2024
Tumor response assessment in hepatocellular carcinoma treated with immunotherapy: imaging biomarkers for clinical decision-making
Sobirey R, Matuschewski N, Gross M, Lin M, Kao T, Kasolowsky V, Strazzabosco M, Stein S, Savic L, Gebauer B, Jaffe A, Duncan J, Madoff D, Chapiro J. Tumor response assessment in hepatocellular carcinoma treated with immunotherapy: imaging biomarkers for clinical decision-making. European Radiology 2024, 1-11. PMID: 39033181, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-024-10955-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedian overall survivalTumor response criteriaTumor response assessmentHepatocellular carcinoma patientsHepatocellular carcinomaTumor responseOverall survivalResponse criteriaResponse assessmentNon-respondersPoorer median overall survivalPrediction of tumor responsePredictive valueHepatocellular carcinoma immunotherapyDisease controlPrognostic of survivalClinical baseline parametersLog-rank testKaplan-Meier curvesMultivariate Cox regressionPredicting overall survivalCox regression modelsSurvival benefitStratify patientsMRI pre-
2023
Safety and Efficacy of Atezolizumab/Bevacizumab in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Impaired Liver Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Pasta A, Calabrese F, Jaffe A, Labanca S, Marenco S, Pieri G, Torres M, Strazzabosco M, Giannini E. Safety and Efficacy of Atezolizumab/Bevacizumab in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Impaired Liver Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Liver Cancer 2023, 13: 235-245. PMID: 38756146, PMCID: PMC11095597, DOI: 10.1159/000533991.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild-Pugh class B patientsChild-Pugh B patientsClass B patientsObjective response rateProgression-free survivalChild-Pugh AB patientsOverall survivalHepatocellular carcinomaAdverse eventsLiver functionOdds ratioChild-Pugh class A patientsTreatment-related adverse eventsChild-Pugh class AHigher objective response rateShorter progression-free survivalMedian overall survivalAlbumin-bilirubin gradeImpaired liver functionClass A patientsUnresectable hepatocellular carcinomaIndividualization of treatmentChild-PughALBI gradeSystematic review and meta-analysis of safety and efficacy of atezolizumab/ bevacizumab in Child-Pugh class B patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Pasta A, Calabrese F, Jaffe A, Labanca S, Marenco S, Pieri G, Torres M, Strazzabosco M, Giannini E. Systematic review and meta-analysis of safety and efficacy of atezolizumab/ bevacizumab in Child-Pugh class B patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Digestive And Liver Disease 2023, 55: s221. DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2023.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChild-Pugh class B patientsClass B patientsDisease control rateObjective response rateImpaired liver functionB patientsHepatocellular carcinomaLiver functionChild-Pugh B cirrhosisTreatment-related adverse eventsHigher objective response rateAdverse events gradeBest supportive careMedian overall survivalProgression-free survivalIndividualization of treatmentClass AB cirrhosisChild-PughCohort studyFree survivalOverall survivalSupportive careAdverse eventsOncological efficacy
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
Thermal 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