2022
Three-Dimensional Quantitative Tumor Response and Survival Analysis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Who Failed Initial Transarterial Chemoembolization: Repeat or Switch Treatment?
Zhao Y, Haroun R, Sahu S, Schernthaner R, Smolka S, Lin M, Hong K, Georgiades C, Duran R. Three-Dimensional Quantitative Tumor Response and Survival Analysis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Who Failed Initial Transarterial Chemoembolization: Repeat or Switch Treatment? Cancers 2022, 14: 3615. PMID: 35892874, PMCID: PMC9329887, DOI: 10.3390/cancers14153615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOverall survivalSecond TACEHepatocellular carcinoma patientsFirst TACECarcinoma patientsTumor responseInitial transarterial chemoembolizationMedian overall survivalTransarterial chemoembolization sessionsKaplan-Meier methodLonger overall survivalLog-rank testChemoembolization sessionsConsecutive patientsTransarterial chemoembolizationSurvival outcomesHCC patientsTreatment responseTumor enhancementPatientsSurvival analysisTACEEuropean AssociationRespondersSignificant differences
2021
Identifying enhancement-based staging markers on baseline MRI in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases undergoing intra-arterial tumor therapy
Ghani MA, Fereydooni A, Chen E, Letzen B, Laage-Gaupp F, Nezami N, Deng Y, Gan G, Thakur V, Lin M, Papademetris X, Schernthaner RE, Huber S, Chapiro J, Hong K, Georgiades C. Identifying enhancement-based staging markers on baseline MRI in patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases undergoing intra-arterial tumor therapy. European Radiology 2021, 31: 8858-8867. PMID: 34061209, PMCID: PMC8848338, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-021-08058-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancer liver metastasesCancer liver metastasesTotal tumor volumeIntra-arterial therapyTotal liver volumeLiver metastasesTumor volumeTumor burdenTumor diameterPatient survivalBaseline MRILiver volumeMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsKaplan-Meier survival curvesWhole liverCox proportional hazards modelKaplan-Meier methodPrognostic staging systemSurvival of patientsColorectal cancer metastasisMethodsThis retrospective studyPre-treatment MRIProportional hazards modelAppropriate cutoff valueHR 1.7
2014
Uveal Melanoma Metastatic to the Liver: The Role of Quantitative Volumetric Contrast-Enhanced MR Imaging in the Assessment of Early Tumor Response after Transarterial Chemoembolization
Duran R, Chapiro J, Frangakis C, Lin M, Schlachter TR, Schernthaner RE, Wang Z, Savic LJ, Tacher V, Kamel IR, Geschwind JF. Uveal Melanoma Metastatic to the Liver: The Role of Quantitative Volumetric Contrast-Enhanced MR Imaging in the Assessment of Early Tumor Response after Transarterial Chemoembolization. Translational Oncology 2014, 7: 447-455. PMID: 24953419, PMCID: PMC4202794, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2014.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst transarterial chemoembolizationEarly tumor responseTransarterial chemoembolizationWorld Health OrganizationOverall survivalTumor responseTarget lesionsTumor volumeTumor enhancementUveal melanomaContrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imagingNon-target lesionsUveal melanoma metastaticMedian overall survivalResponse Evaluation CriteriaKaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testMetastatic uveal melanomaMagnetic resonance imagingMelanoma metastaticSurrogate biomarkerSolid tumorsResonance imagingResponse criteriaLesions