Liver metastases from colorectal cancer: radioembolization with systemic therapy.

Journal article

The majority of patients with advanced colorectal cancer die from hepatic metastases caused by disease progression; therefore, several novel technologies are in clinical development to potentially improve local control of liver disease. Radioembolization is a technique for administering radiotherapy internally to unresectable primary or secondary hepatic malignancies in a single procedure. This technique involves the injection of resin or glass microspheres that contain (90)Y into the arteria...

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Authors: Nicolay, N; Berry, D; Sharma, R

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Nature reviews. Clinical oncology
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 12
• Pages: 687-697
• Publication date: 2009-12-01
• DOI: 10.1038/nrclinonc.2009.165
• EISSN: 1759-4782
• ISSN: 1759-4774
• Language: English
• Keywords: Embolization, Therapeutic; Liver Neoplasms; Colorectal Neoplasms; Antineoplastic Agents; Yttrium Radioisotopes; Clinical Trials as Topic; Humans; Combined Modality Therapy