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Trial reportNature communications2026

Integrated single-cell multi-omics characterization reveals lipid-associated macrophage-mediated immunosuppression in neoadjuvant immunotherapy of hepatocellular carcinoma.

Shengxuan Peng, Chang Liu, Junyu Long, Jincheng Tian, Han Li, Donghai Lu, Qihang Cao, Daolin Zhang, Qiao He, Jisen Jia and 6 more

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Trial report in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06571396 (Perioperative Risk Factors and Nomograms for Participants With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Receiving Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy or Conversion Therapy), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Perioperative Risk Factors and Nomograms for Participants With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Receiving Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy or Conversion Therapy

TypeobservationalSponsorQilu Hospital of Shandong UniversityRan2014 to 2026Enrolled200ConditionsCarcinoma, Hepatocellular, Immunotherapy
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Shengxuan Peng *Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China.
Chang Liu *Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China.
Junyu Long *Department of Liver Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC), Beijing, PR China.
Jincheng TianDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China.
Han LiDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China.
Donghai LuDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China.
Qihang CaoDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China.
Daolin ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China.
Qiao HeDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China.ORCID 0009-0000-2108-3608
Jisen JiaDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China.
Yuxuan WangDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China.
Zhaoru DongDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China.ORCID 0000-0001-6056-2097
Haitao ZhaoDepartment of Liver Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Complex Severe and Rare Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College (CAMS & PUMC), Beijing, PR China.ORCID 0000-0002-3444-8044
Lei ZhaoDepartment of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, PR China. drzhaolei@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-9919-5981
Dongxu WangDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China. drwangdongxu@163.com.
Tao LiDepartment of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, PR China. litao7706@163.com.ORCID 0000-0002-5108-1774

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2025M782095China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2025M782927National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) No. 82303720Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province No. tsqn202507340Taishan Scholar Foundation of Shandong Province No. tstp20221158
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a cancer with high incidence and mortality rate. Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) improved survival outcomes for HCC patients, limited objective response rate highlights the urgency of investigating determinants of immunotherapy. Here, we explore HCC resistance mechanisms following neoadjuvant αPD-1 immunotherapy by constructing a comprehensive multi-modal single-cell transcriptomic atlas consisting of 14 HCC patients treated with αPD-1 from our cohort (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06571396) and 60 external HCC cases with heterogeneous treatment backgrounds. Supervised by clinical outcomes of our cohort, we identify positive and negative regulators of immunotherapy within the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME), especially lipid-associated macrophages (LAM) with increased lipid metabolic state in non-responders and characterized by C1QA, FABP1, and APOA1 expression. We further show the presence, exogenous inducements and immunosuppressive functions of LAM, along with regulation strategies of its lipid-associated condition, including lycopene and chiglitazar. Furthermore, we construct interaction networks of immune regulators across responders and non-responders, showing distinct ligand-receptor landscapes with intervention targets. We reveal the TIME components including immunosuppressive LAMs that influence immunotherapy outcomes, thus providing evidence and insights for exploring immune landscape and therapeutic strategies for HCC immunotherapy. ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT06571396.

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Carcinoma, HepatocellularImmunotherapyLiver NeoplasmsMacrophagesFemaleHumansLipid MetabolismMaleMultiomicsNeoadjuvant TherapySingle-Cell AnalysisTranscriptomeTumor-Associated MacrophagesTumor Microenvironment

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PMID42680737
PMCPMC13534469

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