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Reddy Bursapalle M, Valakkadaa J, Ayappan A. Role of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) imaging in response assessment of hepatocellular carcinoma after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) - A prospective study. Radiologia (Engl Ed) 2024; 66:23-31. [PMID: 38365352 DOI: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Response evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) currently is based on arterial phase enhancement which doesn't take into microstructural changes in the tumor after trans-arterial chemoembolization (TACE). AIM This prospective study was conducted to assess the feasibility and efficacy of intravascular incoherent motion imaging (IVIM) in response evaluation of HCC after TACE. 39 cirrhotic patients with 48 HCC underwent MR imaging 1 week within and 6weeks after TACE. IVIM parameters like Dslow (true diffusion), Dfast (pseudodiffusion), perfusion fraction and ADC were measured prior to and postTACE. The pre and post TACE values in LR-TR (LIRADS - treatment response) nonviable and viable lesions were compared using paired t-tests. ROC curve analysis was done to calculate sensitivity and specificity and propose cut-off values. RESULT Non-viable lesions showed a significant increase in Dslow (1.208 ± 0.581 vs 1.560 ± 0.494, P-value -.0207) and ADC (1.37 ± 0.53 vs 1.65 ± 0.4287, P value .016) after TACE. There was also significant decrease in Dfast (33.7 ± 10.4 vs 23.75 ± 12.13, P value .0005) and f (19.92 ± 10.54 vs 12.9 ± 10.41, P value .012) values after TACE in non-viable lesions compared to viable lesions. The change in true diffusion had the highest AUC (0.741) among IVIM parameters with greater than 0.075 increase between preTACE and postTACE values having a sensitivity and specificity of 81.8% and 60% respectively for complete response. CONCLUSION IVIM imaging is feasible to assess the response in HCC after TACE. True diffusion is more sensitive and specific than apparent diffusion in evaluating the response.
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- M Reddy Bursapalle
- Departamento de Ciencias de la Imagen y Radiología Intervencionista, Instituto Sreechitra de Ciencias Médicas y Tecnología, Trivandrum, India
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Imagen y Radiología Intervencionista, Instituto Sreechitra de Ciencias Médicas y Tecnología, Trivandrum, India.
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Imagen y Radiología Intervencionista, Instituto Sreechitra de Ciencias Médicas y Tecnología, Trivandrum, India
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Darnell A, Belmonte E, Reig M, Brú C. Evaluating the response to locoregional and systemic treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma. Radiologia (Engl Ed) 2018; 60:424-436. [PMID: 30196841 DOI: 10.1016/j.rx.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Evaluating the response to different treatments is a decisive factor in the clinical management of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma because it can determine the efficacy of the treatment and because it can detect the recurrence of treated tumors or the appearance of new lesions that can be candidates for new treatments. When locoregional treatments that induce necrosis or molecular therapies are applied, the treated lesions usually change their behavior on imaging studies. It is important to point out that the size of the lesions does not usually decrease, at least initially, and some lesions can even appear to increase in size. For this reason, it is essential to know the mechanisms of action for each treatment applied and the spectrum of findings that these treatments can cause in the different imaging techniques used to assess the response.
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- A Darnell
- Radiología abdominal, CDI, Unidad de Oncología Hepática, (Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer), Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España.
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- Radiología abdominal, CDI, Unidad de Oncología Hepática, (Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer), Hospital Clinic, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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- Servicio de Hepatología, Unidad de Oncología Hepática (Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer), Hospital Clínic, Barcelona. IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, España
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- Radiología abdominal, CDI, Unidad de Oncología Hepática (Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer), Hospital Clínic, Barcelona. IDIBAPS, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
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Marcacuzco Quinto A, Nutu OA, San Román Manso R, Justo Alonso I, Calvo Pulido J, Manrique Municio A, García-Sesma Á, Loinaz Segurola C, Martínez Caballero J, Jiménez Romero LC. Complications of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in the treatment of liver tumors. Cir Esp 2018; 96:560-567. [PMID: 30082086 DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2018.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2018] [Revised: 06/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) is considered a therapeutic option. It is mostly used in hepatocellular carcinoma or liver colorectal, neuroendocrine or melanoma metastases. Although it is considered a safe procedure, TACE presents complications, such as acute cholecystitis, which is the most common. Other procedure-related complications include pulmonary embolism, hepatic abscess, bile duct injury, gastric mucosa injury and, less frequently, acute pancreatitis. The aim of this study is to review the complications following TACE for liver tumors. METHODS We performed a retrospective study including all the TACE procedures performed in a single center during the period between January 2013 and December 2016. RESULTS Out of the 196 patients with liver tumors who had undergone 322 TACE, 258 (80%) were male and 64 (20%) were female. Mean patient age was 66.5years. Major complications after chemoembolization included: decompensation with edema/ascites (6patients), acute cholecystitis (4), acute pancreatitis (3), liver rupture (1), liver abscess (1) and renal failure (1). Postembolization syndrome appeared in 71 (20%) patients. On multivariate analysis, it was observed that concomitant cardiovascular disease (OR: 4.5; 95%CI: 1.2-17; P=.025) is a risk factor for the development of complications. CONCLUSIONS TACE is a safe and effective procedure for liver tumor treatment. The majority of the complications are rare and present a low incidence of mortality.
