| Literature DB >> 26622103 |
Christopher Molvar1, Robert Lewandowski2.
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a lethal tumor, claiming over half a million lives per year. Treatment of HCC is commonly performed without curative intent, and palliative options dominate, including catheter-based therapies, namely, transarterial chemoembolization and yttrium-90 ((90)Y) radioembolization. This review will showcase the performance of (90)Y radioembolization for the treatment of HCC, focusing on recent seminal data and technical advances. In particular, novel radioembolization treatment concepts are discussed and compared with conventional HCC therapy.Entities:
Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma; interventional radiology; liver cancer; radioembolization; therapy
Year: 2015 PMID: 26622103 PMCID: PMC4640917 DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1564704
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Intervent Radiol ISSN: 0739-9529 Impact factor: 1.513