2024
Outcomes of repeat conventional transarterial chemoembolization in patients with liver metastases
Ghabili K, Windham-Herman A, Konstantinidis M, Murali N, Borde T, Adam L, Laage-Gaupp F, Lin M, Chapiro J, Georgiades C, Nezami N. Outcomes of repeat conventional transarterial chemoembolization in patients with liver metastases. Annals Of Hepatology 2024, 29: 101529. PMID: 39033928, PMCID: PMC11558520, DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2024.101529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConventional transarterial chemoembolizationLiver metastasesNeuroendocrine tumorsColorectal carcinomaTransarterial chemoembolizationOverall survivalLung cancerAssociated with improved patient survivalManagement of liver metastasesMetastatic liver lesionsSingle-institution analysisNonresponding patientsSurvival outcomesPatient survivalResponse assessmentTarget lesionsMetastasisLiver lesionsPatientsResponse rateChemoembolizationSurvivalLiverLesionsCancer
2023
Ethiodized oil as an imaging biomarker after conventional transarterial chemoembolization
Mendiratta-Lala M, Aslam A, Bai H, Chapiro J, De Baere T, Miyayama S, Chernyak V, Matsui O, Vilgrain V, Fidelman N. Ethiodized oil as an imaging biomarker after conventional transarterial chemoembolization. European Radiology 2023, 34: 3284-3297. PMID: 37930412, PMCID: PMC11126446, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-023-10326-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConventional transarterial chemoembolizationTreatment response assessmentEthiodized oilHepatocellular carcinomaTransarterial chemoembolizationTreatment responseResponse assessmentIntermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinomaDuration of responsePortion of tumorPost-treatment imagingTissue drug concentrationsPost-treatment prognosisChemotherapy solutionLiver transplantationLocoregional therapyChemotherapy dosesCombination therapyStandard treatmentTherapy optionsTumor responseImaging appearancesIntraarterial embolizationTumor necrosisTumor vasculature
2022
Response assessment methods for patients with hepatic metastasis from rare tumor primaries undergoing transarterial chemoembolization
Adam LC, Savic LJ, Chapiro J, Letzen B, Lin M, Georgiades C, Hong KK, Nezami N. Response assessment methods for patients with hepatic metastasis from rare tumor primaries undergoing transarterial chemoembolization. Clinical Imaging 2022, 89: 112-119. PMID: 35777239, PMCID: PMC9470015, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2022.06.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional transarterial chemoembolizationLipiodol depositionHepatic metastasesResponse assessment methodsPartial responseTransarterial chemoembolizationResponse assessmentTumor primaryStratification of responseRare primary tumorResponse Evaluation CriteriaRetrospective bicentric studyAssessment of responseQuantitative European AssociationLiver metastasesMajor complicationsBicentric studyPrimary tumorRare tumorEarly surrogateTreatment responseCT scanPatientsRECISTSolid tumorsOptimization of the BCLC Staging System for Locoregional Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Using Quantitative Tumor Burden Imaging Biomarkers at MRI.
Borde T, Nezami N, Laage Gaupp F, Savic LJ, Taddei T, Jaffe A, Strazzabosco M, Lin M, Duran R, Georgiades C, Hong K, Chapiro J. Optimization of the BCLC Staging System for Locoregional Therapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Using Quantitative Tumor Burden Imaging Biomarkers at MRI. Radiology 2022, 304: 228-237. PMID: 35412368, PMCID: PMC9270683, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.212426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian overall survivalAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaBCLC BBCLC COverall survivalTumor burdenBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging systemLiver Cancer staging systemCancer (AJCC) staging systemConventional transarterial chemoembolizationDrug-eluting beadsAllocation of patientsContrast-enhanced MRIBackground PatientsSurvival benefitRetrospective studyStaging systemC tumorsTumor volumePatientsHeterogeneous patientsMonthsChemoembolization
2021
Role of 3D quantitative tumor analysis for predicting overall survival after conventional chemoembolization of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
Rexha I, Laage-Gaupp F, Chapiro J, Miszczuk MA, van Breugel JMM, Lin M, Konstantinidis M, Duran R, Gebauer B, Georgiades C, Hong K, Nezami N. Role of 3D quantitative tumor analysis for predicting overall survival after conventional chemoembolization of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Scientific Reports 2021, 11: 9337. PMID: 33927226, PMCID: PMC8085245, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88426-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal tumor volumeConventional transarterial chemoembolizationTumor diameterIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaOverall survivalTumor areaICC patientsTumor volumeHigh tumor burden groupTumor analysisOS of patientsHazard ratioTransarterial chemoembolizationTumor burdenBurden groupConventional chemoembolizationHTB groupRetrospective analysisPatientsSurvival curvesMultivariate analysisChemoembolizationCholangiocarcinomaETVBaseline images
