Imperial College London

DrRohiniSharma

Faculty of MedicineDepartment of Surgery & Cancer

Reader in Clinical Pharmacology & Medical Oncology
 
 
 
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Lu H, George J, Eslam M, Villanueva A, Bolondi L, Reeves HL, McCain M, Chambers E, Ward C, Sartika D, Sands C, Maslen L, Lewis MR, Ramaswami R, Sharma Ret al., 2023, Discriminatory changes in circulating metabolites as a predictor of hepatocellular cancer in patients with MAFLD, Liver Cancer, Vol: 12, Pages: 19-31, ISSN: 2235-1795

Introduction: The burden of metabolic (dysfunction) associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is rising mirrored by an increase in hepatocellular cancer (HCC). MAFLD and its sequelae are characterized by perturbations in lipid handling, inflammation, and mitochondrial damage. The profile of circulating lipid and small molecule metabolites with the development of HCC is poorly characterized in MAFLD and could be used in future studies as a biomarker for HCC. Methods: We assessed the profile of 273 lipid and small molecule metabolites by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry in serum from patients with MAFLD (n = 113) and MAFLD-associated HCC (n = 144) from six different centers. Regression models were used to identify a predictive model of HCC. Results: Twenty lipid species and one metabolite, reflecting changes in mitochondrial function and sphingolipid metabolism, were associated with the presence of cancer on a background of MAFLD with high accuracy (AUC 0.789, 95% CI: 0.721–0.858), which was enhanced with the addition of cirrhosis to the model (AUC 0.855, 95% CI: 0.793–0.917). In particular, the presence of these metabolites was associated with cirrhosis in the MAFLD subgroup (p < 0.001). When considering the HCC cohort alone, the metabolic signature was an independent predictor of overall survival (HR 1.42, 95% CI: 1.09–1.83, p < 0.01). Conclusion: These exploratory findings reveal a metabolic signature in serum which is capable of accurately detecting the presence of HCC on a background of MAFLD. This unique serum signature will be taken forward for further investigation of diagnostic performance as biomarker of early stage HCC in patients with MAFLD in the future.

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Hamill V, Gelson W, MacDonald D, Richardson P, Ryder SD, Aldersley M, McPherson S, Verma S, Sharma R, Hutchinson S, Benselin J, Barnes E, Guha IN, Irving WL, Innes Het al., 2023, Delivery of biannual ultrasound surveillance for individuals with cirrhosis and cured hepatitis C in the UK., Liver Int

BACKGROUND: Previous studies show the uptake of biannual ultrasound (US) surveillance in patients with cirrhosis is suboptimal. Here, our goal was to understand in broader terms how surveillance is being delivered to cirrhosis patients with cured hepatitis C in the UK. METHODS: Hepatitis C cirrhosis patients achieving a sustained viral response (SVR) to antiviral therapies were identified from the national Hepatitis-C-Research-UK resource. Data on (i) liver/abdominal US examinations, (ii) HCC diagnoses, and (iii) HCC curative treatment were obtained through record-linkage to national health registries. The rate of US uptake was calculated by dividing the number of US episodes by follow-up time. RESULTS: A total of 1908 cirrhosis patients from 31 liver centres were followed for 3.8 (IQR: 3.4-4.9) years. Overall, 10 396 liver/abdominal USs were identified. The proportion with biannual US was 19% in the first 3 years after SVR and 9% for all follow-up years. Higher uptake of biannual US was associated with attending a liver transplant centre; older age and cirrhosis decompensation. Funnel plot analysis indicated significant inter-centre variability in biannual US uptake, with 6/29 centres outside control limits. Incident HCC occurred in 133 patients, of which 49/133 (37%) were treated with curative intent. The number of US episodes in the two years prior to HCC diagnosis was significantly associated with higher odds of curative-intent treatment (aOR: 1.53; 95% CI: 1.12-2,09; p = .007). CONCLUSIONS: This study provides novel data on the cascade of care for HCC in the UK. Our findings suggest biannual US is poorly targeted, inefficient and is not being delivered equitably to all patients.

