Selective internal radiation therapy across Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stages of hepatocellular carcinoma: literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) represents an endovascular treatment option for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Its use is widely recognized in the intermediate and advanced HCC, but it has become more prevalent in recent years in different Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stages. The aim of this review is to summarize the role of SIRT and its clinical implications through different stages of HCC.

Methods

A literature review of papers on this topic was performed using PubMed MEDLINE, focusing exclusively on the role of yttrium-90 SIRT across all BCLC stages and comparing it with other treatments. Only English-language papers currently available until September 2023 were considered.

Key content and findings

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SUBMITTER: Vigneron P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11634413 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature