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
2021
Longitudinal Analysis of the Effect of Repeated Transarterial Chemoembolization for Liver Cancer on Portal Venous Pressure
Frangakis C, Sohn JH, Bas A, Chapiro J, Schernthaner RE, Lin M, Hamilton JP, Pawlik TM, Hong K, Duran R. Longitudinal Analysis of the Effect of Repeated Transarterial Chemoembolization for Liver Cancer on Portal Venous Pressure. Frontiers In Oncology 2021, 11: 639235. PMID: 34804911, PMCID: PMC8602787, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.639235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPortal venous pressureChild-PughTransarterial chemoembolizationPlatelet countTumor burdenVenous pressureSpleen volumeHCC patientsEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusEnd-stage liver disease (MELD) scorePortal hypertension-related complicationsNon-invasive surrogate markerBaseline spleen volumeBaseline tumor burdenRepeated Transarterial ChemoembolizationHigh tumor burdenHypertension-related complicationsLiver Disease scoreOutcomes of interestInstitutional review boardPost TACEPortal hypertensionMetastatic patientsPerformance statusBlood work