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- Alberto Marcacuzco Quinto
- Unidad de Cirugía Hepato-Bilio-Pancreática y Trasplante de Órganos Abdominales, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España.
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- Unidad de Cirugía Hepato-Bilio-Pancreática y Trasplante de Órganos Abdominales, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España
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- Unidad de Cirugía Hepato-Bilio-Pancreática y Trasplante de Órganos Abdominales, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España
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- Unidad de Cirugía Hepato-Bilio-Pancreática y Trasplante de Órganos Abdominales, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España
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- Unidad de Cirugía Hepato-Bilio-Pancreática y Trasplante de Órganos Abdominales, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España
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- Unidad de Cirugía Hepato-Bilio-Pancreática y Trasplante de Órganos Abdominales, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España
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- Unidad de Cirugía Hepato-Bilio-Pancreática y Trasplante de Órganos Abdominales, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España
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- Unidad de Cirugía Hepato-Bilio-Pancreática y Trasplante de Órganos Abdominales, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España
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- Unidad de Cirugía Hepato-Bilio-Pancreática y Trasplante de Órganos Abdominales, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Departamento de Cirugía, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España
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Megías Vericat JE, García Marcos R, López Briz E, Gómez Muñoz F, Ramos Ruiz J, Martínez Rodrigo JJ, Poveda Andrés JL. Trans-arterial chemoembolization with doxorubicin-eluting particles versus conventional trans-arterial chemoembolization in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: A study of effectiveness, safety and costs. Radiologia 2015; 57:496-504. [PMID: 25857250 DOI: 10.1016/j.rx.2015.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2014] [Revised: 12/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To compare the effectiveness, survival and cost in patients with unresectable hepatic cell carcinoma (HCC) treated with trans-arterial chemoembolization using doxorubicin-eluting beads (DEB-TACE) versus conventional TACE (cTACE) in clinical practice. MATERIAL AND METHODS This single-centered retrospective observational study compared 60 consecutive HCC unresectable patients: 30 were treated with DEB-TACE and 30 used cTACE. Comparisons were with χ(2) test, Student t-test, and Kaplan Meier method. RESULTS Of the 60 patients with HCC in non-curative stage, baseline characteristics were similar for both groups of treatment, and of these we observed lower survival in male patients and those who had hepatitis C virus (p=0.014 and p=0.003, respectively). No statistically significant differences were observed as a function of treatment employed with respect to overall survival (OS) at 5 years (29.99 months; 95%CI: 21.38-38.60 versus 30.67 months; 95%CI:22.65-38.70; p=0.626) and progression free survival (PFS) median of 11.57 months (95%CI: 0.97-22.18) versus 12.80 months (95%CI:0.00-32.37; p=0.618). The median length of hospital admission were 2.6 and 5.4 days (p<0.001) for DEB(-)TACE and cTACE, respectively. Toxicities grade 2-4 were higher in cTACE group (54 versus 31; p<0.001). The cost of the treatment was 1581 € for DEB(-)TACE and 514.63 € for cTACE. The overall mean cost of intervention was 3134 € and 3694.35 €, respectively (p=0.173). CONCLUSIONS Chemoembolization in patients with unresectable HCC achieved OS close to 30 months at 5 years, independent of the technique employed. Similar overall costs but better tolerance of the DEB-TACE justified the higher costs of the procedure.
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- J E Megías Vericat
- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Clinical Area, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, Valencia, Spain.
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Clinical Area, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Clinical Area, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Pharmacy, Drug Clinical Area, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, Spain
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