Selective internal radiation therapy compared with sorafenib for hepatocellular carcinoma with portal vein thrombosis.

Julien EdelineLaurence CrouzetBoris Campillo-GimenezYan RollandMarc PrachtAnne Guillygomarc'hKarim BoudjemaLaurence LenoirXavier AdhouteTanguy RohouEveline BoucherBruno ClémentJean-Frédéric BlancEtienne Garin

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2015)

SIRT seems more effective than sorafenib in patients presenting with HCC and tumoural PVT. This hypothesis is being tested in prospective randomized trials.

Keyphrases

radiation therapy
pulmonary embolism
oxidative stress
radiation induced