Table 2.
Treatment characteristics within included studies.
Reference | 90-Yttrium microsphere | Treatments per patient | Dose (GBq) | Other cancer therapy |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bower and Little | NA | 1.04 | 0.7–2.19a | Chemotherapy at discression of oncologist |
Camacho et al. | Resin | NA | NA | All patients post-chemotherapy (refractory) |
Camacho et al. | Resin | NA | NA | All patients post-chemotherapy (refractory) |
Chaiteerakij et al. | NA | 1.55 | NA | NA |
Hoffmann et al. | Resin | 1.03 | 1.54b | 78.8% post-chemotherapy, 36.6% post-surgery |
Hyder et al. | NA | NA | NA | 27.8% post-chemotherapy. 11.6% post-surgery |
Martinez et al. | Resin | NA | NA | NA |
Mouli et al. | Glass | 2 | 3.9 Gyb,c | 35% post-chemotherapy, 11% post-surgery |
Prajapati et al. | Resin | NA | 1.68b | All patients post- chemotherapy (refractory) |
Saxena et al. | Resin | NA | 1.76b | 72% post-chemotherapy, 40% post-surgery |
Shridhar et al. | Glass | NA | NA | 48% post-chemotherapy, 8% post-surgery |
Turkmen et al. | Glass and Resin | NA | NA | All patients post-chemotherapy (refractory) |
GBq, gigabecquerel; NA, not available; Gy, Grey.
Range.
Mean.
Radiation dose reported in Gy, therefore, was not included in weighted analysis.