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BACKGROUND: Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is an essential regulator of intestinal immune homeostasis. Neutralising autoantibodies against IL-10 (anti-IL-10) have been identified in children and also adult patients with IBD. Positivity for anti-IL-10 autoantibodies was associated with carriage of HLA-DRB1*01:03 allele. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of anti-IL-10 in paediatric IBD and assess the …

BACKGROUND: First-line immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy has contributed to improved outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, only around 30% of patients respond, highlighting the need for biomarker-driven patient selection. Considering the lack of tissue acquirement in HCC in clinical routine, liquid biopsy holds great promise. OBJECTIVE: We aimed at profiling immune checkpoi…

ABSTRACT Background Lynch syndrome (LS) is a cancer susceptibility syndrome caused by germline pathogenic variants in DNA mismatch repair (MMR) genes. Due to increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC), enhanced colonoscopic surveillance is recommended for heterozygote MMR-carriers. Objective Using a registry of English LS patients linked to digital National Health Service records, we aimed to asse…

Background The application of the novel KRAS G12D inhibitor in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is currently hindered by adaptive resistance. Metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of KRAS G12D signalling, yet the mechanisms linking these alterations to immunosuppression and low therapeutic response are poorly defined. Objective To identify the key regulatory nodes connecting KRAS G12D -dri…

This large-scale study delineates stage-dependent ecological and functional remodelling of the gut microbiome across liver diseases. These findings highlight the potential of microbiome-based markers for non-invasive diagnosis and prognostic risk stratification in liver diseases.

PSC-UC neoplasia associates with transmissible microbiota-dependent inflammation and secondary BA deficiency. Controlled restoration of BA-transforming microbial functions, rather than indiscriminate secondary BA replacement, is a rational translational direction.

The CRM model can non-invasively predict the prognosis of HCC patients treated by TACE therapy.

These findings uncover a multifaceted role for IL-6 in shaping tumour-intrinsic, microenvironmental and macroenvironmental features, revealing novel molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic vulnerabilities in iCCA.

Extrinsic FAs accumulate in CRC, verifying a central role of arachidonic acid-derived inflammatory mediators, but also suggesting a relevance of dietary FAs for cancer cell proliferation. It will be intriguing to explore to what extent targeting this flux pathway together with the interrelated microbiome opens new therapeutic avenues for CRC in humans.