Intra-arterial therapies for liver cancer: assessing tumor response
Stroehl YW, Letzen BS, van Breugel JM, Geschwind JF, Chapiro J. Intra-arterial therapies for liver cancer: assessing tumor response. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2016, 17: 119-127. PMID: 27983883, DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2017.1273775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransarterial 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