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Digestive Disease Interventions 2021; 05(02): 148-152
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1729950
Review Article

Combination Therapies of Radioembolization and Systemic Agents for Primary and Secondary Liver Tumors

Ryan M. Hickey
1   Division of Vascular Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, NYU Langone, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York
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Abstract

This review provides an overview of studies in which radioembolization was combined with systemic agent(s). Several reports in the literature provide retrospective evaluation of the use of concomitant radioembolization with systemic agents; however, in an effort to limit the scope of this review to the highest levels of evidence available, the studies discussed are restricted to prospective phase 2 and 3 clinical trials of combination therapy.

Keywords

radioembolization - systemic therapy - chemotherapy - Y-90


Publication History

Received: 23 December 2020

Accepted: 15 March 2021

Article published online:
17 May 2021

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