2024
Investigating synergy between beta-blockers and transarterial chemoembolization in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: preliminary data from a propensity matched analysis
Mutonga M, Shewarega A, Gross M, Kahl V, Madoff D. Investigating synergy between beta-blockers and transarterial chemoembolization in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma: preliminary data from a propensity matched analysis. Clinical Imaging 2024, 115: 110283. PMID: 39278042, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2024.110283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBeta-blockersTumor responseImaging timepointsTumor sizeEtiology of liver diseaseAssociated with high mortalityTransplant free survivalTransplant-free survivalTreatment of hepatocellular carcinomaFavorable clinical outcomesChild-Pugh scoreFirst-line treatmentBeta-blocker groupPredictors of survivalCox regression analysisTreatment of HCCStudent's t-testFree survivalTransarterial chemoembolizationChi-square testPost-TACETACE treatmentPugh scoreSurvival predictorsAdjunctive use
2022
Long-Term Survival After Surgery Versus Ablation for Early Liver Cancer in a Large, Nationally Representative Cohort
Charalel RA, Mushlin AI, Li D, Mao J, Ibrahim S, Carlos R, Kwan SW, Fortune B, Talenfeld AD, Brown RS, Madoff DC, Johnson MS, Sedrakyan A. Long-Term Survival After Surgery Versus Ablation for Early Liver Cancer in a Large, Nationally Representative Cohort. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2022, 19: 1213-1223. PMID: 36208842, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2022.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-specific survivalSurgical resectionSmall hepatocellular carcinomaPrior treatment groupsHepatocellular carcinomaSurvival outcomesTreatment groupsSR groupPrior treatmentEnd Results Program-MedicarePropensity-matched hazard ratiosPropensity score-matched comparisonMedian study followNationally Representative CohortCancer-specific mortalityDisease-free survivalCox regression analysisKaplan-Meier curvesLog-rank testEarly liver cancerDifferential survival outcomesHealthcare Common Procedure Coding SystemCause mortalityCause survivalLiver transplant