2024
Outcomes of repeat conventional transarterial chemoembolization in patients with liver metastases
Ghabili K, Windham-Herman A, Konstantinidis M, Murali N, Borde T, Adam L, Laage-Gaupp F, Lin M, Chapiro J, Georgiades C, Nezami N. Outcomes of repeat conventional transarterial chemoembolization in patients with liver metastases. Annals Of Hepatology 2024, 29: 101529. PMID: 39033928, PMCID: PMC11558520, DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2024.101529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConventional transarterial chemoembolizationLiver metastasesNeuroendocrine tumorsColorectal carcinomaTransarterial chemoembolizationOverall survivalLung cancerAssociated with improved patient survivalManagement of liver metastasesMetastatic liver lesionsSingle-institution analysisNonresponding patientsSurvival outcomesPatient survivalResponse assessmentTarget lesionsMetastasisLiver lesionsPatientsResponse rateChemoembolizationSurvivalLiverLesionsCancer
2022
Intraarterial Therapies for the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Garg T, Shrigiriwar A, Habibollahi P, Cristescu M, Liddell RP, Chapiro J, Inglis P, Camacho JC, Nezami N. Intraarterial Therapies for the Management of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancers 2022, 14: 3351. PMID: 35884412, PMCID: PMC9322128, DOI: 10.3390/cancers14143351.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDrug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolizationHepatic artery infusionHepatocellular carcinomaTransarterial therapiesTransarterial chemoembolizationImage-guided locoregional therapiesBead transarterial chemoembolizationCatheter-based treatmentManagement of patientsLocoregional therapyBland embolizationIntraarterial therapyRadioembolization therapyEmbolic agentTherapyChemoembolizationCarcinomaEmbolizationPatientsArteryReviewInfusionTumorsOptimization 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 patientsMonthsChemoembolization
2021
Lipiodol Deposition and Washout in Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors After Chemoembolization
Nezami N, VAN Breugel JMM, Konstantinidis M, Chapiro J, Savic LJ, Miszczuk MA, Rexha I, Lin M, Hong K, Georgiades C. Lipiodol Deposition and Washout in Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors After Chemoembolization. In Vivo 2021, 35: 3261-3270. PMID: 34697157, PMCID: PMC8627740, DOI: 10.21873/invivo.12621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional trans-arterial chemoembolizationTrans-arterial chemoembolizationNeuroendocrine tumorsColorectal carcinomaIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaLipiodol depositionWashout rateContrast-enhanced magnetic resonanceMetastatic liver tumorsColorectal carcinoma tumorsLiver metastasesHepatic metastasesTumor responseTarget lesionsRetrospective analysisLiver tumorsSmall tumorsChemoembolizationCarcinoma tumorsTumorsExponential washoutCarcinomaTomography imagingWashoutCholangiocarcinomaRole of 3D quantitative tumor analysis for predicting overall survival after conventional chemoembolization of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Rexha I, Laage-Gaupp F, Chapiro J, Miszczuk MA, van Breugel JMM, Lin M, Konstantinidis M, Duran R, Gebauer B, Georgiades C, Hong K, Nezami N. Role of 3D quantitative tumor analysis for predicting overall survival after conventional chemoembolization of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 9337. PMID: 33927226, PMCID: PMC8085245, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88426-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal tumor volumeConventional transarterial chemoembolizationTumor diameterIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaOverall survivalTumor areaICC patientsTumor volumeHigh tumor burden groupTumor analysisOS of patientsHazard ratioTransarterial chemoembolizationTumor burdenBurden groupConventional chemoembolizationHTB groupRetrospective analysisPatientsSurvival curvesMultivariate analysisChemoembolizationCholangiocarcinomaETVBaseline images
2020
Automated feature quantification of Lipiodol as imaging biomarker to predict therapeutic efficacy of conventional transarterial chemoembolization of liver cancer
