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SUBMITTER: Moreno-Luna LE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3594060 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Moreno-Luna Laura E LE Yang Ju Dong JD Sanchez William W Paz-Fumagalli Ricardo R Harnois Denise M DM Mettler Teresa A TA Gansen Denise N DN de Groen Piet C PC Lazaridis Konstantinos N KN Narayanan Menon K V KV Larusso Nicholas F NF Alberts Steven R SR Gores Gregory J GJ Fleming Chad J CJ Slettedahl Seth W SW Harmsen William S WS Therneau Terry M TM Wiseman Gregory A GA Andrews James C JC Roberts Lewis R LR
Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 20121024 3
<h4>Purpose</h4>Intermediate-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is usually treated with locoregional therapy using transarterial chemoembolization (TACE). Transarterial radioembolization (TARE) using β-emitting yttrium-90 integral to the glass matrix of the microspheres is an alternative to TACE. This retrospective case-control study compared the outcomes and safety of TARE versus TACE in patients with unresectable HCC.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Patients with unresectable HCC without portal ...[more]