May 5, 2026 · Radiology · DOI: 10.1148/radiol.251923

Consortium on Bridging Radiation Segmentectomy (COBRAS): A Multicenter Study of Complete Pathologic Necrosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

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The study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of glass microsphere radiation segmentectomy in achieving complete pathologic necrosis (CPN) in patients with treatment-naive hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) prior to liver transplant. The findings revealed a CPN rate of 68%, with specific treatment parameters—such as microsphere activity, dose, and angiosome-to-tumor volume ratio—identified as independent predictors of achieving CPN. This research highlights the importance of optimizing these parameters to improve patient outcomes in liver transplantation for HCC.

Zachary T Berman, Cynthia De la Garza-Ramos, S Ali Montazeri, Christopher D Malone, Tyler Sandow, Juan Gimenez, Shamar Young, Nicholas Fidelman, Kurt T Pianka, Alex Sher, Tharun Alamuri, Shin Mei Chan, Parmede Vakil, Melinda Wang, Faraz Abounorinejad, Avik Som, Guy E Johnson, Siddarth A Padia, Edward Kim, Beau B Toskich

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