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Buch S, Innes H, Lutz PL, Nischalke HD, Marquardt JU, Fischer J, Weiss KH, Rosendahl J, Marot A, Krawczyk M, Casper M, Lammert F, Eyer F, Vogel A, Marhenke S, von Felden J, Sharma R, Atkinson SR, McQuillin A, Nattermann J, Schafmayer C, Franke A, Strassburg C, Rietschel M, Altmann H, Sulk S, Thangapandi VR, Brosch M, Lackner C, Stauber RE, Canbay A, Link A, Reiberger T, Mandorfer M, Semmler G, Scheiner B, Datz C, Romeo S, Ginanni Corradini S, Irving WL, Morling JR, Guha IN, Barnes E, Ansari MA, Quistrebert J, Valenti L, Müller SA, Morgan MY, Dufour J-F, Trebicka J, Berg T, Deltenre P, Mueller S, Hampe J, Stickel Fet al., 2023, Genetic variation in TERT modifies the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in alcohol-related cirrhosis: results from a genome-wide case-control study, Gut, Vol: 72, Pages: 381-391, ISSN: 0017-5749

OBJECTIVE: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) often develops in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis at an annual risk of up to 2.5%. Some host genetic risk factors have been identified but do not account for the majority of the variance in occurrence. This study aimed to identify novel susceptibility loci for the development of HCC in people with alcohol related cirrhosis. DESIGN: Patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis and HCC (cases: n=1214) and controls without HCC (n=1866), recruited from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and the UK, were included in a two-stage genome-wide association study using a case-control design. A validation cohort of 1520 people misusing alcohol but with no evidence of liver disease was included to control for possible association effects with alcohol misuse. Genotyping was performed using the InfiniumGlobal Screening Array (V.24v2, Illumina) and the OmniExpress Array (V.24v1-0a, Illumina). RESULTS: Associations with variants rs738409 in PNPLA3 and rs58542926 in TM6SF2 previously associated with an increased risk of HCC in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis were confirmed at genome-wide significance. A novel locus rs2242652(A) in TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase) was also associated with a decreased risk of HCC, in the combined meta-analysis, at genome-wide significance (p=6.41×10-9, OR=0.61 (95% CI 0.52 to 0.70). This protective association remained significant after correction for sex, age, body mass index and type 2 diabetes (p=7.94×10-5, OR=0.63 (95% CI 0.50 to 0.79). Carriage of rs2242652(A) in TERT was associated with an increased leucocyte telomere length (p=2.12×10-44). CONCLUSION: This study identifies rs2242652 in TERT as a novel protective factor for HCC in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis.

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Leineweber CG, Rabehl M, Pietzner A, Rohwer N, Rothe M, Pech M, Sangro B, Sharma R, Verslype C, Basu B, Sengel C, Ricke J, Schebb NH, Weylandt K-H, Benckert Jet al., 2023, Sorafenib increases cytochrome P450 lipid metabolites in patient with hepatocellular carcinoma., Front Pharmacol, Vol: 14, ISSN: 1663-9812

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a leading cause of cancer death, and medical treatment options are limited. The multikinase inhibitor sorafenib was the first approved drug widely used for systemic therapy in advanced HCC. Sorafenib might affect polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA)-derived epoxygenated metabolite levels, as it is also a potent inhibitor of the soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), which catalyzes the conversion of cytochrome-P450 (CYP)-derived epoxide metabolites derived from PUFA, such as omega-6 arachidonic acid (AA) and omega-3 docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), into their corresponding dihydroxy metabolites. Experimental studies with AA-derived epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) have shown that they can promote tumor growth and metastasis, while DHA-derived 19,20-epoxydocosapentaenoic acid (19,20-EDP) was shown to have anti-tumor activity in mice. In this study, we found a significant increase in EET levels in 43 HCC patients treated with sorafenib and a trend towards increased levels of DHA-derived 19,20-EDP. We demonstrate that the effect of sorafenib on CYP- metabolites led to an increase of 19,20-EDP and its dihydroxy metabolite, whereas DHA plasma levels decreased under sorafenib treatment. These data indicate that specific supplementation with DHA could be used to increase levels of the epoxy compound 19,20-EDP with potential anti-tumor activity in HCC patients receiving sorafenib therapy.

