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
2010
Response, Survival, and Prognostic Factors After Hepatic Arterial Chemoembolization in Patients With Liver Metastases From Cutaneous Melanoma
Ahrar J, Gupta S, Ensor J, Ahrar K, Madoff DC, Wallace MJ, Murthy R, Tam A, Hwu P, Bedikian AY. Response, Survival, and Prognostic Factors After Hepatic Arterial Chemoembolization in Patients With Liver Metastases From Cutaneous Melanoma. Cancer Investigation 2010, 29: 49-55. PMID: 21166498, DOI: 10.3109/07357907.2010.535052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic artery chemoembolizationOverall survivalCutaneous melanoma metastaticExtrahepatic metastatic sitesHepatic arterial chemoembolizationMedian overall survivalLactate dehydrogenase levelsType of treatmentMelanoma metastaticRadiologic responseDisease stabilizationLiver metastasesMost patientsPatient ageArterial chemoembolizationPrognostic factorsLiver diseaseMetastatic sitesCutaneous melanomaMedical recordsDehydrogenase levelsPatientsSignificant predictorsChemoembolizationSurvivalHepatic Artery Chemoembolization in Patients With Ocular Melanoma Metastatic to the Liver
Gupta S, Bedikian AY, Ahrar J, Ensor J, Ahrar K, Madoff DC, Wallace MJ, Murthy R, Tam A, Hwu P. Hepatic Artery Chemoembolization in Patients With Ocular Melanoma Metastatic to the Liver. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 33: 474-480. PMID: 19935383, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0b013e3181b4b065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatic arterial chemoembolizationOcular melanoma metastaticProgression-free survival durationMedian OS durationOverall survivalLactate dehydrogenase levelsMelanoma metastaticRadiologic responseLiver involvementSurvival durationOS durationDehydrogenase levelsResponse rateBaseline lactate dehydrogenase levelsHigher lactate dehydrogenase levelsMedian overall survivalTumor response rateHepatic artery chemoembolizationShorter overall survivalStable diseaseDisease stabilizationProgressive diseaseArterial chemoembolizationMost patientsPartial response