Yttrium-90 Radioembolization for BCLC Stage C Hepatocellular Carcinoma Comparing Child-Pugh A Versus B7 Patients: Are the Outcomes Equivalent?

Qingquan ZuRyan C SchenningYounes JahangiriYuki TomozawaKenneth J KolbeckJohn A KaufmanRamsey Al-HakimWilscott E NauglerNima NabavizadehAdel KardoshKevin G BillingsleySkye C MayoSusan L OrloffKristian K EnestvedtErin MaynardJoseph AhnDekey LhewaKhashayar Farsad

Published in: Cardiovascular and interventional radiology (2020)

Outcomes from Y90 for BCLC C HCC for Child-Pugh B7 patients were equivalent to B8/9 patients and significantly worse compared to Child-Pugh A patients. Although further research is warranted, these results suggest continued cautious patient selection for radioembolization in advanced HCC.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
mental health
patient reported outcomes