Optimization of the BCLC Staging System for Locoregional Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Using Quantitative Tumor Burden Imaging Biomarkers at MRI.
Borde T, Nezami N, Laage Gaupp F, Savic LJ, Taddei T, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Lin M, Duran R, Georgiades C, Hong K, Chapiro J. Optimization of the BCLC Staging System for Locoregional Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Using Quantitative Tumor Burden Imaging Biomarkers at MRI. Radiology 2022, 304: 228-237. PMID: 35412368, PMCID: PMC9270683, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.212426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian overall survivalAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaBCLC BBCLC COverall survivalTumor burdenBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging systemLiver Cancer staging systemCancer (AJCC) staging systemConventional transarterial chemoembolizationDrug-eluting beadsAllocation of patientsContrast-enhanced MRIBackground PatientsSurvival benefitRetrospective studyStaging systemC tumorsTumor volumePatientsHeterogeneous patientsMonthsChemoembolizationEstablishment of a Percutaneous Nephrostomy Service to Treat Obstructive Uropathy Secondary to Cervical Cancer in Tanzania
Rukundo I, Mbuguje E, Naif A, Patel M, Laage-Gaupp F, Asch M, Ramalingam V. Establishment of a Percutaneous Nephrostomy Service to Treat Obstructive Uropathy Secondary to Cervical Cancer in Tanzania. The Arab Journal Of Interventional Radiology 2022, 06: 033-036. DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1744507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate-stage cervical cancerCervical cancerDays postprocedureNephrostomy placementOcean Road Cancer InstituteTechnical success rateCervical cancer mortalityMuhimbili National HospitalPercutaneous nephrostomy placementBackground Cervical cancerResource-limited countriesLate-stage cancerResearch Electronic Data CaptureResource-limited settingsQuaternary hospitalChemoradiation therapyObstructive uropathyClinical benefitDays postinterventionPercutaneous nephrostomyRetrospective studyBenefits patientsCancer mortalityNational HospitalCommon cancer