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Wu YL, Fulgenzi CAM, D'Alessio A, Cheon J, Nishida N, Saeed A, Wietharn B, Cammarota A, Pressiani T, Personeni N, Pinter M, Scheiner B, Balcar L, Huang Y-H, Phen S, Naqash AR, Vivaldi C, Salani F, Masi G, Bettinger D, Vogel A, Schoenlein M, von Felden J, Schulze K, Wege H, Galle PR, Kudo M, Rimassa L, Singal AG, Sharma R, Cortellini A, Gaillard VE, Chon HJ, Pinato DJ, Ang Cet al., 2022, Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios as Prognostic Biomarkers in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Atezolizumab plus Bevacizumab, CANCERS, Vol: 14

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Evans JS, Beaumont J, Braga M, Masrour N, Mauri F, Beckley A, Butt S, Karali CS, Cawthorne C, Archibald S, Aboagye EO, Sharma Ret al., 2022, Epigenetic potentiation of somatostatin-2 by guadecitabine in neuroendocrine neoplasias as a novel method to allow delivery of peptide receptor radiotherapy, European Journal of Cancer, Vol: 176, Pages: 110-120, ISSN: 0959-8049

BackgroundSomatostatin receptor-2 (SSTR2) is expressed on cell surface of neuroendocrine neoplasias; its presence is exploited for the delivery of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT). Patients with no or low expression of SSTR2 are not candidates for PRRT. SSTR2 promotor undergoes epigenetic modification, known to regulate gene expression. We investigated whether the demethylation agent, guadecitabine, could enhance the expression of SSTR2 in NET models, using radioligand uptake/PET imaging as a biomarker of epigenetic modification.MethodsThe effects of guadecitabine on the transcriptional, translational, and functional regulation of SSTR2 both in vitro and in vivo using low (QGP-1) and high (BON-1) methylated neuroendocrine neoplasia models was characterised. Promotor region methylation profiling of clinical samples (n = 61) was undertaken. Safety of combination guadecitabine and PRRT was assessed in vivo.ResultsPyrosequencing of cell lines illustrated differential methylation indices – BON: 1 94%, QGP: 1 21%. Following guadecitabine treatment, a dose-dependent increase in SSTR2 in BON-1 at a transcriptional, translational, and functional levels using the SSTR2-directed radioligand, 18F-FET-βAG-TOCA ([18F]-FETO) (150% increase [18F]-FETO uptake, p < 0.05) was observed. In vivo, guadecitabine treatment resulted in a 70% increase in [18F]-FETO uptake in BON-1 tumour models compared models with low baseline percentage methylation (p < 0.05). No additive toxicity was observed with the combination treatment of PRRT and guadecitabine in vivo. Methylation index in clinical samples was 10.5% compared to 5.2% in controls (p = 0.03) and correlated with SSTR2 expression (Wilcoxon rank sign −3.75,p < 0.01).ConclusionGuadecitabine increases SSTR2 expression both in vitro and in vivo. The combination of demethylation agents with PRRT warrants further investigation.

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Fulgenzi CAM, Cheon J, D'Alessio A, Nishida N, Ang C, Marron TU, Wu L, Saeed A, Wietharn B, Cammarota A, Pressiani T, Personeni N, Pinter M, Scheiner B, Balcar L, Napolitano A, Huang Y-H, Phen S, Naqash AR, Vivaldi C, Salani F, Masi G, Bettinger D, Vogel A, Schönlein M, von Felden J, Schulze K, Wege H, Galle PR, Kudo M, Rimassa L, Singal AG, Sharma R, Cortellini A, Gaillard VE, Chon HJ, Pinato DJet al., 2022, Reproducible safety and efficacy of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab for HCC in clinical practice: Results of the AB-real study., Eur J Cancer, Vol: 175, Pages: 204-213

