Laboratory Medicine ›› 2025, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (7): 625-641.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-8640.2025.07.001

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Expert consensus on non-invasive laboratory diagnosis for hepatic fibrosis

Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai Center for Clinical Laboratory, Clinical Laboratory Society of Chinese Association for Rehabilitation Medicine Clinical Laboratory Society of Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine, Tumor Immunology Branch of Shanghai Society for Immunology Molecular Diagnostics Society of Shanghai Medical Association   

  • Received:2025-05-13 Revised:2025-07-07 Online:2025-07-30 Published:2025-07-28

Abstract:

Hepatic fibrosis is a pathological repair response of the liver to various chronic injuries. Early diagnosis and intervention can stop or even reverse hepatic fibrosis. Currently,there remains the lack of specific biomarkers for hepatic fibrosis in clinical practice. Existing direct(serum)biomarkers and indirect biomarkers(the models established based on hematological parameters)hold significant value in exclusion diagnosis,offering advantages such as convenience,safety and repeatability. Based on relevant international and Chinese guidelines or expert consensus statements,multicenter research findings and regional quality surveys in Shanghai,Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in collaboration with other institutions jointly developed the Expert Consensus on Non-invasive Laboratory Diagnosis for Hepatic Fibrosis. This expert consensus address the key issues of non-invasive laboratory diagnosis for hepatic fibrosis,including the clinical implications,applicable subjects,result interpretation,determination methods,quality control and cutting-edge advancements. This expert consensus aims to assist the better understanding and scientific application of non-invasive biomarkers in the diagnosis,monitoring and therapeutic evaluation of hepatic fibrosis.

Key words: Hepatic fibrosis, Diagnosis, Direct biomarker, Indirect biomarker

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