2020
Therapy of Intermediate-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Current Evidence and Clinical Practice
Chai N, Chapiro J. Therapy of Intermediate-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Current Evidence and Clinical Practice. Seminars In Interventional Radiology 2020, 37: 456-465. PMID: 33328701, PMCID: PMC7732559, DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1719186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinomaConventional transarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaLocoregional therapyBland embolizationBarcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) staging systemImage-guided locoregional therapiesLiver Cancer staging systemDrug-eluting beads TACEIntermediate-stage diseaseLocoregional treatment optionsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsFirst-line therapyCancer (AJCC) staging systemYttrium-90 RadioembolizationClinical evidence pointsThermal ablationNumber of lesionsCheckpoint inhibitorsDEB-TACELocoregional treatmentSelect patientsSurvival benefitTransarterial chemoembolizationClinical evidenceAutomated feature quantification of Lipiodol as imaging biomarker to predict therapeutic efficacy of conventional transarterial chemoembolization of liver cancer
Stark S, Wang C, Savic LJ, Letzen B, Schobert I, Miszczuk M, Murali N, Oestmann P, Gebauer B, Lin M, Duncan J, Schlachter T, Chapiro J. Automated feature quantification of Lipiodol as imaging biomarker to predict therapeutic efficacy of conventional transarterial chemoembolization of liver cancer. Scientific Reports 2020, 10: 18026. PMID: 33093524, PMCID: PMC7582153, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75120-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional transarterial chemoembolizationLipiodol depositionTransarterial chemoembolizationLiver cancerPeripheral depositionLipiodol depositsTherapeutic efficacyNecrotic tumor areasBaseline MRITherapy optionsTumor responseTreatment responseTumor volumeLiver lesionsLipiodolH postTumor areaH-CTHounsfield unitsBiomarkersChemoembolizationHigh rateTumorsCancerImproved responseProspective study of Lipiodol distribution as an imaging marker for doxorubicin pharmacokinetics during conventional transarterial chemoembolization of liver malignancies
Savic LJ, Chapiro J, Funai E, Bousabarah K, Schobert IT, Isufi E, Geschwind JH, Stark S, He P, Rudek MA, Perez Lozada JC, Ayyagari R, Pollak J, Schlachter T. Prospective study of Lipiodol distribution as an imaging marker for doxorubicin pharmacokinetics during conventional transarterial chemoembolization of liver malignancies. European Radiology 2020, 31: 3002-3014. PMID: 33063185, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07380-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional transarterial chemoembolizationProspective clinical trialsTumor responseConventional TACEAdverse eventsTransarterial chemoembolizationLiver malignanciesClinical trialsMarker predictiveTumor volumeExact testChild-Pugh B classVolumetric tumor responseChild-Pugh BPeak concentrationNon-compartmental analysisFisher's exact testDose normalizationQuantitative European AssociationStandard non-compartmental analysisTime-concentration curveLiver criteriaLobar distributionDoxorubicin pharmacokineticsNeuroendocrine metastasesMolecular MRI of the Immuno-Metabolic Interplay in a Rabbit Liver Tumor Model: A Biomarker for Resistance Mechanisms in Tumor-targeted Therapy?
Savic LJ, Doemel LA, Schobert IT, Montgomery RR, Joshi N, Walsh JJ, Santana J, Pekurovsky V, Zhang X, Lin M, Adam L, Boustani A, Duncan J, Leng L, Bucala RJ, Goldberg SN, Hyder F, Coman D, Chapiro J. Molecular MRI of the Immuno-Metabolic Interplay in a Rabbit Liver Tumor Model: A Biomarker for Resistance Mechanisms in Tumor-targeted Therapy? Radiology 2020, 296: 575-583. PMID: 32633675, PMCID: PMC7434651, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2020200373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmuno-oncologic therapiesConventional transarterial chemoembolizationTransarterial chemoembolizationIntratumoral immune cell infiltrationMR spectroscopyRabbit liver tumor modelPrussian blue iron stainingAntigen-presenting immune cellsIntra-arterial infusionImmune cell infiltrationNew Zealand white rabbitsLiver tumor modelImmune cell exclusionLiver cancer modelContrast material administrationT2-weighted MRIZealand white rabbitsT2-weighted imagingResistance mechanismsImmunosuppressive tumorHLA-DRCell infiltrationImmune cellsImmunohistochemistry stainingRing enhancementLipiodol as an Imaging Biomarker of Tumor Response After Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization: Prospective Clinical Validation in Patients with Primary and Secondary Liver Cancer
Miszczuk MA, Chapiro J, Geschwind JH, Thakur V, Nezami N, Laage-Gaupp F, Kulon M, van Breugel JMM, Fereydooni A, Lin M, Savic LJ, Tegel B, Wahlin T, Funai E, Schlachter T. Lipiodol as an Imaging Biomarker of Tumor Response After Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization: Prospective Clinical Validation in Patients with Primary and Secondary Liver Cancer. Translational Oncology 2020, 13: 100742. PMID: 32092672, PMCID: PMC7036424, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.01.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMolecular Imaging of Extracellular Tumor pH to Reveal Effects of Locoregional Therapy on Liver Cancer Microenvironment
