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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2026

A novel clinical FIT model predicts prognosis of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma treated with TACE combined with lenvatinib and PD-1 inhibitors therapy.

Minjun Liao, Zilong Wang, Xiaoxiao Wang, Xin Ai, Linnan Song, Yuyun Song, Wanying Qin, Kai Wang, Yuchen Zhou, Feng Liu and 1 more

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Minjun LiaoPeking University People's Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Infectious Disease and Hepatology Center of Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug and Device Translation in Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Beijing, China.
Zilong WangPeking University People's Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Infectious Disease and Hepatology Center of Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug and Device Translation in Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Beijing, China.
Xiaoxiao WangPeking University People's Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Infectious Disease and Hepatology Center of Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug and Device Translation in Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Beijing, China.
Xin AiPeking University People's Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Infectious Disease and Hepatology Center of Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug and Device Translation in Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Beijing, China.
Linnan SongPeking University People's Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Infectious Disease and Hepatology Center of Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug and Device Translation in Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Beijing, China.
Yuyun SongPeking University People's Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Infectious Disease and Hepatology Center of Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug and Device Translation in Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Beijing, China.
Wanying QinLaboratory of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guilin Medical University, Guilin, Guangxi, China.
Kai WangDepartment of General Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliopancreatic Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Yuchen ZhouGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Feng LiuPeking University People's Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Infectious Disease and Hepatology Center of Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug and Device Translation in Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Beijing, China.
Huiying RaoPeking University People's Hospital, Peking University Hepatology Institute, Infectious Disease and Hepatology Center of Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing Key Laboratory of Innovative Drug and Device Translation in Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Beijing, China.

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Background: Transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) with lenvatinib and programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitors therapy (triple therapy) demonstrated encouraging efficacy for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC). This study developed and validated a novel prognostic model to evaluate prognosis of uHCC patients with triple therapy, and identify patients who may benefit from triple therapy. Methods: uHCC patients receiving triple therapy were retrospectively enrolled from multiple centers. Overall survival (OS) was the primary endpoint. The prognostic model was developed based on multivariate Cox regression derived predictors of OS. Prognosis was evaluated by Kaplan-Meier survival curves. Results: 265 uHCC patients were enrolled (training cohort: n = 160; validation cohort: n = 105). The objective response and disease control rate were 52.5 and 77.7%, respectively. The optimal cut-off point for fibrin degradation products (FDP) and serum iron level were determined as 4.7 μg/dL and 60.0 μg/dL, respectively. Multivariate Cox regression identified FDP, serum iron level and tumor burden score (TBS) as independent predictors of OS, and these clinical parameters established the FIT model. The FIT model demonstrated favorable discriminative capability for predicting OS with AUC of 0.809 (95% CI: 0.740-0.879) and 0.798 (95% CI: 0.710-0.886) in the training and validation cohorts, respectively. Kaplan-Meier analyses revealed significant prognostic stratification for OS and progression-free survival (PFS) among risk groups defined by FIT model ( Conclusion: The novel clinical FIT model could effectively predict survival of uHCC patients receiving triple therapy, and facilitate prognostic stratification.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLiver NeoplasmsPhenylurea CompoundsQuinolinesAgedCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRetrospective StudiesImmune Checkpoint InhibitorslenvatinibPhenylurea CompoundsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorQuinolinesfit modelhepatocellular carcinomalenvatinibPD-1TACE

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