-line targeted treatments after immunotherapy for patients with advanced HCC.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsAdultAgedbeta CateninBiomarkers, TumorFemaleHumansImmunotherapyMaleMiddle AgedMutationRetrospective StudiesTelomeraseTumor Suppressor Protein p53beta CateninBiomarkers, TumorCTNNB1 protein, humanTelomeraseTERT protein, humanTumor Suppressor Protein p53Comprehensive genomic profilingGene alterationHepatocellular carcinomaPrecision medicineSecond-line treatment

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PMID39541004
PMCPMC11846733

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