Stark S, Wang C, Savic LJ, Letzen B, Schobert I, Miszczuk M, Murali N, Oestmann P, Gebauer B, Lin M, Duncan J, Schlachter T, Chapiro J. Automated feature quantification of Lipiodol as imaging biomarker to predict therapeutic efficacy of conventional transarterial chemoembolization of liver cancer. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 18026. PMID: 33093524, PMCID: PMC7582153, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75120-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional transarterial chemoembolizationLipiodol depositionTransarterial chemoembolizationLiver cancerPeripheral depositionLipiodol depositsTherapeutic efficacyNecrotic tumor areasBaseline MRITherapy optionsTumor responseTreatment responseTumor volumeLiver lesionsLipiodolH postTumor areaH-CTHounsfield unitsBiomarkersChemoembolizationHigh rateTumorsCancerImproved responseIdarubicin-Loaded ONCOZENE Drug-Eluting Bead Chemoembolization in a Rabbit Liver Tumor Model: Investigating Safety, Therapeutic Efficacy, and Effects on Tumor Microenvironment
Borde T, Gaupp F, Geschwind JF, Savic LJ, Miszczuk M, Rexha I, Adam L, Walsh JJ, Huber S, Duncan JS, Peters DC, Sinusas A, Schlachter T, Gebauer B, Hyder F, Coman D, van Breugel JMM, Chapiro J. Idarubicin-Loaded ONCOZENE Drug-Eluting Bead Chemoembolization in a Rabbit Liver Tumor Model: Investigating Safety, Therapeutic Efficacy, and Effects on Tumor Microenvironment. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2020, 31: 1706-1716.e1. PMID: 32684417, PMCID: PMC7541537, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2020.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntibiotics, AntineoplasticBiosensing TechniquesCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationChemoembolization, TherapeuticDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationIdarubicinLiver Neoplasms, ExperimentalMaleMicrospheresMultidetector Computed TomographyParticle SizeRabbitsTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsMultiparametric magnetic resonanceRabbit liver tumor modelDiffusion-weighted imagingLiver tumor modelDEE chemoembolizationDrug-eluting embolic transarterial chemoembolizationTumor microenvironmentTumor modelMale New Zealand white rabbitsTumor acidosisNew Zealand white rabbitsVX2 liver tumorsZealand white rabbitsLaboratory parametersTransarterial chemoembolizationBead chemoembolizationMultiparametric MRDCE MR imagingLiver enzymesPostprocedural increaseIntratumoral hypoxiaLiver tumorsEntire lesionTherapeutic mechanismChemoembolizationLipiodol as an Imaging Biomarker of Tumor Response After Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization: Prospective Clinical Validation in Patients with Primary and Secondary Liver Cancer
Miszczuk MA, Chapiro J, Geschwind JH, Thakur V, Nezami N, Laage-Gaupp F, Kulon M, van Breugel JMM, Fereydooni A, Lin M, Savic LJ, Tegel B, Wahlin T, Funai E, Schlachter T. Lipiodol as an Imaging Biomarker of Tumor Response After Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization: Prospective Clinical Validation in Patients with Primary and Secondary Liver Cancer. Translational Oncology 2020, 13: 100742. PMID: 32092672, PMCID: PMC7036424, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Fluorodeoxyglucose PET for Monitoring Response to Embolotherapy (Transarterial Chemoembolization) in Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors
Schobert I, Chapiro J, Pucar D, Saperstein L, Savic LJ. Fluorodeoxyglucose PET for Monitoring Response to Embolotherapy (Transarterial Chemoembolization) in Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors. PET Clinics 2019, 14: 437-445. PMID: 31472741, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2019.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansInfusions, Intra-ArterialLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicMultimodal ImagingNeoplasm MetastasisPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival AnalysisTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsTransarterial chemoembolizationLiver tumorsFluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PETEfficacy of embolotherapyCross-sectional imaging techniquesMetastatic liver tumorsCancer cell glycolysisLocal recurrenceFluorodeoxyglucose PETTumor necrosisLiver cancerMorphologic changesCell glycolysisEmbolotherapyTumorsMonitoring responseIndividual molecular characteristicsMolecular characteristicsImaging techniquesChemoembolizationResponsePatientsRecurrencePETTherapy
2018
