Transarterial chemoembolization in soft-tissue sarcoma metastases to the liver – The use of imaging biomarkers as predictors of patient survival
Chapiro J, Duran R, Lin M, Mungo B, Schlachter T, Schernthaner R, Gorodetski B, Wang Z, Geschwind JF. Transarterial chemoembolization in soft-tissue sarcoma metastases to the liver – The use of imaging biomarkers as predictors of patient survival. European Journal Of Radiology 2014, 84: 424-430. PMID: 25542065, PMCID: PMC4315698, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2014.11.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic soft tissue sarcomaProgression-free survivalConventional transarterial chemoembolizationSoft tissue sarcomasOverall survivalTumor responseTransarterial chemoembolizationPatient survivalSafety profileCox proportional hazard ratio analysisProportional hazard ratio analysisSoft tissue sarcoma metastasisMedian overall survivalSalvage therapy optionsHazard ratio analysisReliable clinical dataSize-based criteriaEASL guidelinesModified RECISTIntraarterial therapySarcoma metastasisSurvival outcomesGrade IIIKaplan-MeierTherapy optionsCombination of intra-arterial therapies and sorafenib: Is there a clinical benefit?
Chapiro J, Duran R, Geschwind JF. Combination of intra-arterial therapies and sorafenib: Is there a clinical benefit? La Radiologia Medica 2014, 119: 476-482. PMID: 24894921, DOI: 10.1007/s11547-014-0413-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticEmbolization, TherapeuticHepatectomyHepatic ArteryHumansInfusions, Intra-ArterialLiver NeoplasmsMicrospheresNeoplasm StagingNiacinamidePhenylurea CompoundsRadiography, InterventionalSorafenibSurvival RateConceptsIntra-arterial therapySurvival benefitIntroduction of sorafenibLoco-regional approachesAdvanced stage diseaseSignificant survival benefitUnresectable hepatocellular carcinomaLocal tumor controlTreatment of patientsSequence of administrationConventional systemic chemotherapyInternational clinical trialsOral monotherapySystemic chemotherapyExciting new optionsClinical outcomesTransarterial chemoembolizationClinical benefitSafety profileTumor controlClinical trialsHepatocellular carcinomaNovel agentsPotential biomarkersSystemic toxicity