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SUBMITTER: Tong AK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5258157 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tong Aaron K T AK Kao Yung Hsiang YH Too Chow Wei CW Chin Kenneth F W KF Ng David C E DC Chow Pierce K H PK
The British journal of radiology 20160324 1062
In recent years, yttrium-90 ((90)Y) microsphere radioembolization has been establishing itself as a safe and efficacious treatment for both primary and metastatic liver cancers. This extends to both first-line therapies as well as in the salvage setting. In addition, radioembolization appears efficacious for patients with portal vein thrombosis, which is currently a contraindication for surgery, transplantation and transarterial chemoembolization. This article reviews the efficacy and expanding ...[more]