Predicting Treatment Response to Intra-arterial Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with the Use of Supervised Machine Learning—An Artificial Intelligence Concept
Abajian A, Murali N, Savic LJ, Laage-Gaupp FM, Nezami N, Duncan JS, Schlachter T, Lin M, Geschwind JF, Chapiro J. Predicting Treatment Response to Intra-arterial Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with the Use of Supervised Machine Learning—An Artificial Intelligence Concept. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2018, 29: 850-857.e1. PMID: 29548875, PMCID: PMC5970021, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.01.769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticContrast MediaDoxorubicinEthiodized OilFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsMachine LearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTreatment OutcomeConceptsTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaTreatment responseLogistic regressionClinical patient dataPatient dataIntra-arterial therapyQuantitative European AssociationMagnetic resonance imagingLiver criteriaBaseline imagingClinical variablesTumor responseTherapeutic featuresTreatment respondersBaseline MRClinical informationImaging variablesChemoembolizationTherapeutic outcomesResonance imagingResponse criteriaEuropean AssociationPatientsMR imaging
2017
Diagnostic Accuracy of Split-Bolus Single-Phase Contrast-Enhanced Cone-Beam CT for the Detection of Liver Tumors before Transarterial Chemoembolization
Jonczyk M, Chapiro J, Collettini F, Geisel D, Schnapauff D, Streitparth F, Schmidt T, Hamm B, Gebauer B, Wieners G. Diagnostic Accuracy of Split-Bolus Single-Phase Contrast-Enhanced Cone-Beam CT for the Detection of Liver Tumors before Transarterial Chemoembolization. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2017, 28: 1378-1385. PMID: 28747271, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2017.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaMR imagingCone-beam CTContrast injectionSingle-center studyContrast-enhanced MR imagingHypervascularized tumorsMore tumorsLiver tumorsHCC tumorsPhase MR imagingHepatobiliary phase MRIntraindividual comparisonTumorsChemoembolizationDiagnostic accuracyCTArterial phase MR imagingStatistical differenceWilcoxon testIndependent readersCone-beam CT imagesPatientsBetter tumor detectionThe impact of antiangiogenic therapy combined with Transarterial Chemoembolization on enhancement based quantitative tumor response assessment in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Smolka S, Chapiro J, Manzano W, Treilhard J, Reiner E, Deng Y, Zhao Y, Hamm B, Duncan JS, Gebauer B, Lin M, Geschwind JF. The impact of antiangiogenic therapy combined with Transarterial Chemoembolization on enhancement based quantitative tumor response assessment in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical Imaging 2017, 46: 1-7. PMID: 28668723, PMCID: PMC5720941, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2017.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly response assessmentTransarterial chemoembolizationImaging-based criteriaResponse assessmentHepatocellular carcinomaTumor response assessmentAnti-angiogenic therapyQuantitative European AssociationTherapy armOverall survivalLiver criteriaAntiangiogenic therapyTreatment groupsPatientsSimilar associationEuropean AssociationBevacizumabChemoembolizationCarcinomaTherapyAssociationAssessmentFollowCriteriaBaseline
2016
Sorafenib in Combination With Transarterial Chemoembolization for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Geschwind JH, Chapiro J. Sorafenib in Combination With Transarterial Chemoembolization for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2016, 12: 504-506. PMID: 27917085, PMCID: PMC5114496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSorafenib in combination with transarterial chemoembolization for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Geschwind JF, Chapiro J. Sorafenib in combination with transarterial chemoembolization for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical Advances In Hematology And Oncology 2016, 14: 585-7. PMID: 27487101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutomatic bone removal for 3D TACE planning with C-arm CBCT: Evaluation of technical feasibility
