2020
Therapy of Intermediate-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Current Evidence and Clinical Practice
Chai N, Chapiro J. Therapy of Intermediate-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Current Evidence and Clinical Practice. Seminars In Interventional Radiology 2020, 37: 456-465. PMID: 33328701, PMCID: PMC7732559, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1719186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinomaConventional transarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaLocoregional therapyBland embolizationBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging systemImage-guided locoregional therapiesLiver Cancer staging systemDrug-eluting beads TACEIntermediate-stage diseaseLocoregional treatment optionsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsFirst-line therapyCancer (AJCC) staging systemYttrium-90 RadioembolizationClinical evidence pointsThermal ablationNumber of lesionsCheckpoint inhibitorsDEB-TACELocoregional treatmentSelect patientsSurvival benefitTransarterial chemoembolizationClinical evidence
2016
Transarterial Chemoembolization for the Treatment of Advanced-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Zhao Y, Duran R, Chapiro J, Sohn JH, Sahu S, Fleckenstein F, Smolka S, Pawlik TM, Schernthaner R, Zhao L, Lee H, He S, Lin M, Geschwind JF. Transarterial Chemoembolization for the Treatment of Advanced-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2016, 20: 2002-2009. PMID: 27714643, PMCID: PMC5106296, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-016-3285-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlpha-FetoproteinsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPortal VeinRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeTumor BurdenVenous ThrombosisYoung AdultConceptsPortal vein tumor thrombosisAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaOverall survivalRisk scoreChild-Pugh A/BEastern Cooperative Oncology Group 0Child-Pugh B classLarge retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaStage hepatocellular carcinomaNumber of tumorsMedian OSCohort studyExtrahepatic metastasesSelect patientsTumor thrombosisImproved survivalPrognostic factorsTherapeutic recommendationsSurvival outcomesTumor sizeLonger survival