Background/Aims Lenvatinib resistance and immune exclusion limit outcomes in HCC. We hypothesized that metabolic rewiring orchestrates resistance to lenvatinib and PD-1 blockade.
Methods We established LS/LR HCC models and employed multi-omics (proteomics/RNA-seq), ChIP, luciferase, and RIP assays to map HKDC1 regulation. Tumor immunity was profiled by scRNA-seq, mIHC, and flow cytometry. SPD + lenvatinib efficacy was tested in cell lines, patient-derived organoids/xenografts. Tested therapy effect in an immunocompetent hydrodynamic HCC model with hepatocyte-specific Hkdc1 deletion; and analyzed a postoperative cohort (n = 40) treated with lenvatinib + PD-1.
Results HKDC1, upregulated in LR HCC, was transcriptionally activated by USF1 and promoted SMS-mediated polyamine rewiring. This impaired CD8⁺ T-cell metabolism, reversible by HKDC1 knockdown or spermidine (SPD). SPD synergized with lenvatinib, triggering autophagy and suppressing tumor growth in vitro and in vivo. High HKDC1 predicted poor response and survival in patients receiving lenvatinib + aPD-1.
Conclusions A USF1/HKDC1/SMS axis couples polyamine metabolism to immune dysfunction and lenvatinib resistance. HKDC1 is a predictive biomarker and therapeutic node and support polyamine-axis modulation to sensitize HCC to lenvatinib plus PD-1 therapy.
Background/Aims Lenvatinib resistance remains a critical barrier in advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) therapy. However, the underlying mechanisms and strategies for reversing resistance remain incompletely understood.
Methods Integrated transcriptomics of lenvatinib-resistant patient tumors and an acquired-resistance murine model identified a novel macrophage subpopulation. Functional validation employed CRISPR-SAM screening, conditioned medium (CM) assays, subcutaneous/orthotopic xenografts, patient-derived organoids (PDOs), and patient-derived xenografts (PDXs). Mechanistic studies included ChIP-qPCR, co-immunoprecipitation, and pharmacologic targeting. Clinical relevance was assessed in a retrospective cohort.
Results Resistant HCC exhibited significant enrichment of a COLEC12high TAM subset , which correlated with poor survival and treatment response. These TAMs secreted neuregulin-1 (NRG1) , activating HER2/HER3-AKT signaling in tumor cells to drive cancer stemness and lenvatinib resistance. Mechanistically, in TAMs COLEC12 sequestered STAT1 in the cytoplasm, preventing its phosphorylation, and thereby derepressing STAT3-mediated NRG1 transcription. Depletion of NRG1 reversed the stemness phenotypes and resensitized tumors to lenvatinib both in vitro and in vivo. Clinically, high NRG1 expression predicted an inferior lenvatinib response and shorter survival. Crucially, the bispecific anti-HER2/HER3 antibody zenocutuzumab restored lenvatinib efficacy in PDOs, PDXs, and murine models.
Conclusions Our work establishes the COLEC12high TAM/NRG1 axis as a master regulator of therapeutic resistance and identifies NRG1 as a predictive biomarker, providing a clinically actionable strategy to overcome lenvatinib resistance in HCC.
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Background/Aims Atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (ATE+BEV) therapy has become the recommended first-line therapy for patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) because of favorable treatment responses. However, there is a lack of data on sequential regimens after ATE+BEV treatment failure. We aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes of patients with advanced HCC who received subsequent systemic therapy for disease progression after ATE+BEV.
Methods This multicenter, retrospective study included patients who started second-line systemic treatment with sorafenib or lenvatinib after HCC progressed on ATE+BEV between August 2019 and December 2022. Treatment response was assessed using the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (version 1.1.). Clinical features of the two groups were balanced through propensity score (PS) matching.
Results This study enrolled 126 patients, 40 (31.7%) in the lenvatinib group, and 86 (68.3%) in the sorafenib group. The median age was 63 years, and males were predominant (88.1%). In PS-matched cohorts (36 patients in each group), the objective response rate was similar between the lenvatinib- and sorafenib-treated groups (5.6% vs. 8.3%; P=0.643), but the disease control rate was superior in the lenvatinib group (66.7% vs. 22.2%; P<0.001). Despite the superior progression- free survival (PFS) in the lenvatinib group (3.5 vs. 1.8 months, P=0.001), the overall survival (OS, 10.3 vs. 7.5 months, P=0.353) did not differ between the two PS-matched treatment groups.
Conclusions In second-line therapy for unresectable HCC after ATE+BEV failure, lenvatinib showed better PFS and comparable OS to sorafenib in a real-world setting. Future studies with larger sample sizes and longer follow-ups are needed to optimize second-line treatment.
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