Intra-arterial therapy of neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases: comparing conventional TACE, drug-eluting beads TACE and yttrium-90 radioembolisation as treatment options using a propensity score analysis model
Do Minh D, Chapiro J, Gorodetski B, Huang Q, Liu C, Smolka S, Savic LJ, Wainstejn D, Lin M, Schlachter T, Gebauer B, Geschwind JF. Intra-arterial therapy of neuroendocrine tumour liver metastases: comparing conventional TACE, drug-eluting beads TACE and yttrium-90 radioembolisation as treatment options using a propensity score analysis model. European Radiology 2017, 27: 4995-5005. PMID: 28677067, PMCID: PMC5675796, DOI: 10.1007/s00330-017-4856-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelConventional transarterial chemoembolisationMedian overall survivalPropensity score analysisHepatic progression-free survivalDrug-eluting beads TACEYttrium-90 radioembolisationProgression-free survivalDEB-TACELiver metastasesOverall survivalBeads TACENeuroendocrine tumor liver metastasesWorld Health Organization criteriaCox proportional hazards modelIntra-arterial therapyMethodsThis retrospective analysisResponse Evaluation CriteriaScore analysisSignificant survival benefitLonger overall survivalGastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsLog-rank testEntire study populationProportional hazards model