2021
Role of 3D quantitative tumor analysis for predicting overall survival after conventional chemoembolization of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Rexha I, Laage-Gaupp F, Chapiro J, Miszczuk MA, van Breugel JMM, Lin M, Konstantinidis M, Duran R, Gebauer B, Georgiades C, Hong K, Nezami N. Role of 3D quantitative tumor analysis for predicting overall survival after conventional chemoembolization of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 9337. PMID: 33927226, PMCID: PMC8085245, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88426-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal tumor volumeConventional transarterial chemoembolizationTumor diameterIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaOverall survivalTumor areaICC patientsTumor volumeHigh tumor burden groupTumor analysisOS of patientsHazard ratioTransarterial chemoembolizationTumor burdenBurden groupConventional chemoembolizationHTB groupRetrospective analysisPatientsSurvival curvesMultivariate analysisChemoembolizationCholangiocarcinomaETVBaseline imagesThermal 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
2020
Comparison of Drug-Eluting Embolics versus Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization for the Treatment of Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Wu X, Chapiro J, Malhotra A, Kothary N. Comparison of Drug-Eluting Embolics versus Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization for the Treatment of Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2020, 32: 2-12.e1. PMID: 33160827, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2020.09.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibiotics, AntineoplasticCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticClinical Decision-MakingCost SavingsCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesDecision TreesDisease ProgressionDoxorubicinDrug CarriersDrug CostsFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedModels, EconomicQuality of LifeQuality-Adjusted Life YearsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultQuantitative 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 methodFibronodular hepatocellular carcinoma—a new variant of liver cancer: clinical, pathological and radiological correlation
Tefera J, Revzin M, Chapiro J, Savic L, Mulligan D, Batra R, Taddei T, Jain D, Zhang X. Fibronodular hepatocellular carcinoma—a new variant of liver cancer: clinical, pathological and radiological correlation. Journal Of Clinical Pathology 2020, 74: 31-35. PMID: 32430483, PMCID: PMC7674234, DOI: 10.1136/jclinpath-2020-206574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stageBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer stageScirrhous HCCMultiple rounded nodulesNon-peripheral washoutLiver Cancer stageRadiological featuresClinical featuresRadiological correlationCarcinoma variantsCancer stageHCC casesHepatocellular carcinomaLiver cancerFibrotic liverConventional HCCHCCLower ratesHigh rateRounded nodulesProgressionDistinct patternsCarcinomaSpecific variantsLesionsNeutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios as predictors of tumor response in hepatocellular carcinoma after DEB-TACE
Schobert IT, Savic LJ, Chapiro J, Bousabarah K, Chen E, Laage-Gaupp F, Tefera J, Nezami N, Lin M, Pollak J, Schlachter T. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios as predictors of tumor response in hepatocellular carcinoma after DEB-TACE. European Radiology 2020, 30: 5663-5673. PMID: 32424595, PMCID: PMC7483919, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-06931-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBlood PlateletsCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticFemaleHumansInflammationKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver NeoplasmsLymphocytesMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeutrophilsPrognosisProgression-Free SurvivalProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeConceptsProgression-free survivalTreatment-naïve hepatocellular carcinomaShorter progression-free survivalPoor tumor responseDEB-TACELymphocyte ratioTumor responseHepatocellular carcinomaMagnetic resonance imagingTumor growthInflammatory biomarkersDrug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolizationContrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imagingHigher baseline NLRHigher baseline plateletsRadiomic featuresVolumetric tumor responseLoco-regional therapyAlpha-fetoprotein levelsBead transarterial chemoembolizationKaplan-Meier analysisMethodsThis retrospective studyDifferential blood countQuantitative European AssociationNodular tumor growthQuantification of contrast-uptake as imaging biomarker for disease progression of renal cell carcinoma after tumor ablation
