TheraSphere HUD For Treatment of Unresectable HCC
Surgical resection of the affected portion of the liver offers the best chance for
disease-free survival in patients with primary liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma
(HCC)). Unfortunately, most of these patients present with disease that is not amenable to
surgery (multifocal disease) or have other medical contraindications to surgery (limited
hepatic reserve related to advanced cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis). Fewer than 15% of HCC
patients are suitable surgical candidates. The objective of treatment with TheraSphere is to
selectively administer a potentially lethal dose of radioactive material to cancerous tissue
in the liver of patients with HCC. This type of regional therapy may have several advantages
over systemically administered treatments and may also be of value as a 'bridging' treatment
for HCC patients awaiting a donor organ for liver transplantation.
Interventional
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Tumor Response after treatment
Review all standard of care CT scans to evaluate tumor response after treatment
Yes
Robert C. Martin, MD
Principal Investigator
University of Louisville
United States: Institutional Review Board
TheraSphere - 421.03
NCT00683631
January 2004
December 2015
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University of Louisville Hospital / Norton Hospital | Louisville, Kentucky 40202 |