Metabolic dysfunction outperforms ultrasonographic steatosis to stratify hepatocellular carcinoma risk in patients with advanced hepatitis C cured with direct-acting antivirals

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Metabolic dysfunction (MD)-associated fatty liver disease has been proposed to identify individuals at risk of liver events irrespectively of the contemporary presence of other liver diseases. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of MD in patients cured of chronic hepatis C (CHC).

PATIENTS AND METHODS: We analysed data from a real-life cohort of 2611 Italian patients cured of CHC with direct antiviral agents and advanced liver fibrosis, without HBV/HIV, transplantation and negative for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) history (age 61.4 ± 11.8 years, 63.9% males, median follow-up 34, 24-40 months). Information about ultrasonographic steatosis (US) after sustained virological response was available in 1978.

RESULTS: MD affected 58% of patients, diagnosed due to the presence of diabetes (MD-diabetes, 19%), overweight without diabetes (MD-overweight, 37%) or multiple metabolic abnormalities without overweight and diabetes (MD-metabolic, 2%). MD was more frequent than and not coincident with US (32% MD-only, 23% MD-US and 13% US-only). MD was associated with higher liver stiffness (p < 0.05), particularly in patients with MD-diabetes and MD-only subgroups, comprising older individuals with more advanced metabolic and liver disease (p < 0.05). At Cox proportional hazard multivariable analysis, MD was associated with increased risk of HCC (HR 1.97, 95% CI 1.27-3.04; p = 0.0023). Further classification according to diagnostic criteria improved risk stratification (p < 0.0001), with the highest risk observed in patients with MD-diabetes. Patients with MD-only appeared at highest risk since the sustained virological response achievement (p = 0.008), with a later catch-up of those with combined MD-US, whereas US-only was not associated with HCC.

CONCLUSIONS: MD is more prevalent than US in patients cured of CHC with advanced fibrosis and identifies more accurately individuals at risk of developing HCC.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:43

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Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 43(2023), 7 vom: 28. Juli, Seite 1593-1603

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pelusi, Serena [VerfasserIn]
Bianco, Cristiana [VerfasserIn]
Colombo, Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Cologni, Giuliana [VerfasserIn]
Del Poggio, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Pugliese, Nicola [VerfasserIn]
Prati, Daniele [VerfasserIn]
Pigozzi, Marie Graciella [VerfasserIn]
D'Ambrosio, Roberta [VerfasserIn]
Lampertico, Pietro [VerfasserIn]
Fagiuoli, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Valenti, Luca [VerfasserIn]
NAVIGATORE-Lombardia Network [VerfasserIn]
Valenti, Luca [Sonstige Person]
Pelusi, Serena [Sonstige Person]
Prati, Cristiana Bianco Daniele [Sonstige Person]
De Gasperi, Elisabetta [Sonstige Person]
D'Ambrosio, Roberta [Sonstige Person]
Lampertico, Pietro [Sonstige Person]
Aghemo, Alessio [Sonstige Person]
Pugliese, Nicola [Sonstige Person]
de Nicola, Stella [Sonstige Person]
Masetti, Chiara [Sonstige Person]
Gritti, Sara [Sonstige Person]
Pasulo, Lusia [Sonstige Person]
Iegri, Claudia [Sonstige Person]
Cologni, Giuliana [Sonstige Person]
Viganò, Mauro [Sonstige Person]
Fagiuoli, Stefano [Sonstige Person]
Del Poggio, Paolo [Sonstige Person]
Soria, Alessandro [Sonstige Person]
Puoti, Massimo [Sonstige Person]
Carderi, Isabella [Sonstige Person]
Pigozzi, Marie Graciella [Sonstige Person]
Carriero, Canio [Sonstige Person]
Spinetti, Angiola [Sonstige Person]
Zuccaro, Valentina [Sonstige Person]
Memoli, Massimo [Sonstige Person]
Colombo, Massimo [Sonstige Person]
Giorgini, Alessia [Sonstige Person]
D'Arminio Monforte, Antonella [Sonstige Person]
Rumi, Maria Grazia [Sonstige Person]
Re, Tiziana [Sonstige Person]
Spinelli, Ombretta [Sonstige Person]
Colombo, Maria Chiara [Sonstige Person]
Quirino, Tiziana [Sonstige Person]
Menzaghi, Barbara [Sonstige Person]
Lorini, Gianpaolo [Sonstige Person]
Pan, Angelo [Sonstige Person]
Buscarini, Elisabetta [Sonstige Person]
Autolitano, Aldo [Sonstige Person]
Bonfanti, Paolo [Sonstige Person]
Terreni, Natalia [Sonstige Person]
Aimo, Gianpiero [Sonstige Person]
Mendeni, Monia [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Antiviral Agents
Diabetes
HCV
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Journal Article
MAFLD
NAFLD
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 15.06.2023

Date Revised 18.06.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/liv.15577

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355404990