June 15, 2026 · Journal of hepatology · DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2026.05.018

A myeloid immunosuppressive phenotype defines primary refractoriness to atezolizumab Plus bevacizumab in hepatocellular caarcinoma

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The authors investigate the biological basis of primary refractoriness (PRef) to the combination of atezolizumab and bevacizumab in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), aiming to identify immunological characteristics that distinguish non-responding patients. They find that PRef is associated with a distinct immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, characterized by myeloid infiltration and systemic inflammation, which may inform future strategies to enhance treatment efficacy. The study highlights the need for biomarker-driven approaches to address the approximately 40% of patients who experience early treatment failure.

Pasquale Lombardi, Erik Ramon-Gil, Rabial Q Raja, Leonardo Brunetti, Giulia Francesca Manfredi, Zhongguo Zhou, George Merces, Sarah Cappuyns, Claudia Angela Maria Fulgenzi, Antonio D'Alessio, Aria Torkpour, Ciro Celsa, Bernardo Stefanini, Hannah Yang, Fionnuala Crowley, Thomas U Marron, Anwaar Saeed, Matthias Pinter, Bernhard Scheiner, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Pei-Chang Lee, Naoshi Nishida, Ryan Po-Ting Lin, Andrea Dalbeni, Caterina Vivaldi, Gianluca Masi, Natascha Rohlen, Johann von Felden, Ahmed Kaseb, Peter R Galle, Masatoshi Kudo, Wei-Fan Hsu, Lorenza Rimassa, Alessandro Parisi, Robin Kate Kelley, Hidenori Toyoda, Mario Pirisi, Falah Jabar, Mehrdad Rakaee, Giuseppe Cabibbo, Calogero Cammà, Fabio Piscaglia, Sohyun Hwang, Dong Jun Shin, Michael Li, Jeroen Dekervel, Nadia Guerra, Tim Meyer, Helen L Reeves, Bertram Bengsch, Gennaro Daniele, Derek A Mann, Hong Jae Chon, Jack Leslie, David J Pinato

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