2016
Intra-arterial therapies for liver cancer: assessing tumor response
Stroehl YW, Letzen BS, van Breugel JM, Geschwind JF, Chapiro J. Intra-arterial therapies for liver cancer: assessing tumor response. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2016, 17: 119-127. PMID: 27983883, DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2017.1273775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchValidation of the Hong Kong Liver Cancer Staging System in Determining Prognosis of the North American Patients Following Intra-arterial Therapy
Sohn JH, Duran R, Zhao Y, Fleckenstein F, Chapiro J, Sahu S, Schernthaner RE, Qian T, Lee H, Zhao L, Hamilton J, Frangakis C, Lin M, Salem R, Geschwind JF. Validation of the Hong Kong Liver Cancer Staging System in Determining Prognosis of the North American Patients Following Intra-arterial Therapy. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2016, 15: 746-755.e4. PMID: 27847278, PMCID: PMC5823259, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.10.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver Cancer staging systemIntra-arterial therapyCancer (AJCC) staging systemHong Kong Liver Cancer (HKLC) staging systemStaging systemHepatocellular carcinomaSurvival timeBCLC systemPatient survival timeHKLC systemRetrospective analysisBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging systemStage IVUnresectable hepatocellular carcinomaOverall survival timeKaplan-Meier estimatesDate of deathHepatitis CSystemic chemotherapyHepatitis BMost patientsUnresectable tumorsEntire cohortC-statisticHCC stage
2014
Identifying Staging Markers for Hepatocellular Carcinoma before Transarterial Chemoembolization: Comparison of Three-dimensional Quantitative versus Non–three-dimensional Imaging Markers
Chapiro J, Duran R, Lin M, Schernthaner RE, Wang Z, Gorodetski B, Geschwind JF. Identifying Staging Markers for Hepatocellular Carcinoma before Transarterial Chemoembolization: Comparison of Three-dimensional Quantitative versus Non–three-dimensional Imaging Markers. Radiology 2014, 275: 438-47. PMID: 25531387, PMCID: PMC4409467, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.14141180.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnresectable hepatocellular carcinomaTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaTumor diameterHazard ratioTumor responseTumor volumeResponse rateCox proportional hazard ratiosStaging markersTumor response rateProportional hazard ratiosResponse Evaluation CriteriaSurvival of patientsKaplan-Meier analysisSingle-institution analysisBaseline magnetic resonance imagesHigh response rateInstitutional review boardOverall survivalLiver (EASL) guidelinesPatient cohortImaging markerRadiologic measurementsLarge lesionsCombination of intra-arterial therapies and sorafenib: Is there a clinical benefit?
Chapiro J, Duran R, Geschwind JF. Combination of intra-arterial therapies and sorafenib: Is there a clinical benefit? La Radiologia Medica 2014, 119: 476-482. PMID: 24894921, DOI: 10.1007/s11547-014-0413-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticEmbolization, TherapeuticHepatectomyHepatic ArteryHumansInfusions, Intra-ArterialLiver NeoplasmsMicrospheresNeoplasm StagingNiacinamidePhenylurea CompoundsRadiography, InterventionalSorafenibSurvival RateConceptsIntra-arterial therapySurvival benefitIntroduction of sorafenibLoco-regional approachesAdvanced stage diseaseSignificant survival benefitUnresectable hepatocellular carcinomaLocal tumor controlTreatment of patientsSequence of administrationConventional systemic chemotherapyInternational clinical trialsOral monotherapySystemic chemotherapyExciting new optionsClinical outcomesTransarterial chemoembolizationClinical benefitSafety profileTumor controlClinical trialsHepatocellular carcinomaNovel agentsPotential biomarkersSystemic toxicity