Wang Z, Hansis E, Chen R, Duran R, Chapiro J, Sheu YR, Kobeiter H, Grass M, Geschwind JF, Lin M. Automatic bone removal for 3D TACE planning with C-arm CBCT: Evaluation of technical feasibility. Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies 2016, 25: 162-170. PMID: 26923140, PMCID: PMC4833567, DOI: 10.3109/13645706.2015.1129970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter arterial chemoembolizationAutomatic bone removalGeneral usabilityBone removalArterial chemoembolizationSoft tissue retentionUnderwent transcatheter arterial chemoembolizationTechnical feasibilitySoft tissueTissue retentionModel-based segmentationBetter removalFour-level scoreInter-reader agreementClinical valueInterventional radiologistsC-arm CBCTAgreement proportionUsabilityCBCT imagingAdequate performanceSpine removalFurther assessmentChemoembolizationC-arm
2015
Intraprocedural 3D Quantification of Lipiodol Deposition on Cone-Beam CT Predicts Tumor Response After Transarterial Chemoembolization in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Wang Z, Chen R, Duran R, Zhao Y, Yenokyan G, Chapiro J, Schernthaner R, Radaelli A, Lin M, Geschwind JF. Intraprocedural 3D Quantification of Lipiodol Deposition on Cone-Beam CT Predicts Tumor Response After Transarterial Chemoembolization in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. CardioVascular And Interventional Radiology 2015, 38: 1548-1556. PMID: 26001366, PMCID: PMC4651808, DOI: 10.1007/s00270-015-1129-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticCone-Beam Computed TomographyContrast MediaEthiodized OilFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImage EnhancementImaging, Three-DimensionalLiverLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeConceptsLipiodol depositionConventional transarterial chemoembolizationTumor responseOverall tumor volumeTumor volumeCE-MRIHepatocellular carcinomaTransarterial chemoembolizationTumor necrosisContrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imagingNecrotic tumour volumeResponse Evaluation CriteriaT-testMagnetic resonance imagingStudent's t-testMethodsThis IRBTarget lesionsRetrospective analysisSolid tumorsResonance imagingSpearman rank-order correlationPatientsCone-beam CTCBCTChemoembolization
2014
Delayed-Phase Cone-Beam CT Improves Detectability of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma During Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization
Schernthaner RE, Lin M, Duran R, Chapiro J, Wang Z, Geschwind JF. Delayed-Phase Cone-Beam CT Improves Detectability of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma During Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization. CardioVascular And Interventional Radiology 2014, 38: 929-936. PMID: 25476872, PMCID: PMC4457721, DOI: 10.1007/s00270-014-1026-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiography, Digital SubtractionBile Duct NeoplasmsChemoembolization, TherapeuticCholangiocarcinomaCohort StudiesCone-Beam Computed TomographyFemaleHumansLiverMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedObserver VariationRadiography, InterventionalReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesConceptsDual-phase cone-beam CTConventional transarterial chemoembolizationDigital subtraction angiographyIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaICC lesionsTransarterial chemoembolizationCE-MRICone-beam CTContrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imagingMethodsThis retrospective studyProsthetic mitral valveMagnetic resonance imagingHigher detectability rateConsecutive patientsRetrospective studyMitral valveMore lesionsLesionsResonance imagingSubtraction angiographyRoutine useLesion visibilityTreatment planningChemoembolizationCholangiocarcinoma
2013
Intraarterial therapies for primary liver cancer: state of the art
Chapiro J, Tacher V, Geschwind JF. Intraarterial therapies for primary liver cancer: state of the art. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2013, 13: 1157-1167. PMID: 24099626, DOI: 10.1586/14737140.2013.845528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary liver cancerTreatment of patientsIntraarterial therapyHepatocellular carcinomaLiver cancerIntermediate-stage diseaseOfficial treatment guidelinesAvailable clinical evidenceEffective local tumor controlLocal tumor controlReduced systemic toxicityIntraarterial approachStage diseaseTransarterial chemoembolizationTreatment guidelinesClinical evidenceHepatic malignanciesTumor controlSystemic toxicityTherapyScientific rationalePatientsCancerTreatmentChemoembolization