Savic LJ, Schobert I, Peters D, Walsh JJ, Laage-Gaupp F, Hamm CA, Tritz N, Doemel LA, Lin M, Sinusas A, Schlachter T, Duncan JS, Hyder F, Coman D, Chapiro J. Molecular Imaging of Extracellular Tumor pH to Reveal Effects of Locoregional Therapy on Liver Cancer Microenvironment. Clinical Cancer Research 2020, 26: 428-438. PMID: 31582517, PMCID: PMC7244230, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-19-1702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMR spectroscopic imagingLocoregional therapyLiver cancer microenvironmentConventional transarterial chemoembolizationNew Zealand white rabbitsTumor pHMost liver tumorsZealand white rabbitsMolecular imaging paradigmsPositive therapeutic outcomesTumor residualsTransarterial chemoembolizationTumor devascularizationHistopathologic markersViable tumorSurrogate biomarkerLiver tumorsLiver cancerTumor enhancementLiver parenchymaMetabolic markersMultiparametric MRITherapeutic outcomesHIF-1αVX2 tumors
2015
Intraprocedural 3D Quantification of Lipiodol Deposition on Cone-Beam CT Predicts Tumor Response After Transarterial Chemoembolization in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Wang Z, Chen R, Duran R, Zhao Y, Yenokyan G, Chapiro J, Schernthaner R, Radaelli A, Lin M, Geschwind JF. Intraprocedural 3D Quantification of Lipiodol Deposition on Cone-Beam CT Predicts Tumor Response After Transarterial Chemoembolization in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma. CardioVascular And Interventional Radiology 2015, 38: 1548-1556. PMID: 26001366, PMCID: PMC4651808, DOI: 10.1007/s00270-015-1129-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticCone-Beam Computed TomographyContrast MediaEthiodized OilFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansImage EnhancementImaging, Three-DimensionalLiverLiver NeoplasmsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeConceptsLipiodol depositionConventional transarterial chemoembolizationTumor responseOverall tumor volumeTumor volumeCE-MRIHepatocellular carcinomaTransarterial chemoembolizationTumor necrosisContrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imagingNecrotic tumour volumeResponse Evaluation CriteriaT-testMagnetic resonance imagingStudent's t-testMethodsThis IRBTarget lesionsRetrospective analysisSolid tumorsResonance imagingSpearman rank-order correlationPatientsCone-beam CTCBCTChemoembolization
2014
Transarterial chemoembolization in soft-tissue sarcoma metastases to the liver – The use of imaging biomarkers as predictors of patient survival
Chapiro J, Duran R, Lin M, Mungo B, Schlachter T, Schernthaner R, Gorodetski B, Wang Z, Geschwind JF. Transarterial chemoembolization in soft-tissue sarcoma metastases to the liver – The use of imaging biomarkers as predictors of patient survival. European Journal Of Radiology 2014, 84: 424-430. PMID: 25542065, PMCID: PMC4315698, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2014.11.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic soft tissue sarcomaProgression-free survivalConventional transarterial chemoembolizationSoft tissue sarcomasOverall survivalTumor responseTransarterial chemoembolizationPatient survivalSafety profileCox proportional hazard ratio analysisProportional hazard ratio analysisSoft tissue sarcoma metastasisMedian overall survivalSalvage therapy optionsHazard ratio analysisReliable clinical dataSize-based criteriaEASL guidelinesModified RECISTIntraarterial therapySarcoma metastasisSurvival outcomesGrade IIIKaplan-MeierTherapy optionsDelayed-Phase Cone-Beam CT Improves Detectability of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma During Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization
Schernthaner RE, Lin M, Duran R, Chapiro J, Wang Z, Geschwind JF. Delayed-Phase Cone-Beam CT Improves Detectability of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma During Conventional Transarterial Chemoembolization. CardioVascular And Interventional Radiology 2014, 38: 929-936. PMID: 25476872, PMCID: PMC4457721, DOI: 10.1007/s00270-014-1026-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAngiography, Digital SubtractionBile Duct NeoplasmsChemoembolization, TherapeuticCholangiocarcinomaCohort StudiesCone-Beam Computed TomographyFemaleHumansLiverMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedObserver VariationRadiography, InterventionalReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesConceptsDual-phase cone-beam CTConventional transarterial chemoembolizationDigital subtraction angiographyIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaICC lesionsTransarterial chemoembolizationCE-MRICone-beam CTContrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imagingMethodsThis retrospective studyProsthetic mitral valveMagnetic resonance imagingHigher detectability rateConsecutive patientsRetrospective studyMitral valveMore lesionsLesionsResonance imagingSubtraction angiographyRoutine useLesion visibilityTreatment planningChemoembolizationCholangiocarcinoma