BACKGROUND: IMbrave150 has established the superiority of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab over sorafenib in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). METHODS: We generated a prospectively maintained database including patients treated with atezolizumab plus bevacizumab for unresectable HCC across Europe, Asia and USA. Clinico-pathologic characteristics were assessed for their prognostic influence on overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) in univariable and multivariate analyses. Overall response rate by RECIST v1.1 and treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) per CTCAE v.5.0 were reported. RESULTS: Out of 433 patients, 296 Child-Pugh A and ECOG performance status01 patients received atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in first line and were included. Patients were mostly male (82.7%), cirrhotic (75%) with history of viral hepatitis (65.9%). Overall, 68.9% had Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer C-stage HCC with portal vein tumour thrombosis (PVTT, 35%) and extrahepatic spread (EHS, 51.7%). After a median follow-up of 10.0 months (95% confidence interval (CI): 9.4-10.4), median OS and PFS were 15.7 (95% CI: 14.5-NE) and 6.9 months (95% CI: 6.1-8.3), respectively. In the response-evaluable patients (n = 273), overall response rate was 30.8%. Overall, 221 patients (74.6%) developed TRAEs, with 70 (23.6%) reporting grade 3 or higher TRAEs; 25 (8.4%) patients had bleeding events. OS was independently associated with baseline Albumin-bilirubin (ALBI) grade and PVTT. Shorter PFS was associated with AFP≥ 400 ng/ml, worse ALBI and presence of EHS. CONCLUSION: This global observational study confirms the reproducible safety and efficacy of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in routine clinical practice. Within Child-Pugh-A criteria, the presence of PVTT and higher ALBI grade identify patients with poorer survival.

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Vithayathil M, D'Alessio A, Fulgenzi CAM, Nishida N, Schoenlein M, von Felden J, Schulze K, Wege H, Saeed A, Wietharn B, Hildebrand H, Wu L, Ang C, Marron TU, Weinmann A, Galle PR, Bettinger D, Bengsch B, Vogel A, Balcar L, Scheiner B, Lee P-C, Huang Y-H, Amara S, Muzaffar M, Naqash AR, Cammarota A, Personeni N, Pressiani T, Pinter M, Cortellini A, Kudo M, Rimassa L, Pinato DJ, Sharma Ret al., 2022, Impact of older age in patients receiving atezolizumab and bevacizumab for hepatocellular carcinoma, Liver International, Vol: 42, Pages: 2538-2547, ISSN: 1478-3223

Background and AimsCombination atezolizumab/bevacizumab is the gold standard for first-line treatment of unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Our study investigated the efficacy and safety of combination therapy in older patients with HCC.Methods191 consecutive patients from eight centres receiving atezolizumab and bevacizumab were included. Overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), overall response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR) defined by RECIST v1.1 were measured in older (age ≥ 65 years) and younger (age < 65 years) age patients. Treatment-related adverse events (trAEs) were evaluated.ResultsThe elderly (n = 116) had higher rates of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (19.8% vs. 2.7%; p < .001), presenting with smaller tumours (6.2 cm vs 7.9 cm, p = .02) with less portal vein thrombosis (31.9 vs. 54.7%, p = .002), with fewer patients presenting with BCLC-C stage disease (50.9 vs. 74.3%, p = .002). There was no significant difference in OS (median 14.9 vs. 15.1 months; HR 1.15, 95% CI 0.65–2.02 p = .63) and PFS (median 7.1 vs. 5.5 months; HR 1.11, 95% CI 0.54–1.92; p = .72) between older age and younger age. Older patients had similar ORR (27.6% vs. 20.0%; p = .27) and DCR (77.5% vs. 66.1%; p = .11) compared to younger patients. Atezolizumab-related (40.5% vs. 48.0%; p = .31) and bevacizumab-related (44.8% vs. 41.3%; p = .63) trAEs were comparable between groups. Rates of grade ≥3 trAEs and toxicity-related treatment discontinuation were similar between older and younger age patients. Patients 75 years and older had similar survival and safety outcomes compared to younger patients.ConclusionsAtezolizumab and bevacizumab therapy is associated with comparable efficacy and tolerability in older age patients with unresectable HCC.

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Jesuthasan A, McColgan P, Sharma R, Tai YFet al., 2022, Anti-amphiphysin associated paraneoplastic diencephalitis secondary to a thymic neuroendocrine tumour, NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, ISSN: 1590-1874

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Craig Z, Swain J, Sharma R, Faluyi OO, Wadsley J, Morgan C, Wall LR, Chau I, Reed NS, Sarker D, Margetts J, Krell D, Cave J, Sharmila S, Anthoney A, Patel A, Lamarca A, Hubner RA, Valle JW, McNamara MGet al., 2022, Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients (pts) with progressive, poorly differentiated, extra-pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma (PD-EP-NEC) enrolled in NET-02: A phase II trial of liposomal irinotecan (nal-IRI)/5-fluorouracil (5-FU)/folinic acid or docetaxel as second-line therapy, Quality Care Symposium of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: 293-293, ISSN: 0732-183X

