2017
Balloon-Assisted Transarterial Chemoembolization: A Nascent Strategy for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Kishore S, Cheng W, Smirniotopoulos J, Madoff D. Balloon-Assisted Transarterial Chemoembolization: A Nascent Strategy for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Digestive Disease Interventions 2017, 01: 115-120. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1603961.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaLiver-confined hepatocellular carcinomaTreatment of HCCMajority of patientsBalloon catheter systemCancer-related mortalityLow-profile cathetersConventional transarterial chemoembolizationConventional TACECurative optionTransarterial therapiesLeading causeTherapeutic strategiesMicrocatheter technologyIntratumoral administrationChemotherapeutic agentsPatientsChemoembolizationCarcinomaTreatmentNascent strategyCatheterMajorityTherapy
2014
Interventional Radiology Management of Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Talenfeld A, Holzwanger D, Madoff D. Interventional Radiology Management of Unresectable Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma. Medical Radiology 2014, 201-223. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-40558-7_13.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInoperable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaTransarterial therapiesTransarterial chemoinfusionTransarterial radioembolizationIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaDrug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolizationYttrium-90 transarterial radioembolizationChild A cirrhosisInterventional radiology managementUnresectable intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaAbsence of cirrhosisMedian overall survivalLow tumor burdenBead transarterial chemoembolizationLow tumor gradeSmaller tumor sizeNormal performance statusPercutaneous ablative therapiesPercutaneous thermal ablationThermal ablationExtrahepatic diseaseConventional TACEOverall survivalPerformance statusPortal thrombus