Tegel BR, Huber S, Savic LJ, Lin M, Gebauer B, Pollak J, Chapiro J. Quantification of contrast-uptake as imaging biomarker for disease progression of renal cell carcinoma after tumor ablation. Acta Radiologica 2020, 61: 1708-1716. PMID: 32216452, PMCID: PMC7529766, DOI: 10.1177/0284185120909964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAblation TechniquesAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, Renal CellContrast MediaDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalKidney NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRadiography, InterventionalRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTumor BurdenUltrasonography, InterventionalConceptsProgression-free survivalTotal tumor volumeRenal cell carcinomaCell carcinomaOdds ratioTumor volumeImaging biomarkersImage-guided thermal ablationPrognosis of patientsRENAL nephrometry scoreCox regression modelLargest tumor diameterLog-rank testKaplan-Meier plotsCross-sectional imagingSensitive imaging biomarkerMetastatic diseaseSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeDistant metastasisNephrometry scoreTumor diameterOutcome parametersLesion vascularityTNM stage
2019
Prostatic Artery Embolization Using 100–300-μm Trisacryl Gelatin Microspheres to Treat Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Attributable to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Single-Center Outcomes Analysis with Medium-Term Follow-up
Ayyagari R, Powell T, Staib L, Chapiro J, Raja A, Bhatia S, Chai T, Schoenberger S, Devito R. Prostatic Artery Embolization Using 100–300-μm Trisacryl Gelatin Microspheres to Treat Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Attributable to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: A Single-Center Outcomes Analysis with Medium-Term Follow-up. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2019, 31: 99-107. PMID: 31771896, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.08.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcrylic ResinsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overComorbidityCone-Beam Computed TomographyConnecticutEmbolization, TherapeuticGelatinHumansLower Urinary Tract SymptomsMaleMiddle AgedOrgan SizeParticle SizeProstateProstatic HyperplasiaQuality of LifeRecovery of FunctionRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsInternational Prostate Symptom ScoreLower urinary tract symptomsPost-void residualCharlson Comorbidity IndexProstatic artery embolizationProstate gland volumeMedian lobe enlargementBenign prostatic hyperplasiaTrisacryl gelatin microspheresArtery embolizationProstatic hyperplasiaGland volumeAdverse event recordingMedical therapy failureClavien-Dindo classificationProstate Symptom ScoreMedium-term followUrinary tract symptomsLower urinary tractMedium-term outcomesPost-procedure valuesQuality of lifeComorbidity indexTract symptomsConsecutive patientsProstatic Artery Embolization in Nonindex Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Patients: Single-center Outcomes for Urinary Retention and Gross Prostatic Hematuria
Ayyagari R, Powell T, Staib L, Chapiro J, Perez-Lozada JC, Bhatia S, Chai T, Schoenberger S, Devito R. Prostatic Artery Embolization in Nonindex Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Patients: Single-center Outcomes for Urinary Retention and Gross Prostatic Hematuria. Urology 2019, 136: 212-217. PMID: 31734349, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2019.11.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstatic artery embolizationBenign prostatic hyperplasia patientsProstatic hyperplasia patientsInternational Prostate Symptom ScoreProstatic hematuriaHyperplasia patientsUrinary retentionArtery embolizationPostvoid residualHematuria patientsSingle-center outcomesUrinary retention patientsClavien-Dindo classificationProstate Symptom ScoreQuality of lifeTransfusion rateGross hematuriaSH patientsUrinary infectionBladder irrigationGH patientsSymptom scoresUR patientsBladder tumorsDurable treatmentFluorodeoxyglucose 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 techniquesChemoembolizationResponsePatientsRecurrencePETTherapyCase-Control Comparison of Conventional End-Hole versus Balloon-Occlusion Microcatheter Prostatic Artery Embolization for Treatment of Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Ayyagari R, Powell T, Staib L, Chapiro J, Schoenberger S, Devito R, Pollak J. Case-Control Comparison of Conventional End-Hole versus Balloon-Occlusion Microcatheter Prostatic Artery Embolization for Treatment of Symptomatic Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2019, 30: 1459-1470. PMID: 31375451, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.05.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstatic artery embolizationBenign prostatic hyperplasiaEH groupArtery embolizationSymptomatic improvementAdverse eventsProstatic hyperplasiaInternational Prostate Symptom Score improvementTrial successSymptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasiaBO groupContrast material useProstatic artery anatomySymptom score improvementAdverse event ratesProcedural metricsResidual improvementCase-control comparisonClinical improvementRetrospective reviewArtery anatomyMicrocatheter selectionContrast materialScore improvementEvent ratesDeep learning for liver tumor diagnosis part II: convolutional neural network interpretation using radiologic imaging features
Wang CJ, Hamm CA, Savic LJ, Ferrante M, Schobert I, Schlachter T, Lin M, Weinreb JC, Duncan JS, Chapiro J, Letzen B. Deep learning for liver tumor diagnosis part II: convolutional neural network interpretation using radiologic imaging features. European Radiology 2019, 29: 3348-3357. PMID: 31093705, PMCID: PMC7243989, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06214-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAlgorithmsBile Duct NeoplasmsBile Ducts, IntrahepaticCarcinoma, HepatocellularCholangiocarcinomaDeep LearningFemaleHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedLiver NeoplasmsMachine LearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeural Networks, ComputerPredictive Value of TestsProof of Concept StudyRetrospective StudiesConceptsDeep learning systemConvolutional neural networkLearning systemRelevance scoresFeature mapsPre-trained CNN modelsFeature relevance scoresMulti-phasic MRINeural network interpretationEvidence-based decision supportDeep NeuralDeep learningCNN modelLesion classifierLearning prototypeNeural networkOriginal imageSystem prototypeDecision supportLesion classificationNetwork interpretationImage voxelsIncorrect featuresLesion classesTest setDeep learning for liver tumor diagnosis part I: development of a convolutional neural network classifier for multi-phasic MRI
Hamm CA, Wang CJ, Savic LJ, Ferrante M, Schobert I, Schlachter T, Lin M, Duncan JS, Weinreb JC, Chapiro J, Letzen B. Deep learning for liver tumor diagnosis part I: development of a convolutional neural network classifier for multi-phasic MRI. European Radiology 2019, 29: 3338-3347. PMID: 31016442, PMCID: PMC7251621, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06205-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAgedBile Duct NeoplasmsBile Ducts, IntrahepaticCarcinoma, HepatocellularCholangiocarcinomaDeep LearningFemaleHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeural Networks, ComputerReproducibility of ResultsROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityUnited StatesQuantitative Imaging Biomarkers for 90Y Distribution on Bremsstrahlung SPECT After Resin-Based Radioembolization
Schobert I, Chapiro J, Nezami N, Hamm CA, Gebauer B, Lin M, Pollak J, Saperstein L, Schlachter T, Savic LJ. Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers for 90Y Distribution on Bremsstrahlung SPECT After Resin-Based Radioembolization. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2019, 60: 1066-1072. PMID: 30655331, PMCID: PMC6681698, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.118.219691.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngiographyBiomarkersCarcinoma, HepatocellularEmbolization, TherapeuticFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalLiverLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMicrospheresMiddle AgedMultimodal ImagingPrognosisRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeYttrium RadioisotopesConceptsNon-HCC patientsTransarterial radioembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaBaseline imagingTumor responseTumor volumeChild-Pugh class B patientsBaseline imaging featuresClass B patientsNormal liver ratiosTotal tumor volumeSPECT/CTContrast-enhanced MRIQuantitative European AssociationMultiphasic contrast-enhanced MRIInstitutional review boardHigh TNRPreprocedural MRIChild-PughB patientsLiver criteriaTumor burdenClinical parametersHepatic malignanciesRetrospective study
2018
Irinotecan-Eluting 75–150-μm Embolics Lobar Chemoembolization in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: A Prospective Single-Center Phase I Study
Fereydooni A, Letzen B, Ghani MA, Miszczuk MA, Huber S, Chapiro J, Schlachter T, Geschwind JF, Georgiades C. Irinotecan-Eluting 75–150-μm Embolics Lobar Chemoembolization in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: A Prospective Single-Center Phase I Study. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2018, 29: 1646-1653.e5. PMID: 30337148, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorChemoembolization, TherapeuticColorectal NeoplasmsConnecticutDrug CarriersFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansIrinotecanLiver NeoplasmsMaleMicrospheresMiddle AgedPalliative CareProspective StudiesTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1Transarterial chemoembolizationAdverse eventsMetastatic diseaseObjective responseColorectal cancer liver metastasesLiver-dominant metastatic diseaseMetastatic colorectal cancer refractorySingle-center phase IColorectal cancer refractoryLines of chemotherapyMedian overall survivalPrimary end pointCancer liver metastasesResponse Evaluation CriteriaOnly grade 3Drug-eluting embolicsImaging-based criteriaGrowth factor receptor 1Factor receptor 1World Health OrganizationCancer refractoryAbdominal painSystemic chemotherapyLiver metastasesPredicting Treatment Response to Intra-arterial Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with the Use of Supervised Machine Learning—An Artificial Intelligence Concept
Abajian A, Murali N, Savic LJ, Laage-Gaupp FM, Nezami N, Duncan JS, Schlachter T, Lin M, Geschwind JF, Chapiro J. Predicting Treatment Response to Intra-arterial Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma with the Use of Supervised Machine Learning—An Artificial Intelligence Concept. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2018, 29: 850-857.e1. PMID: 29548875, PMCID: PMC5970021, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.01.769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticContrast MediaDoxorubicinEthiodized OilFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsMachine LearningMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityTreatment OutcomeConceptsTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaTreatment responseLogistic regressionClinical patient dataPatient dataIntra-arterial therapyQuantitative European AssociationMagnetic resonance imagingLiver criteriaBaseline imagingClinical variablesTumor responseTherapeutic featuresTreatment respondersBaseline MRClinical informationImaging variablesChemoembolizationTherapeutic outcomesResonance imagingResponse criteriaEuropean AssociationPatientsMR imaging
2017
Diagnostic Accuracy of Split-Bolus Single-Phase Contrast-Enhanced Cone-Beam CT for the Detection of Liver Tumors before Transarterial Chemoembolization
Jonczyk M, Chapiro J, Collettini F, Geisel D, Schnapauff D, Streitparth F, Schmidt T, Hamm B, Gebauer B, Wieners G. Diagnostic Accuracy of Split-Bolus Single-Phase Contrast-Enhanced Cone-Beam CT for the Detection of Liver Tumors before Transarterial Chemoembolization. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2017, 28: 1378-1385. PMID: 28747271, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2017.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaMR imagingCone-beam CTContrast injectionSingle-center studyContrast-enhanced MR imagingHypervascularized tumorsMore tumorsLiver tumorsHCC tumorsPhase MR imagingHepatobiliary phase MRIntraindividual comparisonTumorsChemoembolizationDiagnostic accuracyCTArterial phase MR imagingStatistical differenceWilcoxon testIndependent readersCone-beam CT imagesPatientsBetter tumor detectionIntra-arterial therapy of neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases: comparing conventional TACE, drug-eluting beads TACE and yttrium-90 radioembolisation as treatment options using a propensity score analysis model
Do Minh D, Chapiro J, Gorodetski B, Huang Q, Liu C, Smolka S, Savic LJ, Wainstejn D, Lin M, Schlachter T, Gebauer B, Geschwind JF. Intra-arterial therapy of neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases: comparing conventional TACE, drug-eluting beads TACE and yttrium-90 radioembolisation as treatment options using a propensity score analysis model. European Radiology 2017, 27: 4995-5005. PMID: 28677067, PMCID: PMC5675796, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-017-4856-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelConventional transarterial chemoembolisationMedian overall survivalPropensity score analysisHepatic progression-free survivalDrug-eluting beads TACEYttrium-90 radioembolisationProgression-free survivalDEB-TACELiver metastasesOverall survivalBeads TACENeuroendocrine tumor liver metastasesWorld Health Organization criteriaCox proportional hazards modelIntra-arterial therapyMethodsThis retrospective analysisResponse Evaluation CriteriaScore analysisSignificant survival benefitLonger overall survivalGastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsLog-rank testEntire study populationProportional hazards modelThe impact of antiangiogenic therapy combined with Transarterial Chemoembolization on enhancement based quantitative tumor response assessment in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Smolka S, Chapiro J, Manzano W, Treilhard J, Reiner E, Deng Y, Zhao Y, Hamm B, Duncan JS, Gebauer B, Lin M, Geschwind JF. The impact of antiangiogenic therapy combined with Transarterial Chemoembolization on enhancement based quantitative tumor response assessment in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical Imaging 2017, 46: 1-7. PMID: 28668723, PMCID: PMC5720941, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2017.05.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly response assessmentTransarterial chemoembolizationImaging-based criteriaResponse assessmentHepatocellular carcinomaTumor response assessmentAnti-angiogenic therapyQuantitative European AssociationTherapy armOverall survivalLiver criteriaAntiangiogenic therapyTreatment groupsPatientsSimilar associationEuropean AssociationBevacizumabChemoembolizationCarcinomaTherapyAssociationAssessmentFollowCriteriaBaseline
2016
Validation of the Hong Kong Liver Cancer Staging System in Determining Prognosis of the North American Patients Following Intra-arterial Therapy
Sohn JH, Duran R, Zhao Y, Fleckenstein F, Chapiro J, Sahu S, Schernthaner RE, Qian T, Lee H, Zhao L, Hamilton J, Frangakis C, Lin M, Salem R, Geschwind JF. Validation of the Hong Kong Liver Cancer Staging System in Determining Prognosis of the North American Patients Following Intra-arterial Therapy. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2016, 15: 746-755.e4. PMID: 27847278, PMCID: PMC5823259, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2016.10.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver Cancer staging systemIntra-arterial therapyCancer (AJCC) staging systemHong Kong Liver Cancer (HKLC) staging systemStaging systemHepatocellular carcinomaSurvival timeBCLC systemPatient survival timeHKLC systemRetrospective analysisBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging systemStage IVUnresectable hepatocellular carcinomaOverall survival timeKaplan-Meier estimatesDate of deathHepatitis CSystemic chemotherapyHepatitis BMost patientsUnresectable tumorsEntire cohortC-statisticHCC stage