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© 2019Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of yttrium-90 transarterial radioembolization (TARE) for the treatment of unresectable, chemotherapy-refractory intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). Methods: A prospective, observational study was carried out in 10 centers between 2013 and 2017. TARE plus standard care was delivered to patients with unresectable, chemotherapy-refractory or chemotherapy-intolerant ICC. Primary outcome was overall survival. Secondary outcomes included safety, progression-free survival (PFS), and liver-specific progression-free survival (LPFS). Results: Sixty-one patients were treated with TARE. Patients were 53% male; median age was 64 years; 91% had performance status 0/1; 92% had received prior chemotherapy; and 59% had no extrahepatic disease. Median follow-up was 13.9 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 9.6–18.1). Overall survival was 8.7 months (95% CI, 5.3–12.1), and 37% of patients survived to 12 months. PFS was 2.8 months (95% CI, 2.6–3.1), and LPFS was 3.1 months (95% CI, 1.3–4.8). One severe complication (abdominal pain) occurred at the time of the TARE procedure. Thirty patients experienced a total of 49 adverse events, of which 8% were grade ≥3; most common were grade 1–2 fatigue and abdominal pain. A total of 77 abnormal laboratory value events were recorded, of which 4% were grade ≥3. Conclusions: Patients with advanced ICC have limited therapeutic options and a poor prognosis. This prospective study examined the survival of patients with unresectable, chemotherapy-refractory primary ICC treated with TARE in real-world practice. The results demonstrate that this treatment merits further investigation in this patient cohort in a larger study, including collection of patient-reported outcomes.
Author(s): White J, Carolan-Rees G, Dale M, Patrick HE, See TC, Bell JK, Manas DM, Crellin A, Slevin NJ, Sharma RA
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Year: 2019
Volume: 30
Issue: 8
Pages: 1185-1192
Print publication date: 01/08/2019
Online publication date: 27/06/2019
Acceptance date: 11/03/2019
ISSN (print): 1051-0443
ISSN (electronic): 1535-7732
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvir.2019.03.018
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2019.03.018
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