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ReviewClinical and molecular hepatology2026

Tumor-based biomarkers and circulating tumor DNA for precision medicine in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma.

Sabrina Sidali, Claudia Campani, Jihyun An, Ju Hyun Shim, Jean-Charles Nault

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Review in Clinical and molecular hepatology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sabrina SidaliCentre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université de Paris, Team «Functional Genomics of Solid Tumors», Equipe labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, Labex OncoImmunology, Paris, France.
Claudia CampaniCentre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université de Paris, Team «Functional Genomics of Solid Tumors», Equipe labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, Labex OncoImmunology, Paris, France.
Jihyun AnDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Guri, Korea.
Ju Hyun ShimDepartment of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jean-Charles NaultCentre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université de Paris, Team «Functional Genomics of Solid Tumors», Equipe labellisée Ligue Nationale Contre le Cancer, Labex OncoImmunology, Paris, France.

Funding

Agence Nationale de la RechercheAgence Nationale de Recherches sur le Sida et les Hepatites Virales CSS13 HBV-LIRAGE ECTZ232901Association Française pour l'Étude du FoieLigue contre le cancer Recherche CliniqueRoche and AstraZenecaSIRIC CAncer Research in multiple dimensions to accelerate PrEcision Medicine INCa-DGOS-Inserm-12561
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary liver cancer and remains a major cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Systemic therapies, including targeted therapies and immune checkpoint inhibitors, have revolutionized the management of advanced HCC. Although the prognosis of patients with advanced HCC remains poor, significant progress has been made with recent advances in drug development, particularly with the introduction of effective treatments such as atezolizumab plus bevacizumab or durvalumab plus tremelimumab. Indeed, treatment response varies significantly among patients, highlighting the need for robust biomarkers. In addition, the development of molecular driver-targeted therapies remains an active research focus as most genetic alterations observed in HCC are currently undruggable. Meeting these goals will require additional efforts to obtain histological material in clinical trials, in order to enable robust translational research. This review explores the current landscape of biomarkers of response to systemic treatments in HCC, including molecular, immune-based markers as well as circulating tumor DNA and highlights potential paths of improvement.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularCirculating Tumor DNALiver NeoplasmsPrecision MedicineHumansBiomarkers, TumorCirculating Tumor DNAAlpha-fetoproteinBiomarkersCirculating tumor DNAHepatocellular carcinomaSystemic treatment

Identifiers

PMID40831037
PMCPMC12835800

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