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
2013
Percutaneous therapies of hepatocellular carcinoma—an update
Chapiro J, Geschwind JF. Percutaneous therapies of hepatocellular carcinoma—an update. Chinese Clinical Oncology 2013, 2: 36-36. PMID: 25841915, DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2304-3865.2013.07.04.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntra-arterial therapyHepatocellular carcinomaSpecific therapeutic algorithmsAvailable clinical evidenceEarly-stage diseaseIntra-arterial approachEnd-stage diseaseLocal tumor controlPrimary liver cancerTreatment of patientsTherapeutic algorithmEthanol ablationTransarterial chemoembolizationClinical evidencePatient groupTumor controlPercutaneous techniquesRadiofrequency ablationSuch therapyTherapeutic spectrumAblative techniquesPercutaneous therapyLiver cancerSystemic toxicityTherapy