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ReviewJHEP reports : innovation in hepatology2025

Hepatocellular carcinoma: Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment.

Ezequiel Mauro, Tiago de Castro, Marcus Zeitlhoefler, Max W Sung, Augusto Villanueva, Vincenzo Mazzaferro, Josep M Llovet

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Review in JHEP reports : innovation in hepatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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64citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ezequiel MauroLiver Cancer Translational Research Group, Liver Unit, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Tiago de CastroMount Sinai Liver Cancer Program, Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Marcus ZeitlhoeflerMount Sinai Liver Cancer Program, Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Max W SungDivision of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Augusto VillanuevaLiver Cancer Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Health, NY, USA.
Vincenzo MazzaferroDepartment of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy.
Josep M LlovetLiver Cancer Translational Research Group, Liver Unit, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.

Funding

The Role of KLF6 in Hepatic FibrosisR01DK056621 · NIDDK · MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE OF NYU · PI FRIEDMAN, SCOTT L. · 2000 to 2019
$6.2M
Hepatic stellate cells in NASH fibrosis and HCCR01DK128289 · NIDDK · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI SCOTT L. FRIEDMAN · 2021 to 2026
$2.6M
Determinants of immunotherapy response in NASH-Hepatocellular carcinomaR01CA273932 · NCI · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI JOSEP M LLOVET · 2023 to 2026
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA273932NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK056621NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK128289
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide and primarily affects individuals with cirrhosis. While viral hepatitis has historically been the predominant cause, the burden of HCC is increasingly shifting toward non-viral aetiologies, such as ALD (alcohol-related liver disease) and MASLD (metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease). Preventive strategies, including HBV vaccination and antiviral therapies, have reduced the incidence of virus-related HCC, while emerging antifibrotic and metabolic agents may limit MASLD progression. Surveillance with biannual ultrasound and alpha-fetoprotein testing facilitates early detection and curative treatment, although underuse remains a critical limitation. Advances in surgical resection, liver transplantation, and locoregional therapies have improved outcomes in early and intermediate stages. In advanced HCC, immune checkpoint inhibitor-based combinations have shifted the treatment landscape, with median overall survival now exceeding two years and long-term responses observed in a subset of patients. Despite these advances, substantial unmet needs remain in prevention, early detection, and therapeutic access. Ongoing research into biomarkers and novel treatments offers the potential to further transform the HCC care continuum.

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epidemiologyhepatocellular carcinomastagingtreatment

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PMID41244300
PMCPMC12615749

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