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Huang J, Forlano R, Wang D, Guerra N, Jenkins B, Mullish B, Thursz M, Sharma R, Manousou Pet al., 2022, A specific lipidomic fingerprint is associated with the development of nalfd-associated hcc in an animal model, EASL NAFLD summit 2022

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Huang J, Forlano R, Wang D, Guerra N, Jenkins B, Mullish B, Thursz M, Sharma R, Manousou Pet al., 2022, Anti-pd-1 treatment affects lipidomic profile in an animal model of NAFLD-HCC, EASL NAFLD summit 2022

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De Souza S, De Jong JK, Jones R, Reeves H, Shetty S, Orr J, Bettinger D, Yip V, Temperley L, Geh D, Qurashi M, Allen B, Sturm L, Banerjee A, Ross P, Sharma Ret al., 2022, Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on clinical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicentre cohort study, Annual Meeting of the European-Society-for-Medical-Oncology (ESMO), Publisher: ELSEVIER, Pages: S870-S871, ISSN: 0923-7534

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Howell J, Samani A, Mannan B, Hajiev S, Aval LM, Abdelmalak R, Tam VC, Bettinger D, Thimme R, Taddei TH, Kaplan DE, Seidensticker M, Sharma Ret al., 2022, Impact of NAFLD on clinical outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib: an international cohort study, THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN GASTROENTEROLOGY, Vol: 15, ISSN: 1756-283X

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D'Alessio A, Pai M, Spalding D, Rajagopal P, Talbot T, Goldin R, Fulgenzi CAM, Ward C, Yip V, Dhillon T, Slater S, Sodergren M, Tait P, Habib N, Thomas R, Cortellini A, Sharma R, Pinato DJet al., 2022, PRIME-HCC: phase Ib study of neoadjuvant ipilimumab and nivolumab prior to liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma, International Liver Congress, Publisher: ELSEVIER, Pages: S108-S109, ISSN: 0168-8278

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Buch S, Innes H, Lutz P, Nischalke HD, Nattermann J, Marquardt JU, Fischer J, Weiss KH, Rosendahl J, Marot A, Krawczyk M, Casper M, Lammert F, Eyer F, Vogel A, Marhenke S, von Felden J, Sharma R, Atkinson S, McQuillin A, Schafmayer C, Strassburg C, Altmann H, Sulk S, Thangapandi VR, Brosch M, Lackner C, Stauber RE, Canbay A, Link A, Reiberger T, Mandorfer M, Semmler G, Scheiner B, Datz C, Romeo S, Corradini SG, Valenti L, Mueller S, Morgan M, Dufour J-F, Trebicka J, Berg T, Deltenre P, Mueller S, Hampe J, Stickel Fet al., 2022, Genetic variation in TERT modifies the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in alcohol-related cirrhosis: results form a genome-wide case-control study, Publisher: ELSEVIER, Pages: S11-S11, ISSN: 0168-8278

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U MRA, Shen EY-L, Cartlidge C, Alkhatib A, Thursz MR, Waked I, Gomaa AI, Holmes E, Sharma R, Taylor-Robinson SDet al., 2022, Optimised systematic review tool: Application to candidate biomarkers for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, Vol: 31, Pages: 1261-1274, ISSN: 1055-9965

This review aims to develop an appropriate review tool for systematically collating metabolites that are dysregulated in disease and applies the method to identify novel diagnostic biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Studies that analysed metabolites in blood or urine samples where HCC was compared with comparison groups (healthy, pre-cirrhotic liver disease, cirrhosis) were eligible. Tumour tissue was included to help differentiate primary and secondary biomarkers. Searches were conducted on Medline and EMBASE. A bespoke 'risk-of-bias' tool for metabolomic studies was developed adjusting for analytical quality. Discriminant metabolites for each sample type were ranked using a weighted score accounting for the direction and extent of change and the risk of bias of the reporting publication. A total of 84 eligible studies were included in the review (54 blood, 9 urine and 15 tissue), with six studying multiple sample types. High-ranking metabolites, based on their weighted score, comprised energy metabolites, bile acids, acylcarnitines and lysophosphocholines. This new review tool addresses an unmet need for incorporating quality of study design and analysis to overcome the gaps in standardisation of reporting of metabolomic data. Validation studies, standardised study designs and publications meeting minimal reporting standards are crucial for advancing the field beyond exploratory studies.

