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TheraSphere® for Pancreatic Cancer
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Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer: TheraSphere®
An innovative internal radiation therapy, TheraSphere® is a potential treatment option for patients who have pancreatic cancer that has metastasized (spread) to the liver (a common site of metastases for pancreatic cancer).
An internal radiation therapy, TheraSphere® allows CTCA radiation oncologists to administer radiation directly to the liver tumor using microspheres.
The treatment is delivered through a catheter positioned in your hepatic artery, your liver’s main blood vessel. Once the microspheres enter your liver, they get trapped in the small blood vessels that feed the tumor. The radiation then targets the tumor, minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissue.
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