2022
Optimization of the BCLC Staging System for Locoregional Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Using Quantitative Tumor Burden Imaging Biomarkers at MRI.
Borde T, Nezami N, Laage Gaupp F, Savic LJ, Taddei T, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Lin M, Duran R, Georgiades C, Hong K, Chapiro J. Optimization of the BCLC Staging System for Locoregional Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Using Quantitative Tumor Burden Imaging Biomarkers at MRI. Radiology 2022, 304: 228-237. PMID: 35412368, PMCID: PMC9270683, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.212426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian overall survivalAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaBCLC BBCLC COverall survivalTumor burdenBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging systemLiver Cancer staging systemCancer (AJCC) staging systemConventional transarterial chemoembolizationDrug-eluting beadsAllocation of patientsContrast-enhanced MRIBackground PatientsSurvival benefitRetrospective studyStaging systemC tumorsTumor volumePatientsHeterogeneous patientsMonthsChemoembolization
2021
Improved performance and consistency of deep learning 3D liver segmentation with heterogeneous cancer stages in magnetic resonance imaging
Gross M, Spektor M, Jaffe A, Kucukkaya AS, Iseke S, Haider SP, Strazzabosco M, Chapiro J, Onofrey JA. Improved performance and consistency of deep learning 3D liver segmentation with heterogeneous cancer stages in magnetic resonance imaging. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0260630. PMID: 34852007, PMCID: PMC8635384, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260630.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Reliable prediction of survival in advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib: comparing 1D and 3D quantitative tumor response criteria on MRI
Doemel LA, Chapiro J, Laage Gaupp F, Savic LJ, Kucukkaya AS, Petukhova A, Tefera J, Zeevi T, Lin M, Schlachter T, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Patel T, Stein SM. Reliable prediction of survival in advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib: comparing 1D and 3D quantitative tumor response criteria on MRI. European Radiology 2020, 31: 2737-2746. PMID: 33123796, PMCID: PMC8043967, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07381-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularHumansLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingPhenylurea CompoundsRetrospective StudiesSorafenibTreatment OutcomeConceptsTumor response criteriaOverall survivalAdvanced-stage HCCDisease progressionSorafenib therapyDisease controlResponse criteriaCox proportional hazards regression modelAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaProportional hazards regression modelsDCE-MRIInitiation of sorafenibTumor response analysisMultivariable Cox regressionIndependent risk factorMethodsThis retrospective analysisIndependent prognostic factorInitiation of treatmentKaplan-Meier analysisKaplan-Meier curvesHazards regression modelsLog-rank testStratification of patientsTotal tumor volumeArterial phase MRI