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Fulgenzi C, Muhammed A, Dharmapuri S, Pinter M, Balcar L, Scheiner B, Marron TU, Jun T, Saeed A, Hildebrand H, Muzaffar M, Navaid M, Naqash AR, Gampa A, Ozbek U, Lin J-Y, Perone Y, Vincenzi B, Siletta M, Pillai A, Wang Y, Khan U, Huang Y-H, Bettinger D, Abugabal Y, Kaseb A, Pressiani T, Personeni N, Rimassa L, Nishida N, Di Tommaso L, Kudo M, Vogel A, Mauri F, Cortellini A, Sharma R, D'Alessio A, Ang C, Pinato DJet al., 2022, The systemic inflammatory response identifies patients with adverse clinical outcome from immunotherapy in hepatocellular carcinoma, Publisher: ELSEVIER, Pages: S372-S373, ISSN: 0168-8278

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Sharma R, Pillai A, Marron TU, Fessas P, Saeed A, Jun T, Dharmapuri S, Szafron D, Naqash AR, Gampa A, Wang Y, Khan U, Muzaffar M, Lee C-J, Lee P-C, Bulumulle A, Paul S, Bettinger D, Hildebrand H, Yehia M, Pressiani T, Kaseb A, Huang Y-H, Ang C, Kudo M, Nishida N, Personeni N, Rimassa L, Pinato DJet al., 2022, Patterns and outcomes of subsequent therapy after immune checkpoint inhibitor discontinuation in HCC, Hepatology Communications, Vol: 6, Pages: 1776-1785, ISSN: 2471-254X

The availability of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for the management of advanced hepatocellular cancer (HCC) has changed the treatment paradigm. There are emerging questions regarding the efficacy of subsequent anticancer therapies. The primary aim of this retrospective, multicenter study was to examine the types of anticancer treatment received after ICIs and to assess the impact on post-ICI survival. We established an international consortium of 11 tertiary-care referral centers located in the USA (n = 249), Europe (n = 74), and Asia (n = 97), and described patterns of care following ICI therapy. The impact of subsequent therapy on overall survival (OS) was estimated using the Kaplan–Meier method and presented with a 95% confidence interval (CI). A total of 420 patients were treated with ICIs for advanced HCC after one line of systemic therapy (n = 371, 88.8%): 31 (8.8%) had died, 152 (36.2%) received best supportive care (BSC) following ICIs, and 163 patients (38.8%) received subsequent anticancer therapy. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs, n = 132, 80.9%), in particular sorafenib (n = 49, 30.0%), were the most common post-ICI therapy followed by external beam radiotherapy (n = 28, 17.2%), further immunotherapy (n = 21, 12.9%), locoregional therapy (n = 23, 14.1%), chemotherapy (n = 9, 5.5%), and surgery (n = 6, 3.6%). Receipt of post-ICI therapy was associated with longer median OS compared with those who had received BSC (12.1 vs. 3.3 months; hazard ratio [HR]: 0.4 (95% CI: 2.7–5.0). No difference in OS was noted in those patients who received TKI before ICIs compared with those who received ICIs followed by TKI. Conclusion: Post-ICI therapy is associated with OS in excess of 12 months, suggesting a role for therapeutic sequencing. OS from TKI therapy was similar to that reported in registration studies, suggesting preserved efficacy following ICIs.

