2022
Impact of Chemoembolic Regimen on Immune Cell Recruitment and Immune Checkpoint Marker Expression following Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization in a VX2 Rabbit Liver Tumor Model
Berz AM, Santana JG, Iseke S, Gross M, Pekurovsky V, Laage Gaupp F, Savic LJ, Borde T, Gottwald LA, Boustani AM, Gebauer B, Lin M, Zhang X, Schlachter T, Madoff DC, Chapiro J. Impact of Chemoembolic Regimen on Immune Cell Recruitment and Immune Checkpoint Marker Expression following Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization in a VX2 Rabbit Liver Tumor Model. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2022, 33: 764-774.e4. PMID: 35346859, PMCID: PMC9344951, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.03.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter arterial chemoembolizationCytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4Rabbit liver tumor modelConventional TACEImmune checkpoint marker expressionLiver tumor modelVX2 rabbit liver tumor modelArterial chemoembolizationBicarbonate infusionImmune responseDifferentiation 3T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4Conventional transcatheter arterial chemoembolizationTumor modelCell death protein 1Marker expressionIntratumoral T cellsImmune checkpoint markersT cell infiltrationDeath protein 1Antigen-presenting cellsImmune cell recruitmentNew Zealand white rabbitsZealand white rabbitsAPC infiltration
2021
Comparison of metabolic and immunologic responses to transarterial chemoembolization with different chemoembolic regimens in a rabbit VX2 liver tumor model
Doemel LA, Santana JG, Savic LJ, Gaupp FML, Borde T, Petukhova-Greenstein A, Kucukkaya AS, Schobert IT, Hamm CA, Gebauer B, Walsh JJ, Rexha I, Hyder F, Lin M, Madoff DC, Schlachter T, Chapiro J, Coman D. Comparison of metabolic and immunologic responses to transarterial chemoembolization with different chemoembolic regimens in a rabbit VX2 liver tumor model. European Radiology 2021, 32: 2437-2447. PMID: 34718844, PMCID: PMC9359419, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-08337-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-eluting embolicsImmune cell infiltrationAntigen-presenting cellsBicarbonate infusionConventional TACEDEE-TACETransarterial chemotherapyCell infiltrationImmune cellsPeritumoral infiltrationT lymphocytesIntratumoral immune cell infiltrationTumor modelRabbit VX2 liver tumor modelImmunological tumor microenvironmentVX2 liver tumor modelIntra-arterial therapyIntra-arterial treatmentRabbit VX2 tumor modelLiver tumor modelTumor-bearing rabbitsVX2 tumor modelMann-Whitney U testIntratumoral presenceTransarterial chemoembolization
2020
Molecular Imaging of Extracellular Tumor pH to Reveal Effects of Locoregional Therapy on Liver Cancer Microenvironment
Savic LJ, Schobert I, Peters D, Walsh JJ, Laage-Gaupp F, Hamm CA, Tritz N, Doemel LA, Lin M, Sinusas A, Schlachter T, Duncan JS, Hyder F, Coman D, Chapiro J. Molecular Imaging of Extracellular Tumor pH to Reveal Effects of Locoregional Therapy on Liver Cancer Microenvironment. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 428-438. PMID: 31582517, PMCID: PMC7244230, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-1702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMR spectroscopic imagingLocoregional therapyLiver cancer microenvironmentConventional transarterial chemoembolizationNew Zealand white rabbitsTumor pHMost liver tumorsZealand white rabbitsMolecular imaging paradigmsPositive therapeutic outcomesTumor residualsTransarterial chemoembolizationTumor devascularizationHistopathologic markersViable tumorSurrogate biomarkerLiver tumorsLiver cancerTumor enhancementLiver parenchymaMetabolic markersMultiparametric MRITherapeutic outcomesHIF-1αVX2 tumors
2016
A Novel Inherently Radiopaque Bead for Transarterial Embolization to Treat Liver Cancer - A Pre-clinical Study
Duran R, Sharma K, Dreher MR, Ashrafi K, Mirpour S, Lin M, Schernthaner RE, Schlachter TR, Tacher V, Lewis AL, Willis S, Hartog M, Radaelli A, Negussie AH, Wood BJ, Geschwind JF. A Novel Inherently Radiopaque Bead for Transarterial Embolization to Treat Liver Cancer - A Pre-clinical Study. Theranostics 2016, 6: 28-39. PMID: 26722371, PMCID: PMC4679352, DOI: 10.7150/thno.13137.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEquilibrium water contentDurable suspensionLower equilibrium water contentPhysicomechanical propertiesBead locationSingle shotBead sizeSize distributionSimilar penetrationSimilar size distributionX-ray attenuationBead typesWater contentDeliverabilityBeadsLC beadsHigh densitySuspension timePenetrationCone-beam CTDensityRoMicroshperesSuspensionNon-target arteries
2013
Image quality improvements in C-Arm CT (CACT) for liver oncology applications: Preliminary study in rabbits
Tacher V, Bhagat N, Rao P, Lin M, SchÄfer D, Noordhoek N, Eshuis P, Radaelli A, Liapi E, Grass M, Geschwind J. Image quality improvements in C-Arm CT (CACT) for liver oncology applications: Preliminary study in rabbits. Minimally Invasive Therapy & Allied Technologies 2013, 22: 297-303. PMID: 23837536, PMCID: PMC3859124, DOI: 10.3109/13645706.2013.788028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsC-arm CTAdult male New Zealand white rabbitsMale New Zealand white rabbitsIntra-arterial therapyNon-target embolizationNew Zealand white rabbitsZealand white rabbitsFuture animal studiesLiver tumorsControl rabbitsNew imaging modalityOncology therapyAnimal studiesWhite rabbitsImaging protocolImaging modalitiesRabbitsSelective deliveryTherapyLesion detectionCTClinical environmentStudy improvementRespiratory motionPreliminary study
2012
Comparison of Semi-automatic Volumetric VX2 Hepatic Tumor Segmentation from Cone Beam CT and Multi-detector CT with Histology in Rabbit Models
Pellerin O, Lin M, Bhagat N, Ardon R, Mory B, Geschwind J. Comparison of Semi-automatic Volumetric VX2 Hepatic Tumor Segmentation from Cone Beam CT and Multi-detector CT with Histology in Rabbit Models. Academic Radiology 2012, 20: 115-121. PMID: 22947274, PMCID: PMC3575098, DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2012.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original Research