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
2016
Transarterial Chemoembolization for the Treatment of Advanced-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Zhao Y, Duran R, Chapiro J, Sohn JH, Sahu S, Fleckenstein F, Smolka S, Pawlik TM, Schernthaner R, Zhao L, Lee H, He S, Lin M, Geschwind JF. Transarterial Chemoembolization for the Treatment of Advanced-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2016, 20: 2002-2009. PMID: 27714643, PMCID: PMC5106296, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-016-3285-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAlpha-FetoproteinsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularChemoembolization, TherapeuticFemaleHumansLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPortal VeinRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeTumor BurdenVenous ThrombosisYoung AdultConceptsPortal vein tumor thrombosisAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaTransarterial chemoembolizationHepatocellular carcinomaOverall survivalRisk scoreChild-Pugh A/BEastern Cooperative Oncology Group 0Child-Pugh B classLarge retrospective cohort studyRetrospective cohort studyAdvanced hepatocellular carcinomaStage hepatocellular carcinomaNumber of tumorsMedian OSCohort studyExtrahepatic metastasesSelect patientsTumor thrombosisImproved survivalPrognostic factorsTherapeutic recommendationsSurvival outcomesTumor sizeLonger survivalAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein thrombosis: conventional versus drug-eluting beads transcatheter arterial chemoembolization
Gorodetski B, Chapiro J, Schernthaner R, Duran R, Lin M, Lee H, Lenis D, Stuart EA, Nonyane BA, Pekurovsky V, Tamrazi A, Gebauer B, Schlachter T, Pawlik TM, Geschwind JF. Advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein thrombosis: conventional versus drug-eluting beads transcatheter arterial chemoembolization. European Radiology 2016, 27: 526-535. PMID: 27277261, PMCID: PMC5470590, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-016-4445-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian overall survivalPortal venous thrombosisAdvanced-stage hepatocellular carcinomaConventional TACEDEB-TACEHepatocellular carcinomaOverall survivalAdverse eventsBeads TACEDrug-eluting bead transcatheter arterial chemoembolizationConventional trans-arterial chemoembolizationPropensity scoreDrug-eluting beads TACECommon adverse eventsConclusionOur retrospective studyEqual safety profileChild-Pugh classMethodsThis retrospective analysisPortal vein thrombosisPost-embolization syndromeTranscatheter arterial chemoembolizationStage hepatocellular carcinomaTrans-arterial chemoembolizationSub-group analysisArterial chemoembolization