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
Identifying enhancement-based staging markers on baseline MRI in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases undergoing intra-arterial tumor therapy
Ghani MA, Fereydooni A, Chen E, Letzen B, Laage-Gaupp F, Nezami N, Deng Y, Gan G, Thakur V, Lin M, Papademetris X, Schernthaner RE, Huber S, Chapiro J, Hong K, Georgiades C. Identifying enhancement-based staging markers on baseline MRI in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases undergoing intra-arterial tumor therapy. European Radiology 2021, 31: 8858-8867. PMID: 34061209, PMCID: PMC8848338, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-08058-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancer liver metastasesCancer liver metastasesTotal tumor volumeIntra-arterial therapyTotal liver volumeLiver metastasesTumor volumeTumor burdenTumor diameterPatient survivalBaseline MRILiver volumeMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsKaplan-Meier survival curvesWhole liverCox proportional hazards modelKaplan-Meier methodPrognostic staging systemSurvival of patientsColorectal cancer metastasisMethodsThis retrospective studyPre-treatment MRIProportional hazards modelAppropriate cutoff valueHR 1.7Role of 3D quantitative tumor analysis for predicting overall survival after conventional chemoembolization of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Rexha I, Laage-Gaupp F, Chapiro J, Miszczuk MA, van Breugel JMM, Lin M, Konstantinidis M, Duran R, Gebauer B, Georgiades C, Hong K, Nezami N. Role of 3D quantitative tumor analysis for predicting overall survival after conventional chemoembolization of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 9337. PMID: 33927226, PMCID: PMC8085245, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88426-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal tumor volumeConventional transarterial chemoembolizationTumor diameterIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaOverall survivalTumor areaICC patientsTumor volumeHigh tumor burden groupTumor analysisOS of patientsHazard ratioTransarterial chemoembolizationTumor burdenBurden groupConventional chemoembolizationHTB groupRetrospective analysisPatientsSurvival curvesMultivariate analysisChemoembolizationCholangiocarcinomaETVBaseline imagesThermal ablation alone vs thermal ablation combined with transarterial chemoembolization for patients with small (<3 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma
Chai NX, Chapiro J, Petukhova A, Gross M, Kucukkaya A, Raju R, Zeevi T, Elbanan M, Lin M, Perez-Lozada JC, Schlachter T, Strazzabosco M, Pollak JS, Madoff DC. Thermal ablation alone vs thermal ablation combined with transarterial chemoembolization for patients with small (<3 cm) hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical Imaging 2021, 76: 123-129. PMID: 33592550, PMCID: PMC8217099, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.01.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall survivalTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaThermal ablationTA groupEarly-stage hepatocellular carcinomaMedian overall survivalTherapy-naïve patientsKaplan-Meier analysisMaximum tumor diameterStage hepatocellular carcinomaLog-rank testDrug-eluting beadsSmall hepatocellular carcinomaTerms of TTPHIPAA-compliant IRBSignificant differencesLipiodol-TACELocoregional therapyBCLC stageComplication rateTreatment cohortsTumor diameterAFP levelsPatient group
2020
Quantification of contrast-uptake as imaging biomarker for disease progression of renal cell carcinoma after tumor ablation
Tegel BR, Huber S, Savic LJ, Lin M, Gebauer B, Pollak J, Chapiro J. Quantification of contrast-uptake as imaging biomarker for disease progression of renal cell carcinoma after tumor ablation. Acta Radiologica 2020, 61: 1708-1716. PMID: 32216452, PMCID: PMC7529766, DOI: 10.1177/0284185120909964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAblation TechniquesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Renal CellContrast MediaDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalKidney NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRadiography, InterventionalRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTumor BurdenUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsProgression-free survivalTotal tumor volumeRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaOdds ratioTumor volumeImaging biomarkersImage-guided thermal ablationPrognosis of patientsRENAL nephrometry scoreCox regression modelLargest tumor diameterLog-rank testKaplan-Meier plotsCross-sectional imagingSensitive imaging biomarkerMetastatic diseaseSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeDistant metastasisNephrometry scoreTumor diameterOutcome parametersLesion vascularityTNM stage
2016
3D Quantitative tumour burden analysis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma before TACE: comparing single-lesion vs. multi-lesion imaging biomarkers as predictors of patient survival
Fleckenstein FN, Schernthaner RE, Duran R, Sohn JH, Sahu S, Zhao Y, Hamm B, Gebauer B, Lin M, Geschwind JF, Chapiro J. 3D Quantitative tumour burden analysis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma before TACE: comparing single-lesion vs. multi-lesion imaging biomarkers as predictors of patient survival. European Radiology 2016, 26: 3243-3252. PMID: 26762942, PMCID: PMC4942412, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-015-4168-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHazard ratioOverall survivalTransarterial chemoembolizationBaseline MRIHepatocellular carcinomaTumor burdenDominant lesionTumor assessmentTumor volumeMultivariate cox proportional hazard ratiosCox proportional hazard ratiosCurrent radiological methodMethodsThis retrospective analysisProportional hazard ratiosBCLC staging systemKaplan-Meier plotsTumor diameterPatient survivalStaging systemHCC patientsMultiple lesionsLiver volumeRetrospective analysisLesion assessmentPatients
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 lesions