2020
Reliable prediction of survival in advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib: comparing 1D and 3D quantitative tumor response criteria on MRI
Doemel LA, Chapiro J, Laage Gaupp F, Savic LJ, Kucukkaya AS, Petukhova A, Tefera J, Zeevi T, Lin M, Schlachter T, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Patel T, Stein SM. Reliable prediction of survival in advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma treated with sorafenib: comparing 1D and 3D quantitative tumor response criteria on MRI. European Radiology 2020, 31: 2737-2746. PMID: 33123796, PMCID: PMC8043967, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07381-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor response criteriaOverall survivalAdvanced-stage HCCDisease progressionSorafenib therapyDisease controlResponse criteriaCox proportional hazards regression modelAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaProportional hazards regression modelsDCE-MRIInitiation of sorafenibTumor response analysisMultivariable Cox regressionIndependent risk factorMethodsThis retrospective analysisIndependent prognostic factorInitiation of treatmentKaplan-Meier analysisKaplan-Meier curvesHazards regression modelsLog-rank testStratification of patientsTotal tumor volumeArterial phase MRI
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
Science to Practice: Molecular-targeted Drug Delivery in Combination with Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Cancer: A Magic Bullet?
Adam LC, Murali N, Chapiro J, Geschwind JF. Science to Practice: Molecular-targeted Drug Delivery in Combination with Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Cancer: A Magic Bullet? Radiology 2017, 285: 333-335. PMID: 29045226, PMCID: PMC5673055, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2017171527.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiofrequency ablationRF ablationHepatocellular carcinoma mouse modelTechnical success rateSurvival end pointsChemotherapeutic drug concentrationsCarcinoma mouse modelAnimal tumor modelsTumor-penetrating peptideClinical outcomesTarget lesionsDrug delivery systemsLiver cancerMouse modelTumor modelEnd pointDrug concentrationsDrug deliverySuccess rateTumor treatmentToxic effectsDelivery systemAblationMagic bulletLesions
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 survivalSorafenib in combination with transarterial chemoembolization for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
Geschwind JF, Chapiro J. Sorafenib in combination with transarterial chemoembolization for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma. Clinical Advances In Hematology And Oncology 2016, 14: 585-7. PMID: 27487101.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein thrombosis: conventional versus drug-eluting beads transcatheter arterial chemoembolization
Gorodetski B, Chapiro J, Schernthaner R, Duran R, Lin M, Lee H, Lenis D, Stuart EA, Nonyane BA, Pekurovsky V, Tamrazi A, Gebauer B, Schlachter T, Pawlik TM, Geschwind JF. Advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein thrombosis: conventional versus drug-eluting beads transcatheter arterial chemoembolization. European Radiology 2016, 27: 526-535. PMID: 27277261, PMCID: PMC5470590, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-016-4445-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian overall survivalPortal venous thrombosisAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaConventional TACEDEB-TACEHepatocellular carcinomaOverall survivalAdverse eventsBeads TACEDrug-eluting bead transcatheter arterial chemoembolizationConventional trans-arterial chemoembolizationPropensity scoreDrug-eluting beads TACECommon adverse eventsConclusionOur retrospective studyEqual safety profileChild-Pugh classMethodsThis retrospective analysisPortal vein thrombosisPost-embolization syndromeTranscatheter arterial chemoembolizationStage hepatocellular carcinomaTrans-arterial chemoembolizationSub-group analysisArterial chemoembolization
2015
Systematic review of catheter-based intra-arterial therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma: state of the art and future directions
Duran R, Chapiro J, Schernthaner RE, Geschwind JF. Systematic review of catheter-based intra-arterial therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma: state of the art and future directions. British Journal Of Radiology 2015, 88: 20140564. PMID: 25978585, PMCID: PMC4651391, DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20140564.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCatheter AblationChemoembolization, TherapeuticCombined Modality TherapyDiffusion of InnovationEmbolization, TherapeuticFemaleForecastingHumansInfusions, Intra-ArterialLiver NeoplasmsMaleMicrospheresNiacinamidePatient SelectionPhenylurea CompoundsRadiopharmaceuticalsSorafenibYttrium RadioisotopesConceptsIntra-arterial therapyHepatocellular carcinomaSecondary liver malignanciesManagement of patientsHealthy liver tissueLocoregional therapyLiver malignanciesClinical rationaleHigh doseInterventional oncologySystematic reviewAnticancer treatmentLiver tissueInvasive natureClinical achievementsChemoresistant cancersTherapyMedical communityPatientsCarcinomaTreatmentPivotal roleMalignancySorafenibCancer
2014
Systemic Delivery of Microencapsulated 3-Bromopyruvate for the Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer
Chapiro J, Sur S, Savic LJ, Ganapathy-Kanniappan S, Reyes J, Duran R, Thiruganasambandam SC, Moats CR, Lin M, Luo W, Tran PT, Herman JM, Semenza GL, Ewald AJ, Vogelstein B, Geschwind JF. Systemic Delivery of Microencapsulated 3-Bromopyruvate for the Therapy of Pancreatic Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2014, 20: 6406-6417. PMID: 25326230, PMCID: PMC4300523, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-1271.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaSuit-2 cell lineOrthotopic xenograft mouse modelBioluminescence imagingFavorable toxicity profileSublethal drug concentrationsAnti-invasive effectsXenograft mouse modelPDAC cell linesCell linesXenograft tumor modelHalf maximal inhibitory concentrationStrong anticancer effectsPancreatic cancerClinical trialsDuctal adenocarcinomaMouse modelToxicity profileIC50 profileTherapeutic efficacyMatrigel invasionVivo efficacyBLI signalMatrigel assaysMiaPaCa-2Combination 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 toxicityThree-dimensional Evaluation of Lipiodol Retention in HCC after Chemoembolization A Quantitative Comparison between CBCT and MDCT
Wang Z, Lin M, Lesage D, Chen R, Chapiro J, Gu T, Tacher V, Duran R, Geschwind JF. Three-dimensional Evaluation of Lipiodol Retention in HCC after Chemoembolization A Quantitative Comparison between CBCT and MDCT. Academic Radiology 2014, 21: 393-399. PMID: 24507426, PMCID: PMC3979929, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2013.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAgedAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticCone-Beam Computed TomographyEthiodized OilFemaleHemostaticsHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalLiver NeoplasmsMaleMetabolic Clearance RateMiddle AgedMultidetector Computed TomographyReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTissue DistributionTreatment Outcome
2013
Intraarterial therapies for primary liver cancer: state of the art
Chapiro J, Tacher V, Geschwind JF. Intraarterial therapies for primary liver cancer: state of the art. Expert Review Of Anticancer Therapy 2013, 13: 1157-1167. PMID: 24099626, DOI: 10.1586/14737140.2013.845528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary liver cancerTreatment of patientsIntraarterial therapyHepatocellular carcinomaLiver cancerIntermediate-stage diseaseOfficial treatment guidelinesAvailable clinical evidenceEffective local tumor controlLocal tumor controlReduced systemic toxicityIntraarterial approachStage diseaseTransarterial chemoembolizationTreatment guidelinesClinical evidenceHepatic malignanciesTumor controlSystemic toxicityTherapyScientific rationalePatientsCancerTreatmentChemoembolization