2020
Comparison of Drug-Eluting Embolics versus Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization for the Treatment of Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Wu X, Chapiro J, Malhotra A, Kothary N. Comparison of Drug-Eluting Embolics versus Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization for the Treatment of Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2020, 32: 2-12.e1. PMID: 33160827, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2020.09.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibiotics, AntineoplasticCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticClinical Decision-MakingCost SavingsCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesDecision TreesDisease ProgressionDoxorubicinDrug CarriersDrug CostsFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedModels, EconomicQuality of LifeQuality-Adjusted Life YearsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult
2016
Imaging Biomarkers of Tumor Response in Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases Treated with Transarterial Chemoembolization: Can Enhancing Tumor Burden of the Whole Liver Help Predict Patient Survival?
Sahu S, Schernthaner R, Ardon R, Chapiro J, Zhao Y, Sohn JH, Fleckenstein F, Lin M, Geschwind JF, Duran R. Imaging Biomarkers of Tumor Response in Neuroendocrine Liver Metastases Treated with Transarterial Chemoembolization: Can Enhancing Tumor Burden of the Whole Liver Help Predict Patient Survival? Radiology 2016, 283: 160838. PMID: 27831830, PMCID: PMC5425309, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2016160838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuroendocrine liver metastasesWorld Health OrganizationContrast material-enhanced magnetic resonance (MR) imagesFirst TACE procedureResponse Evaluation CriteriaKaplan-Meier curvesTreatment response biomarkersTransarterial chemoembolization proceduresInstitutional review boardFirst TACELiver methodLiver metastasesIndependent predictorsTumor burdenRetrospective studyTACE proceduresCox regressionOnly biomarkerSurvival differencesChemoembolization proceduresTreatment responseResponse biomarkersPatientsSolid tumorsNormal liverTransarterial 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