
AbstractNon-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is emerging as a major cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), however, it is not resolved if compounds in late-stage clinical development for NASH may have additional therapeutic benefits in NASH-driven HCC (NASH-HCC). Here, we profiled monotherapy with semaglutide (glucagon-like-receptor-1 receptor agonist) and lanifibranor (pan-peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonist) in a diet-induced obese (DIO) mouse model of NASH-HCC. Disease progression was characterized in male C57BL/6 J mice fed the GAN (Gubra Amylin NASH) diet high in fat, fructose and cholesterol for 12–72 weeks (n = 15 per group). Other GAN DIO-NASH-HCC mice fed the GAN diet for 54 weeks and with biopsy-confirmed NASH (NAFLD Activity Score ≥ 5) and advanced fibrosis (stage F3) received vehicle (n = 16), semaglutide (30 nmol/kg, s.c., n = 15), or lanifibranor (30 mg/kg, p.o., n = 15) once daily for 14 weeks. GAN DIO-NASH-HCC mice demonstrated progressive NASH, fibrosis and HCC burden. Tumors presented with histological and molecular signatures of poor prognostic HCC. Consistent with clinical trial outcomes in NASH patients, both lanifibranor and semaglutide improved NASH while only lanifibranor reduced fibrosis in GAN DIO-NASH-HCC mice. Notably, only semaglutide reduced tumor burden in GAN DIO-NASH-HCC mice. In conclusion, the GAN DIO-NASH-HCC mouse is a clinical translational model of NASH-HCC. Semaglutide improves both NASH and tumor burden in GAN DIO-NASH-HCC mice, highlighting the suitability of this preclinical model for profiling novel drug therapies targeting NASH-HCC.
Male, Liver Cirrhosis, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Science, Biopsy, Liver Cirrhosis/pathology, Diet, High-Fat, Article, Mice, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects, Humans, Animals, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/etiology, Obesity, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/complications, Q, Liver Neoplasms, R, Liver Neoplasms/pathology, Tumor Burden, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Disease Models, Animal, Liver, Biopsy/adverse effects, Medicine, Liver/pathology, Obesity/complications
Male, Liver Cirrhosis, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, Science, Biopsy, Liver Cirrhosis/pathology, Diet, High-Fat, Article, Mice, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Diet, High-Fat/adverse effects, Humans, Animals, Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/etiology, Obesity, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease/complications, Q, Liver Neoplasms, R, Liver Neoplasms/pathology, Tumor Burden, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Disease Models, Animal, Liver, Biopsy/adverse effects, Medicine, Liver/pathology, Obesity/complications
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