Pretty good data. 41 months, not sure what SOC is.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgh.13752/full
Abstract
Purpose
To assess the effectiveness of yttrium-90 (90Y) microspheres for the treatment of unresectable metastatic liver neuroendocrine tumors (NET).
Methods
From February 2006 to September 2015, 36 patients (19 male and 17 female, age, 63.6 ± 9.4 years) who underwent 90Y therapy for unresectable liver metastases of NET were included and analyzed retrospectively. All patients received a variety of treatments prior to 90Y therapy. The radiological response, symptoms improvement of carcinoid syndrome, tumor marker changes, complications, side effects/toxicity, survival and factors related to survival were evaluated and analyzed.
Results
Of the 36 patients, the mean delivered activity of 90Y was 1.8 ± 0.7 GBq with a total of 40 treatments. Overall disease control rate was 88.9% (32/36) at 3 months following therapy. In 16 patients with carcinoid syndrome, 15 (93.8%) patients had symptomatic improvement. Tumor marker response (5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid [n = 7] and chromogranin A [n = 13]) at 3 months after treatment were: none (n = 0, 4), partial (n = 6, 7), and complete (n = 1, 2). Radiation-induced gastrointestinal ulcers (n = 2, 5.6%) were identified. Side effects included fatigue (n = 31, 86.1%), anorexia (n = 26, 72.2%), nausea (n = 15, 41.7%), vomiting (n = 14, 38.9%), abdominal pain (n = 10, 27.8%) and fever (n = 8, 22.2%). The mean follow-up was 27.0 ± 16.4 months, with a median survival of 41.0 months. Child-Pugh classification (P = 0.008) and lymph node metastases (P = 0.045) had statistically significant influence on overall survival.
Conclusions
90Y radioembolization can be effective in the treatment of unresectable liver metastases of NET who failed to respond to other treatments.
Pretty good data. 41 months, not sure what SOC is....
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