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Intra-arterial Yttrium Y 90-Edotreotide in Treating Patients with Somatostatin Receptor Positive Neuroendocrine Tumors Metastatic in the Liver

Trial Status: complete

This pilot early phase I trial studies the side effects of yttrium Y 90-edotreotide given directly into an artery, and to see how well it works in treating patients with somatostatin receptor positive neuroendocrine tumors that have spread to the liver. Yttrium Y 90-edotreotide is a drug used for a type of treatment called peptide receptor radionuclide therapy that is performed by injecting a small molecule with a radioactive component, called a radionuclide, into the body. This molecule attaches to specific sites on tumor cells, called receptors, to kill the tumor cells. The radionuclide in yttrium Y 90-edotreotide, called yttrium-90, delivers strong radiation directly into tumor cells. Giving yttrium Y 90-edotreotide directly into the liver (hepatic artery) instead of into a vein in the arm may work better in allowing more of the drug to reach and attack the liver tumor while decreasing toxicity and harmful effects.