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Y-90 SIRT and SBRT for the Treatment of Unresectable Liver Cancer

Trial Status: active

This phase I trial identifies the side effects of Y-90 selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) and stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in treating patients with liver cancer that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). SIRT is a technique where radiation is internally delivered to a tumor. In SIRT, small radioactive beads are deposited in the liver through a large blood vessel (hepatic artery). SIRT that uses the radioactive material Yttrium-90 is called Y-90 SIRT. SBRT is a technique where radiation is externally delivered to a tumor. In SBRT, a machine produces a beam of radiation that targets the tumor from outside the body. Giving Y-90 SIRT and SBRT may kill more tumor cells.