Radiolabeled Glass Beads (TheraSphere®) in Treating Patients With Primary Liver Cancer That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
Liver Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Liver Cancer focused on measuring localized unresectable adult primary liver cancer, recurrent adult primary liver cancer, adult primary hepatocellular carcinoma
Eligibility Criteria
DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS: Confirmed diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Histopathology confirmation may be waived in patients with a radiographically identifiable liver mass in addition to known laboratory or clinical risk factors for HCC, and/or an elevated alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level No significant extrahepatic disease that may represent an imminent life-threatening outcome No evidence of potential delivery of greater than 16.5 mCi (30 Gy absorbed dose) of radiotherapy to the lungs on either the first yttrium-90 glass microspheres (TheraSphere®) administration or with cumulative delivery of radiation to the lungs over multiple treatments due to any angiographically uncorrectable flow to the gastrointestinal tract PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS: ECOG performance status 0-2 No hepatic dysfunction Bilirubin ≤ 2.0 mg/dL No vascular abnormalities or severe peripheral vascular disease that would preclude angiography or selective visceral catheterization No pulmonary insufficiency No evidence of detectable technetium Tc 99m macroaggregates of albumin flow to the stomach or duodenum after application of established angiographic techniques to stop such flow No contraindications to angiography No contraindications to selective visceral catheterization No other condition or cormorbidity that would preclude study treatment Not pregnant or nursing Negative pregnancy test Fertile patients must use effective contraception during and for at least 30 days after study PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY: At least 1 month since prior chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or surgery No other concurrent investigational agents or anticancer therapy for HCC
Sites / Locations
- UPMC Liver Cancer Center