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
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
2017
Intra-arterial therapy of neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases: comparing conventional TACE, drug-eluting beads TACE and yttrium-90 radioembolisation as treatment options using a propensity score analysis model
Do Minh D, Chapiro J, Gorodetski B, Huang Q, Liu C, Smolka S, Savic LJ, Wainstejn D, Lin M, Schlachter T, Gebauer B, Geschwind JF. Intra-arterial therapy of neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases: comparing conventional TACE, drug-eluting beads TACE and yttrium-90 radioembolisation as treatment options using a propensity score analysis model. European Radiology 2017, 27: 4995-5005. PMID: 28677067, PMCID: PMC5675796, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-017-4856-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelConventional transarterial chemoembolisationMedian overall survivalPropensity score analysisHepatic progression-free survivalDrug-eluting beads TACEYttrium-90 radioembolisationProgression-free survivalDEB-TACELiver metastasesOverall survivalBeads TACENeuroendocrine tumor liver metastasesWorld Health Organization criteriaCox proportional hazards modelIntra-arterial therapyMethodsThis retrospective analysisResponse Evaluation CriteriaScore analysisSignificant survival benefitLonger overall survivalGastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsLog-rank testEntire study populationProportional hazards model
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