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ArticleGE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology2019

Perfusion Magnetic Resonance as a Biomarker for Sorafenib-Treated Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Pilot Study.

Marta Campos, Isabel Candelária, Nickolas Papanikolaou, Adélia Simão, Carlos Ferreira, Georgios C Manikis, Filipe Caseiro-Alves

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Article in GE Portuguese journal of gastroenterology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Marta CamposFaculty of Medicine, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Isabel CandeláriaMedical Imaging Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Nickolas PapanikolaouComputational Clinical Imaging Group, Champalimaud Foundation, Lisboa, Portugal.
Adélia SimãoFaculty of Medicine, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Carlos FerreiraCoimbra Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research, Coimbra, Portugal.
Georgios C ManikisComputational BioMedicine Laboratory, Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Greece.
Filipe Caseiro-AlvesFaculty of Medicine, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
University of Coimbra · PTChampalimaud Foundation · PTFoundation for Research and Technology Hellas · GRHospitais da Universidade de Coimbra · PTPolytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco · PT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSorafenib is the currently recommended therapy in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Among the several biomarkers available for the evaluation of the therapeutic response and prognosis, there is perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (p-MRI) that, through measurement of the vascular permeability unit (ktrans), may retrieve useful information regarding the microvascular properties of focal liver lesions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of sorafenib therapy in patients with advanced HCC using the p-MRI technique. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this retrospective study, 27 patients with the diagnosis of advanced HCC were included for palliative therapy using sorafenib. MRI of the liver was performed before the beginning of the oral therapy (T0), after 3 (T3), and after 6 months (T6). Dynamic acquisitions of the tumor (

resultsThe value of ktrans obtained at T0 was significantly different from the value of ktrans obtained at T6 (

conclusionIn this pilot study, the ktrans value may serve as a biomarker of tumor response to antiangiogenic therapy, but only 6 months after its initiation. Clinical outcomes such as PFS were not predicted before the initiation of treatment.

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AngiogenesisHepatocellular carcinomaktransMagnetic resonance imaging perfusionSorafenibTumor markers

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PMID31328140
PMCPMC6624658
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