Joseph Rabbat, Boyu Yang, Hye Won Lee, Huapeng Lin, Emmanuel Tsochatzis, Salvatore Petta, Elisabetta Bugianesi, Masato Yoneda, Ming-Hua Zheng, Hannes Hagström, Jérôme Boursier, José Luis Calleja, George Boon-Bee Goh, Wah-Kheong Chan, Rocio Gallego-Durán, Arun J. Sanyal, Victor de Lédinghen, Philip N Newsome, Jian-Gao Fan, Laurent Castéra, Michelle Lai, Céline Fournier-Poizat, Grace Lai-Hung Wong, Mirko Zoncape, Grazia Pennisi, Angelo Armandi, Atsushi Nakajima, Wen-Yue Liu, Ying Shang, Marc de Saint-Loup, Elba Llop, Kevin Kim Jun Teh, Carmen Lara-Romero, Amon Asgharpour, Sara Mahgoub, Mandy Sau-Wai Chan, Clemence M Canivet, Manuel Romero-Gomez, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Seung Up Kim, Terry Cheuk-Fung Yip
Received August 6, 2025 Accepted November 2, 2025 Published online November 11, 2025
Background/Aims Current guidelines recommend a 2-step approach for identifying advanced fibrosis in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), using FIB-4 followed by liver stiffness measurement (LSM) via vibration-controlled transient elastography. However, some patients may exhibit discordant results. This study evaluates the histological severity and outcomes in patients with discordant FIB-4 and LSM results.
Methods This secondary analysis of the VCTE-Prognosis study included 12,950 patients evaluated for MASLD at 16 tertiary centers, of whom 2,915 underwent liver biopsy. Patients were categorized into four groups based on established FIB-4 (1.3) and LSM (8 kPa) cutoffs.
Results F3-F4 fibrosis was observed in 6.4%, 13.7%, 30.6%, and 62.4% in low-FIB-4-low-LSM (n=6,403), high-FIB-4-low-LSM (n=3,017), low-FIB-4-high-LSM (n=1,363), and high-FIB-4-high-LSM (n=2,167) groups, respectively. During a median follow-up of 47.4 months, 248 patients experienced hepatic decompensation, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver transplantation, or liver-related death. The incidence rates of liver-related events (LREs) were 0.67, 1.19, 2.58, and 21.30 per 1,000 person-years, respectively. Compared to low-FIB-4-low-LSM patients, those with low-FIB-4-high-LSM (adjusted subdistribution hazard ratio [aSHR] 4.2) and high-FIB-4-high-LSM (aSHR 21.3) had a significantly higher risk of LREs, while high-FIB-4-low-LSM patients did not. Similar findings were observed when hepatic decompensation and hepatocellular carcinoma were analyzed separately.
Conclusions Approximately 30% of patients in tertiary centers exhibit discordant FIB-4 and LSM results, with LSM more likely reflecting true severity. While some patients with discordant results may have advanced fibrosis, the overall incidence of LREs remains low.
Background/Aims The identification of factors that lead to CD8+ T cell dysfunction within the tumor microenvironment (TME) holds great promise for the development of innovative immunotherapies. However, the mechanisms underlying the exhausted phenotype of CD8+ T cells infiltrating early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) tumors remain unclear.
Methods Single-cell RNA sequencing was performed using a murine HCC model. Flow cytometry and additional experimental approaches were employed to investigate the mechanisms of CD8+ T cell exhaustion.
Results CD8+ T cells infiltrating early-stage HCC exhibited a functionally exhausted phenotype, which escalated with HCC progression. At early stages of HCC, the TME was characterized by significant iron accumulation. Moreover, tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells in murine HCC exhibited higher levels of intracellular ferrous iron compared to splenic CD8+ T. This excessive iron led to increased lipid peroxide levels and impaired the effector function of CD8+ T cells. Mechanistically, CD36 upregulated the iron uptake protein transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1) by mediating the activation of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL)-p38-CEBPB axis. Depletion of CD36 in CD8+ T cells inhibited the upregulation of TfR1 and the increase of iron levels. Furthermore, constitutively activated nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) effectively suppressed lipid peroxidation, thereby preserving the effector functions of intratumoral CD8+ T cells and ultimately inhibiting tumor growth.
Conclusions Our findings reveal a previously unidentified mechanism mediated by CD36 that regulates the progressive dysfunction of CD8+ T cells in early HCC TME and provide a potential novel therapeutic approach to restore T cell function.
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