Featured Publications
Cryoablation of Venous Malformations: A Systematic Review
Fish A, Moushey A, Chan SM, Staib L, Marino A, Schlachter T. Cryoablation of Venous Malformations: A Systematic Review. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2022, 33: 993-1000. PMID: 35469956, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.04.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPain scoresVenous malformationsPercutaneous cryoablationLesion volumeClinical studiesLesion sizePostprocedural pain scoresWeighted mean reductionMajor adverse eventsCases of cryoablationPersistent dysesthesiaPostprocedural changesPostprocedural decreaseRandom effects analysisAdverse eventsPatient characteristicsCryoablation techniqueAdverse outcomesTechnical successComplete resolutionPostprocedural symptomsMean reductionCryoablationPrior treatmentSystematic review
2020
Prospective 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 metastases
2018
Irinotecan-Eluting 75–150-μm Embolics Lobar Chemoembolization in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: A Prospective Single-Center Phase I Study
Fereydooni A, Letzen B, Ghani MA, Miszczuk MA, Huber S, Chapiro J, Schlachter T, Geschwind JF, Georgiades C. Irinotecan-Eluting 75–150-μm Embolics Lobar Chemoembolization in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases: A Prospective Single-Center Phase I Study. Journal Of Vascular And Interventional Radiology 2018, 29: 1646-1653.e5. PMID: 30337148, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2018.08.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorChemoembolization, TherapeuticColorectal NeoplasmsConnecticutDrug CarriersFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansIrinotecanLiver NeoplasmsMaleMicrospheresMiddle AgedPalliative CareProspective StudiesTime FactorsTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2ConceptsVascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1Transarterial chemoembolizationAdverse eventsMetastatic diseaseObjective responseColorectal cancer liver metastasesLiver-dominant metastatic diseaseMetastatic colorectal cancer refractorySingle-center phase IColorectal cancer refractoryLines of chemotherapyMedian overall survivalPrimary end pointCancer liver metastasesResponse Evaluation CriteriaOnly grade 3Drug-eluting embolicsImaging-based criteriaGrowth factor receptor 1Factor receptor 1World Health OrganizationCancer refractoryAbdominal painSystemic chemotherapyLiver metastases
2016
Advanced-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