Fasting hyperglycaemia and fatty liver drive colorectal cancer: a retrospective analysis in 1145 patients.
Lucilla CrudeleCarlo De MatteisFabio NovielliStefano PetruzzelliErsilia Di BuduoGiusi GrazianoMarica CarielloElena PiccininRaffaella Maria GadaletaAntonio MoschettaPublished in: Internal and emergency medicine (2024)
MASLD and increased FPG may play a role in the clinical background of CRC, bringing to light the fascinating possibility of a reversed gut-liver axis communication in the pathogenesis of CRC. Thus, the use of non-invasive scores of fatty liver may be helpful to predict the risk of CRC and serve as novel prognostic factors for prevention and therapeutic strategies.