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McNamara MG, Swain J, Craig Z, Sharma R, Faluyi OO, Wadsley J, Morgan C, Wall LR, Chau I, Reed N, Sarker D, Margetts J, Krell D, Cave J, Sharmila S, Anthoney A, Patel A, Lamarca A, Hubner RA, Valle JWet al., 2022, NET-02: A multicenter, randomized, phase II trial of liposomal irinotecan (nal-IRI) and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)/folinic acid or docetaxel as second-line therapy in patients (pts) with progressive poorly differentiated extra-pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma (PD-EP-NEC)., Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, ISSN: 0732-183X

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Fulgenzi CAM, Cortellini A, D'Alessio A, Thomas R, Tait P, Ross PJ, Young A-M, Talbot T, Goldin R, Ward C, Bengsch B, Sharma R, Pinato DJJet al., 2022, A phase Ib study of pembrolizumab following trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE) in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): PETAL., Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: E16195-E16195, ISSN: 0732-183X

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D'Alessio A, Pai M, Spalding D, Rajagopal P, Talbot T, Goldin R, Fulgenzi CAM, Ward C, Yip V, Slater S, Sodergren M, Tait P, Habib NA, Thomas R, Cortellini A, Sharma R, Pinato DJJet al., 2022, Preliminary results from a phase Ib study of neoadjuvant ipilimumab plus nivolumab prior to liver resection for hepatocellular carcinoma: The PRIME-HCC trial., Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, ISSN: 0732-183X

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Sharma R, Evans J, Ward C, Wernig F, Thomas Ret al., 2022, Artisan trial protocol: A single center, open-label, phase II trial of the safety and efficacy of TheraSphere selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) in the treatment of inoperable metastatic (liver) neuroendocrine neoplasia (NENs)., Annual Meeting of the American-Society-of-Clinical-Oncology (ASCO), Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, Pages: E16208-E16208, ISSN: 0732-183X

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Fulgenzi CAM, D'Alessio A, Ogunbiyi O, Demirtas CO, Gennari A, Cortellini A, Sharma R, Pinato DJet al., 2022, Novel immunotherapy combinations in clinical trials for hepatocellular carcinoma: will they shape the future treatment landscape?, EXPERT OPINION ON INVESTIGATIONAL DRUGS, Vol: 31, Pages: 681-691, ISSN: 1354-3784

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D'Alessio A, Weinmann A, Galle PR, Fulgenzi CAM, Bettinger D, Bengsch B, Vogel A, Balcar L, Scheiner B, Navaid M, Naqash AR, Personeni N, Pressiani T, Sharma R, Pinter M, Cortellini A, Rimassa L, Pinato DJet al., 2022, Real-world use of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and Child-Pugh A and B cirrhosis, Publisher: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, ISSN: 0732-183X

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Öcal O, Schinner R, Schütte K, de Toni EN, Loewe C, van Delden O, Vandecaveye V, Gebauer B, Zech CJ, Sengel C, Bargellini I, Gasbarrini A, Sangro B, Pech M, Malfertheiner P, Ricke J, Seidensticker M, SORAMIC study groupet al., 2022, Early tumor shrinkage and response assessment according to mRECIST predict overall survival in hepatocellular carcinoma patients under sorafenib., Cancer Imaging, Vol: 22

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between follow-up imaging characteristics and overall survival (OS) in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients under sorafenib treatment. METHODS: Associations between OS and objective response (OR) by mRECIST or early tumor shrinkage (ETS; ≥20% reduction in enhancing tumor diameter at the first follow-up imaging) were analyzed in HCC patients treated with sorafenib within a multicenter phase II trial (SORAMIC). 115 patients were included in this substudy. The relationship between survival and OR or ETS were explored. Landmark analyses were performed according to OR at fixed time points. Cox proportional hazards models with OR and ETS as a time-dependent covariate were used to compare survival with factors known to influence OS. RESULTS: The OR rate was 29.5%. Responders had significantly better OS than non-responders (median 30.3 vs. 11.4 months; HR, 0.38 [95% CI, 0.22-0.63], p < 0.001), and longer progression-free survival (PFS; median 10.1 vs. 4.3 months, p = 0.015). Patients with ETS ≥ 20% had longer OS (median 22.1 vs. 11.4 months, p = 0.002) and PFS (median 8.0 vs. 4.3 months, p = 0.034) than patients with ETS < 20%. Besides OR and ETS, male gender, lower bilirubin and ALBI grade were associated with improved OS in univariate analysis. Separate models of multivariable analysis confirmed OR and ETS as independent predictors of OS. CONCLUSION: OR according to mRECIST and ETS in patients receiving sorafenib treatment are independent prognostic factors for OS. These parameters can be used for assessment of treatment benefit and optimal treatment sequencing in patients with advanced HCC.

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