Liver Cancer Management with Y90 Glass Microspheres – TheraSphere

Experience and Challenges in HCC

Thomas Lauenstein, MD

Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology

University Hospital Essen

Outline

• Indications for Y-90 in HCC

• What are critical vessels ?

• Clinical data on HCC

• Case series

1. Resection

2. Transplantation

3. RF ablation

4. Chemoembolization (TACE)

5. Y-90 (SIRT)

6. Systemic therapy

Therapeutic strategies

Therapeutic strategies

• Multiple / large lesions

• CI for TACE

• Child-A / good Child-B

SIRT for HCC

• with hypervascular tumor• Liver dose without tumor

SIRT

Extrahepatic Tumor Feeders

Extrahepatic Tumor Feeders

Sjoquist et al. Oncologist. 2010;15:830-5

GI shunt

GI shunt

Gastroduodenal Artery

Gastroduodenal Artery

Outline

• Indications for Y-90 in HCC

• What are critical vessels ?

• Clinical data on HCC

• Case series

3mpre

NCI / EASL amendement

Response to treatment / HCC

CT @ 1 month CT @ 3 months

Complete response

4% 3%

Partial response 25% 37%

Stable disease 64% 53%

Progression 7% 6%

Hepatology 2008;47:71-81

Time to progression / Survival

Hepatology 2008;47:71-81

Histopathology

• 1. Physiologic tissue

• 2. Fibrosis (peripheral rim)

• 3. Necrotic tumor Riaz A et al. Radiologic-pathologic correlation of hepatocellular carcinoma treated with

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Outline

• Indications for Y-90 in HCC

• What are critical vessels ?

• Clinical data on HCC

• Case series

Case # 1

Case # 1 – 2nd DSA

Case # 2 - duodenal shunt

Case # 2 – duodenal shunt

Case # 3 – pitfall coiling

Case # 4 – pitfall coiling

Case # 5 – a.v. shunt

Conclusion

• Critical vessels must be identified

• IR has to be familiar with coilembolization

• SPECT/CT is a useful tool to identify additional shunts

• EASL criteria for therapy response

• Sorafenib helpful to reduce lung shunts

Liver Cancer Management with Y90 Glass Microspheres – TheraSphere

Experience and Challenges in HCC

Thomas Lauenstein, MD

Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology

University Hospital Essen