2022
Analysis of Tumor Burden as a Biomarker for Patient Survival with Neuroendocrine Tumor Liver Metastases Undergoing Intra-Arterial Therapies: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis
Miszczuk M, Chapiro J, Do Minh D, van Breugel JMM, Smolka S, Rexha I, Tegel B, Lin M, Savic LJ, Hong K, Georgiades C, Nezami N. Analysis of Tumor Burden as a Biomarker for Patient Survival with Neuroendocrine Tumor Liver Metastases Undergoing Intra-Arterial Therapies: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis. CardioVascular And Interventional Radiology 2022, 45: 1494-1502. PMID: 35941241, PMCID: PMC9587516, DOI: 10.1007/s00270-022-03209-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroendocrine tumor liver metastasesMedian overall survivalIntra-arterial therapyLow tumor burdenTumor burdenOverall survivalLiver metastasesPrognostic factorsTumor diameterTB groupLonger median overall survivalRetrospective single-center analysisSingle-center retrospective analysisHigh TB groupLow TB groupRespective hazard ratiosHigh tumor burdenSingle-center analysisIndependent prognostic factorStrong prognostic factorDrug-eluting beadsLargest liver lesionPrediction of survivalHazard ratioPatient survival
2019
A 3D quantitative imaging biomarker in pre-treatment MRI predicts overall survival after stereotactic radiation therapy of patients with a singular brain metastasis
Della Seta M, Collettini F, Chapiro J, Angelidis A, Engeling F, Hamm B, Kaul D. A 3D quantitative imaging biomarker in pre-treatment MRI predicts overall survival after stereotactic radiation therapy of patients with a singular brain metastasis. Acta Radiologica 2019, 60: 1496-1503. PMID: 30841703, DOI: 10.1177/0284185119831692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial progression-free survivalSingular brain metastasisStereotactic radiation therapyPre-treatment magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingBrain metastasesPrognostic factorsTumor volumeRadiation therapyCranial magnetic resonance imagingContrast-enhanced MRI scansMultivariable Cox regressionProgression-free survivalIntracranial malignant tumorPrediction of survivalOverall survivalMultivariable analysisPrognostic indexCox regressionRetrospective studyMalignant tumorsQuantitative imaging biomarkersMRI scansPatientsRadiomic biomarkers
2016
Transarterial Chemoembolization for the Treatment of Advanced-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Zhao Y, Duran R, Chapiro J, Sohn JH, Sahu S, Fleckenstein F, Smolka S, Pawlik TM, Schernthaner R, Zhao L, Lee H, He S, Lin M, Geschwind JF. Transarterial Chemoembolization for the Treatment of Advanced-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2016, 20: 2002-2009. PMID: 27714643, PMCID: PMC5106296, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-016-3285-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlpha-FetoproteinsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPortal VeinRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeTumor BurdenVenous ThrombosisYoung AdultConceptsPortal vein tumor thrombosisAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaOverall survivalRisk scoreChild-Pugh A/BEastern Cooperative Oncology Group 0Child-Pugh B classLarge retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaStage hepatocellular carcinomaNumber of tumorsMedian OSCohort studyExtrahepatic metastasesSelect patientsTumor thrombosisImproved survivalPrognostic factorsTherapeutic recommendationsSurvival outcomesTumor sizeLonger survival