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ReviewEuropean journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging2025

Clinical and dosimetric considerations for yttrium-90 glass microspheres radioembolization of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, metastatic colorectal carcinoma, and metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma: recommendations from an international multidisciplinary working group.

Marnix Lam, Riad Salem, Beau Toskich, S Cheenu Kappadath, Carlo Chiesa, Kirk Fowers, Paul Haste, Joseph M Herman, Edward Kim, Thomas Leung and 4 more

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Review in European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. Post-hoc analysis of adverse events during the EPOCH trial: reconsidering dosimetry.European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2026
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  6. Towards Radioembolization Dose Recommendations for Colorectal Cancer.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Marnix LamDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Huispostnummer E01.132, Postbus 85500, 3508 GA, Utrecht, The Netherlands. m.lam@umcutrecht.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-4902-9790
Riad SalemDepartment of Radiology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
Beau ToskichDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
S Cheenu KappadathDepartment of Imaging Physics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Carlo ChiesaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Kirk FowersBoston Scientific Corporation, Marlborough, MA, USA.
Paul HasteDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Joseph M HermanDepartment of Radiation Medicine, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY, USA.
Edward KimDepartment of Interventional Radiology, Mount Sinai, New York City, NY, USA.
Thomas LeungComprehensive Oncology Centre, Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
Siddharth A PadiaDepartment of Radiology, University of California-los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Bruno SangroLiver Unit, Clinica Universidad de Navarra and CIBEREHD, Pamplona, Spain.
Daniel Y SzeDepartment of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Etienne GarinDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Cancer Institute Eugene Marquis, Rennes, France.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe TheraSphere Global Steering Committee reconvened to review clinical data and address knowledge gaps related to treatment and dosimetry in non-HCC indications using Yttrium-90 (

methodsA PubMed search was performed. References were reviewed and adjudicated by the Delphi method. Recommendations were graded according to the degree of recommendation and strength of consensus. Dosimetry focused on a mean dose approach, i.e., aiming for an average dose over either single or multicompartment volumes of interests. Committee discussion and consensus focused on optimal patient selection, disease presentation, liver function, tumour type, tumour vascularity, and curative/palliative treatment intent for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) and colorectal and neuroendocrine carcinoma liver metastases (mCRC, mNET).

resultsFor all indications, single compartment average perfused volume absorbed dose ≥ 400 Gy is recommended for radiation segmentectomy and 150 Gy for radiation lobectomy. Single compartment 120 Gy for uni- and bilobar treatment reflects current clinical practice, which results in variable tumour and normal tissue absorbed doses. Therefore, multicompartment dosimetry is recommended for uni- and bilobar treatment, aiming for maximum 75 Gy to normal tissue and 150-200 Gy (mCRC, mNET), ≥ 205 (iCCA) tumour absorbed doses. These dose thresholds are preliminary and should be used with caution accounting for patient specific characteristics.

conclusionConsensus recommendations are provided to guide clinical and dosimetry approaches for CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: not applicable.

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Bile Duct NeoplasmsCarcinoma, NeuroendocrineCholangiocarcinomaColorectal NeoplasmsEmbolization, TherapeuticGlassLiver NeoplasmsMicrospheresYttrium RadioisotopesHumansRadiometryRadiotherapy DosageYttrium-90Yttrium RadioisotopesDosimetryIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinomaMetastatic colorectal cancerNeuroendocrineRadioembolizationYttrium-90

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PMCPMC12316795

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