2022
Experimental VX2 Rabbit Liver Tumor Model in Carbon Tetrachloride–Induced Cirrhosis of the Liver
Santana J, Shewarega A, Nam D, Kahl V, Madoff D, Zhang X, Chapiro J. Experimental VX2 Rabbit Liver Tumor Model in Carbon Tetrachloride–Induced Cirrhosis of the Liver. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2022, 34: 404-408.e1. PMID: 36473611, PMCID: PMC11037556, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver cirrhosisMale New Zealand white rabbitsRabbit liver tumor modelCirrhotic liver backgroundReproducible tumor growthVX2 liver cancerLeft hepatic lobeNew Zealand white rabbitsDuration of treatmentLiver tumor modelCross-sectional imagingVX2 rabbit liver tumor modelZealand white rabbitsHepatic lobeHistopathological evaluationMajor underlying factorHepatic tumorsIntragastric administrationHepatocellular carcinomaLiver tumorsLiver cancerCirrhosisUnmet needTumor growthVX2 tumors
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
2018
Science to Practice: Decrypting the Enigma of Ablation-induced Off-Target Effects-Is Network Pathway Analysis the Final Piece of the Puzzle?
Murali N, Laage-Gaupp FM, Chapiro J, Geschwind JF. Science to Practice: Decrypting the Enigma of Ablation-induced Off-Target Effects-Is Network Pathway Analysis the Final Piece of the Puzzle? Radiology 2018, 286: 405-408. PMID: 29356646, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2017171779.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Targeting glucose metabolism in cancer: a new class of agents for loco-regional and systemic therapy of liver cancer and beyond?
Savic LJ, Chapiro J, Duwe G, Geschwind J. Targeting glucose metabolism in cancer: a new class of agents for loco-regional and systemic therapy of liver cancer and beyond? Hepatic Oncology 2015, 3: 19-28. PMID: 26989470, PMCID: PMC4792180, DOI: 10.2217/hep.15.36.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntra-arterial therapyHepatocellular carcinomaCancer-related deathUnresectable diseaseCancer cell metabolismSystemic therapyTherapeutic optionsTumor controlPrevalent cancerLiver cancerGlucose metabolismAntiglycolytic agentsTumor growthSystemic toxicitySelective anticancer therapyTherapyAnticancer therapyCancerNew targetsWarburg effectMolecular featuresAntiglycolytic drugsCell metabolismDelivery methodsMetabolism