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How effective is y90 radiation for treating stage 4 colon cancer in combination with chemo?
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Very good palliation: Y90 microspheres are very good at relieving pain or progression of liver metastasis from colon primaries. While this may improve survival chemotherapy addresses the disease in other parts of the body. Y90 is infused specifically into the liver and associated with good efficacy whith few side effects.
Answered 1/28/2017
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Can be effective: Therasphere has been only for a few years, so the long-term results are still are not completely certain. However, there have been some promising results with the ability of therasphere to decrease the size of tumors in the liver from metastatic colon cancer. Chemotherapy has also gotten much better in recent years with the addition of targeted therapy.
Answered 2/5/2018
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Yes: Y90 is effective in prolonging survival. Without knowing many other details it's tough to prognosticate on a case by case basis.
Answered 10/2/2013
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