Purpose: Pre-treatment [Tc]TcMAA-based radioembolization treatment planning using multicompartment dosimetry involves the definition of the tumor and normal tissue compartments and calculation of the prescribed absorbed doses. The aim was to compare the real-world utility of anatomic and [Tc]TcMAA-based segmentation of tumor and normal tissue compartments.
Materials And Methods: Included patients had HCC treated by glass [Y]yttrium microspheres, ≥ 1 tumor, ≥ 3 cm diameter and [Tc]TcMAA SPECT/CT imaging before treatment.
This article is intended to introduce nuclear medicine technologists (NMTs) to the nuances of radiopharmaceutical therapy clinical trials. Here, we outline the potential roles and responsibilities of the NMT in clinical trials and provide context on different aspects of radionuclide therapy. The regulatory process involving investigational therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals is seldom taught to NMT students, nor is it included in the entry-level nuclear medicine certification examinations.
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September 2024
A new Y SIR-Spheres delivery kit (SIROS D-vial and shield) has been introduced with a different physical form from the legacy V-Vial kit. Here, we establish the dose calibrator settings and exposure-rate-to-activity conversion factor to assay Y SIR-Spheres activity in the new SIROS kit. Eight D-vials with initial Y activities from 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To determine 6-month interim safety, effectiveness, and multimodal imageability of imageable glass microsphere yttrium-90 (Y) radioembolization for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a first-in-human trial.
Materials And Methods: Imageable microspheres (Eye90 Microspheres; ABK Biomedical, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada), a U.S.
Background: Personalized dosimetry improves overall survival (OS) in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) treated with glass 90 Y radioembolization. This study evaluated personalized tumor dose (TD) as a predictor of OS, progression-free survival (PFS), and local duration of response (DOR) in patients with surgically unresectable HCC treated with resin 90 Y radioembolization.
Patients And Methods: This prospective, single-center, single-arm clinical trial (NCT04172714) evaluated the efficacy of scout activity of resin 90 Y versus 99m Tc-MAA for treatment planning.