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ArticleJournal of gastroenterology2025

Potential role of Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index as a risk factor for immune-mediated adverse events during durvalumab plus tremelimumab therapy in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hideko Ohama, Atsushi Hiraoka, Toshifumi Tada, Masashi Hirooka, Kazuya Kariyama, Joji Tani, Masanori Atsukawa, Koichi Takaguchi, Ei Itobayashi, Shinya Fukunishi and 46 more

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Hideko OhamaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, 83 Kasuga-Machi, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-0024, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1882-824X
Atsushi HiraokaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, 83 Kasuga-Machi, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-0024, Japan. hirage@m.ehime-u.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0003-1989-0480
Toshifumi TadaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Himeji Hospital, Himeji, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0976-6761
Masashi HirookaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-5634-5313
Kazuya KariyamaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Okayama City Hospital, Okayama, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3996-7502
Joji TaniDepartment of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8801-2505
Masanori AtsukawaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nippon Medical School, Bunkyo City, Tokyo, Japan.
Koichi TakaguchiDepartment of Hepatology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0175-8721
Ei ItobayashiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Asahi General Hospital, Asahi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0475-2819
Shinya FukunishiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Kunihiko TsujiCenter for Gastroenterology, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.ORCID 0009-0007-4152-9364
Toru IshikawaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Niigata Hospital, Niigata, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5470-9694
Kazuto TajiriDepartment of Gastroenterology, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2373-8601
Hironori TanakaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Takarazuka City Hospital, Hyogo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-7795-3844
Hidenori ToyodaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1652-6168
Chikara OgawaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Japanese Red Cross Takamatsu Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4534-6692
Takashi NishimuraDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5517-8303
Takeshi HatanakaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gunma Saiseikai Maebashi Hospital, Maebashi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-3656-285X
Satoru KakizakiDepartment of Clinical Research, NHO Takasaki General Medical Center, Takasaki, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0224-7093
Kazuhito KawataHepatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine II, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4986-8578
Atsushi NaganumaDepartment of Gastroenterology, NHO Takasaki General Medical Center, Takasaki, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0663-0102
Hisashi KosakaDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2926-9973
Tomomitsu MatonoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Harima Himeji General Medical Center, Himeji, Japan.
Hidekatsu KurodaDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine, Morioka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1471-1087
Yutaka YataDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hanwa Memorial Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
Hiroki NishikawaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Osaka, Japan.
Michitaka ImaiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Niigata Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
Tomoko AokiFaculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-9950-4553
Hironori OchiMatsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Center for Liver-Biliary-Pancreatic Disease, Matsuyama, Japan.
Hideyuki TamaiDepartment of Hepatology, Wakayama Rosai Hospital, Wakayama, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4511-4573
Shohei KomatsuDepartment of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Fujimasa TadaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, 83 Kasuga-Machi, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-0024, Japan.ORCID 0009-0007-3964-5876
Shinichiro NakamuraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Himeji Hospital, Himeji, Japan.ORCID 0009-0001-5065-9669
Yoshiko NakamuraDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan.
Teruki MiyakeDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan.
Osamu YoshidaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan.
Kazuhiro NousoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Okayama City Hospital, Okayama, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2018-0008
Asahiro MorishitaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0760-3045
Norio ItokawaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nippon Medical School, Bunkyo City, Tokyo, Japan.
Tomomi OkuboDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nippon Medical School, Bunkyo City, Tokyo, Japan.
Taeang AraiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nippon Medical School, Bunkyo City, Tokyo, Japan.
Akemi TsutsuiDepartment of Hepatology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2978-2723
Takuya NaganoDepartment of Hepatology, Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Takamatsu, Japan.
Kazunari TanakaCenter for Gastroenterology, Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9811-2665
Takanori MatsuuraDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.ORCID 0009-0008-7361-881X
Yuichi KoshiyamaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ogaki Municipal Hospital, Ogaki, Japan.
Yuki KanayamaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Gunma Saiseikai Maebashi Hospital, Maebashi, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8639-5212
Hidenao NoritakeHepatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine II, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Japan.
Hirayuki EnomotoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Kosuke MatsuiDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.
Masaki KaiboriDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0577-3921
Takumi FukumotoDepartment of Surgery, Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
Yoichi HiasaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Toon, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4117-339X
Masatoshi KudoFaculty of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kindai University, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4102-3474
Takashi KumadaGifu Kyoritsu University, Ogaki, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2211-495X
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Abstract

backgroundImmune-mediated adverse events (imAEs) are a significant concern in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC) undergoing combination immunotherapy with durvalumab and tremelimumab (Dur/Tre). This study aimed to investigate the potential association of risk factors, particularly nutrition and immune markers, associated with the development of imAEs.

methodsBetween November 2022 and December 2024, 312 patients with uHCC treated with Dur/Tre were enrolled and retrospectively analyzed. Clinical characteristics, inflammatory markers, and nutritional indices (Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index [GNRI], body mass index, Prognostic Nutritional Index-Onodera, C-reactive protein-to-albumin ratio, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio) were evaluated to identify predictors for imAE development.

resultsThe imAEs occurred in 122 patients (39.1%), most commonly affecting dermatological, gastrointestinal, and endocrine systems. On multivariate analysis, only normal GNRI (≥ 98) was independently associated with a higher incidence of imAE (odds ratio: 1.99, 95% confidence interval: 1.05-3.79, P = 0.036). Patients with GNRI ≥ 98 also showed better overall survival (OS) than those with GNRI < 98 (not reached vs. 12.5 months, P < 0.001). Among patients who developed imAEs, no significant differences were observed in the imAE types or high-dose steroid use between the GNRI ≥ 98 group (n = 66) and the GNRI < 98 group (n = 56) (40.9% vs. 58.9%, P = 0.069).

conclusionsNormal GNRI status (≥ 98) was associated with an increased risk of imAE development and improved OS in patients with uHCC receiving Dur/Tre therapy. GNRI may be a useful clinical factor for identifying patients at higher risk of developing imAEs.

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Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, HepatocellularLiver NeoplasmsAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansMaleMiddle AgedNutritional StatusNutrition AssessmentRetrospective StudiesAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicaldurvalumabtremelimumabDurvalumab plus tremelimumabGNRIHepatocellular carcinomaimAE

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