2020
Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios as predictors of tumor response in hepatocellular carcinoma after DEB-TACE
Schobert IT, Savic LJ, Chapiro J, Bousabarah K, Chen E, Laage-Gaupp F, Tefera J, Nezami N, Lin M, Pollak J, Schlachter T. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios as predictors of tumor response in hepatocellular carcinoma after DEB-TACE. European Radiology 2020, 30: 5663-5673. PMID: 32424595, PMCID: PMC7483919, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-06931-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlood PlateletsCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticFemaleHumansInflammationKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver NeoplasmsLymphocytesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeutrophilsPrognosisProgression-Free SurvivalProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeConceptsProgression-free survivalTreatment-naïve hepatocellular carcinomaShorter progression-free survivalPoor tumor responseDEB-TACELymphocyte ratioTumor responseHepatocellular carcinomaMagnetic resonance imagingTumor growthInflammatory biomarkersDrug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolizationContrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imagingHigher baseline NLRHigher baseline plateletsRadiomic featuresVolumetric tumor responseLoco-regional therapyAlpha-fetoprotein levelsBead transarterial chemoembolizationKaplan-Meier analysisMethodsThis retrospective studyDifferential blood countQuantitative European AssociationNodular tumor growth
2019
Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers for 90Y Distribution on Bremsstrahlung SPECT After Resin-Based Radioembolization
Schobert I, Chapiro J, Nezami N, Hamm CA, Gebauer B, Lin M, Pollak J, Saperstein L, Schlachter T, Savic LJ. Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers for 90Y Distribution on Bremsstrahlung SPECT After Resin-Based Radioembolization. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2019, 60: 1066-1072. PMID: 30655331, PMCID: PMC6681698, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.118.219691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiographyBiomarkersCarcinoma, HepatocellularEmbolization, TherapeuticFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalLiverLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMicrospheresMiddle AgedMultimodal ImagingPrognosisRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeYttrium RadioisotopesConceptsNon-HCC patientsTransarterial radioembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaBaseline imagingTumor responseTumor volumeChild-Pugh class B patientsBaseline imaging featuresClass B patientsNormal liver ratiosTotal tumor volumeSPECT/CTContrast-enhanced MRIQuantitative European AssociationMultiphasic contrast-enhanced MRIInstitutional review boardHigh TNRPreprocedural MRIChild-PughB patientsLiver criteriaTumor burdenClinical parametersHepatic malignanciesRetrospective study
2016
Validation of the Hong Kong Liver Cancer Staging System in Determining Prognosis of the North American Patients Following Intra-arterial Therapy
Sohn JH, Duran R, Zhao Y, Fleckenstein F, Chapiro J, Sahu S, Schernthaner RE, Qian T, Lee H, Zhao L, Hamilton J, Frangakis C, Lin M, Salem R, Geschwind JF. Validation of the Hong Kong Liver Cancer Staging System in Determining Prognosis of the North American Patients Following Intra-arterial Therapy. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2016, 15: 746-755.e4. PMID: 27847278, PMCID: PMC5823259, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.10.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver Cancer staging systemIntra-arterial therapyCancer (AJCC) staging systemHong Kong Liver Cancer (HKLC) staging systemStaging systemHepatocellular carcinomaSurvival timeBCLC systemPatient survival timeHKLC systemRetrospective analysisBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging systemStage IVUnresectable hepatocellular carcinomaOverall survival timeKaplan-Meier estimatesDate of deathHepatitis CSystemic chemotherapyHepatitis BMost patientsUnresectable tumorsEntire cohortC-statisticHCC stageImaging Biomarkers of Tumor Response in Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases Treated with Transarterial Chemoembolization: Can Enhancing Tumor Burden of the Whole Liver Help Predict Patient Survival?
Sahu S, Schernthaner R, Ardon R, Chapiro J, Zhao Y, Sohn JH, Fleckenstein F, Lin M, Geschwind JF, Duran R. Imaging Biomarkers of Tumor Response in Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases Treated with Transarterial Chemoembolization: Can Enhancing Tumor Burden of the Whole Liver Help Predict Patient Survival? Radiology 2016, 283: 160838. PMID: 27831830, PMCID: PMC5425309, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2016160838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroendocrine liver metastasesWorld Health OrganizationContrast material-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imagesFirst TACE procedureResponse Evaluation CriteriaKaplan-Meier curvesTreatment response biomarkersTransarterial chemoembolization proceduresInstitutional review boardFirst TACELiver methodLiver metastasesIndependent predictorsTumor burdenRetrospective studyTACE proceduresCox regressionOnly biomarkerSurvival differencesChemoembolization proceduresTreatment responseResponse biomarkersPatientsSolid tumorsNormal liver
2015
Multimodality 3D Tumor Segmentation in HCC Patients Treated with TACE
Wang Z, Chapiro J, Schernthaner R, Duran R, Chen R, Geschwind JF, Lin M. Multimodality 3D Tumor Segmentation in HCC Patients Treated with TACE. Academic Radiology 2015, 22: 840-845. PMID: 25863795, PMCID: PMC4464945, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2015.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticCone-Beam Computed TomographyDoxorubicinFemaleHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalKidney NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMultidetector Computed TomographyMultimodal ImagingPattern Recognition, AutomatedPrognosisReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificitySubtraction TechniqueTreatment Outcome