Degradable starch microspheres transarterial chemoembolization (DSM-TACE) in patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: results from the Prospective Multicenter Observational HepaStar Trial
Question Although degradable starch microspheres transarterial chemoembolization is widely used in clinical practice across Europe, prospective data on its application in hepatocellular carcinoma patients remains limited. Findings Degradable starch microspheres transarterial chemoembolization results in promising survival rates, good tumor response rates, and low rates of treatment-related adverse events. Clinical relevance In patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma, degradable starch microspheres transarterial chemoembolization represents a safe and effective alternative to more well-established chemoembolization techniques like conventional transarterial chemoembolization and drug-eluting beads transarterial chemoembolization.
Authors
- Christian Stroszczynski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4828-0067)
- Federico Collettini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5378-461X)
- Wolfgang Schima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6054-4737)
- Max Masthoff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5338-9193)
- Moritz Wildgruber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7228-6963)
- Bernhard Gebauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9948-7220)
- Tomáš Rohan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7105-583X)
- Tomáš Andrašina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5723-5175)
- Timo Alexander Auer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5763-689X)
- Y. Lamprecht
- Peter Reimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7059-4508)
Institutions
- Masaryk University (CZ)
- LMU Klinikum (DE)
- University Hospital Regensburg (DE)
- Barmherzige Schwestern Krankenhaus Wien (AT)
- Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe (DE)
- University Hospital Brno (CZ)
- University Hospital Münster (DE)
- Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Radiology
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-024-11272-8
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.33