2020
Quantitative volumetric assessment of baseline enhancing tumor volume as an imaging biomarker predicts overall survival in patients with glioblastoma
Auer TA, Della Seta M, Collettini F, Chapiro J, Zschaeck S, Ghadjar P, Badakhshi H, Florange J, Hamm B, Budach V, Kaul D. Quantitative volumetric assessment of baseline enhancing tumor volume as an imaging biomarker predicts overall survival in patients with glioblastoma. Acta Radiologica 2020, 62: 1200-1207. PMID: 32938221, DOI: 10.1177/0284185120953796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalOverall survivalTumor volumeGlioblastoma multiformeMagnetic resonance imagingMultivariable analysisCommon malignant primary brain tumorIntracranial progression-free survivalKarnofsky performance status scoreCranial magnetic resonance imagingMalignant primary brain tumorMedian overall survivalPerformance status scoreOS of patientsCox regression modelSignificant prognostic rolePrimary brain tumorsContrast-enhanced MRI sequencesQuantitative volumetric assessmentResection statusPrognostic roleMethyltransferase statusWorse prognosisEntire cohortNon-invasive method
2019
Fluorodeoxyglucose PET for Monitoring Response to Embolotherapy (Transarterial Chemoembolization) in Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors
Schobert I, Chapiro J, Pucar D, Saperstein L, Savic LJ. Fluorodeoxyglucose PET for Monitoring Response to Embolotherapy (Transarterial Chemoembolization) in Primary and Metastatic Liver Tumors. PET Clinics 2019, 14: 437-445. PMID: 31472741, DOI: 10.1016/j.cpet.2019.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansInfusions, Intra-ArterialLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicMultimodal ImagingNeoplasm MetastasisPositron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsSensitivity and SpecificitySurvival AnalysisTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsTransarterial chemoembolizationLiver tumorsFluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose PETEfficacy of embolotherapyCross-sectional imaging techniquesMetastatic liver tumorsCancer cell glycolysisLocal recurrenceFluorodeoxyglucose PETTumor necrosisLiver cancerMorphologic changesCell glycolysisEmbolotherapyTumorsMonitoring responseIndividual molecular characteristicsMolecular characteristicsImaging techniquesChemoembolizationResponsePatientsRecurrencePETTherapyA 3D quantitative imaging biomarker in pre-treatment MRI predicts overall survival after stereotactic radiation therapy of patients with a singular brain metastasis
Della Seta M, Collettini F, Chapiro J, Angelidis A, Engeling F, Hamm B, Kaul D. A 3D quantitative imaging biomarker in pre-treatment MRI predicts overall survival after stereotactic radiation therapy of patients with a singular brain metastasis. Acta Radiologica 2019, 60: 1496-1503. PMID: 30841703, DOI: 10.1177/0284185119831692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracranial progression-free survivalSingular brain metastasisStereotactic radiation therapyPre-treatment magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingBrain metastasesPrognostic factorsTumor volumeRadiation therapyCranial magnetic resonance imagingContrast-enhanced MRI scansMultivariable Cox regressionProgression-free survivalIntracranial malignant tumorPrediction of survivalOverall survivalMultivariable analysisPrognostic indexCox regressionRetrospective studyMalignant tumorsQuantitative imaging biomarkersMRI scansPatientsRadiomic biomarkers
2016
Advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein thrombosis: conventional versus drug-eluting beads transcatheter arterial chemoembolization
Gorodetski B, Chapiro J, Schernthaner R, Duran R, Lin M, Lee H, Lenis D, Stuart EA, Nonyane BA, Pekurovsky V, Tamrazi A, Gebauer B, Schlachter T, Pawlik TM, Geschwind JF. Advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein thrombosis: conventional versus drug-eluting beads transcatheter arterial chemoembolization. European Radiology 2016, 27: 526-535. PMID: 27277261, PMCID: PMC5470590, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-016-4445-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian overall survivalPortal venous thrombosisAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaConventional TACEDEB-TACEHepatocellular carcinomaOverall survivalAdverse eventsBeads TACEDrug-eluting bead transcatheter arterial chemoembolizationConventional trans-arterial chemoembolizationPropensity scoreDrug-eluting beads TACECommon adverse eventsConclusionOur retrospective studyEqual safety profileChild-Pugh classMethodsThis retrospective analysisPortal vein thrombosisPost-embolization syndromeTranscatheter arterial chemoembolizationStage hepatocellular carcinomaTrans-arterial chemoembolizationSub-group analysisArterial chemoembolization3D 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