2023
Beyond Survival: Adverse Events and Care Delivery Outcomes after Early Liver Cancer Treatment in a Nationally Representative Cohort
Charalel R, Mushlin A, Zheng X, Mao J, Carlos R, Brown R, Fortune B, Talenfeld A, Madoff D, Ibrahim S, Johnson M, Sedrakyan A. Beyond Survival: Adverse Events and Care Delivery Outcomes after Early Liver Cancer Treatment in a Nationally Representative Cohort. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2023, 34: 1997-2005.e3. PMID: 37468093, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2023.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver transplantSurgical resectionHepatocellular carcinomaLT cohortBiliary injuryReadmission ratesAbscess formationIntensive care unit-level careLess healthcare utilizationNationally Representative CohortInitial hospital stayICU-level careAdverse event ratesEnd Results ProgramSmall hepatocellular carcinomaCare delivery outcomesFisher's exact testHealthcare Common Procedure Coding SystemChi-square testLow-intensity careLiver cancer treatmentPostprocedural hemorrhageHospital stayAdverse eventsSecondary outcomes
2022
Long-Term Survival After Surgery Versus Ablation for Early Liver Cancer in a Large, Nationally Representative Cohort
Charalel RA, Mushlin AI, Li D, Mao J, Ibrahim S, Carlos R, Kwan SW, Fortune B, Talenfeld AD, Brown RS, Madoff DC, Johnson MS, Sedrakyan A. Long-Term Survival After Surgery Versus Ablation for Early Liver Cancer in a Large, Nationally Representative Cohort. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2022, 19: 1213-1223. PMID: 36208842, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2022.07.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-specific survivalSurgical resectionSmall hepatocellular carcinomaPrior treatment groupsHepatocellular carcinomaSurvival outcomesTreatment groupsSR groupPrior treatmentEnd Results Program-MedicarePropensity-matched hazard ratiosPropensity score-matched comparisonMedian study followNationally Representative CohortCancer-specific mortalityDisease-free survivalCox regression analysisKaplan-Meier curvesLog-rank testEarly liver cancerDifferential survival outcomesHealthcare Common Procedure Coding SystemCause mortalityCause survivalLiver transplant
2021
Thermal 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
3:00 PM Abstract No. 32 Ablation versus surgical resection for small hepatocellular carcinoma: a risk-adjusted SEER-Medicare analysis
Charalel R, Mao J, Li S, Kwan S, Brunner M, Talenfeld A, Madoff D, Abramson E, Fortune B, Ibrahim S, Mushlin A, Sedrakyan A. 3:00 PM Abstract No. 32 Ablation versus surgical resection for small hepatocellular carcinoma: a risk-adjusted SEER-Medicare analysis. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2020, 31: s18-s19. DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.12.054.Peer-Reviewed Original Research