Radioembolization of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Patient Selection, Outcomes, and Competing Therapies

Joseph Ray Ness; Christopher Molvar

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1735526

Seminars in Interventional Radiology, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Semin intervent Radiol 2021; 38(04): 438-444
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1735526

Review Article

Radioembolization of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Patient Selection, Outcomes, and Competing Therapies

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Joseph Ray Ness

¹Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Department of Radiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois
Christopher Molvar

¹Division of Diagnostic Radiology, Department of Radiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois

Abstract

Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma is the second most common primary hepatic malignancy and poses a therapeutic challenge owing to its late-stage presentation and treatment-resistant outcomes. Most patients are diagnosed with locally advanced, unresectable disease and are treated with a combination of systemic and local regional therapies. Transarterial radioembolization offers a survival benefit and a favorable side effect profile, with a growing body of evidence to support its use. Herein, we review patient selection and detail outcomes of radioembolization for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, together with mention of competing treatments.

Keywords

intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma - yttrium-90 - local regional therapy - radioembolization - interventional radiology

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