Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2015; 21(27): 8271-8283
Published online Jul 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i27.8271
Table 1 Breast cancer studies n (%)
AuthorType of microsphereType of mets (patients)Response criteriaResponseMedian OS
(publish date and study type)(average dosage or activity)@ 1st assessment
Gordon et al[50]TherasphereBreast (75)RECIST and PETRECIST6.6 mo
(8/2014 Epub, RS)(mean 1.52 Gbq)@ 1.4 mo (median)24 (35.3) PR
43 (63.2) SD
1 (1.5) PD
7 lost
PET
3 (12) CR
18 (72) PR or SD
4 (16) PD
50 lost
Seyal et al[48]UnspecifiedBreast (21)RECIST 1.134 lesionsNone
(8/2014, RS)(no dosage info)34 lesions@ unspecified6 (17.7) PR
27 (79.4) SD
1 (2.9) PD
Saxena et al[47]SIR-SpheresBreast (40)RECIST2 (5) CR13.6 mo
(12/2013, RS)(mean 1.67 Gbq)@ 1 mo10 (26) PR
15 (39) SD
11 (29) PD
2 lost
Cianni et al[33]SIR-SpheresBreast (77)RECIST and PET29 (56) PR11.5 mo
(1/2013, RS)(median 1.9 Gbq)@ 1.8 mo18 (35) SD
5 (10) PD
25 ineligible
Jakobs et al[39]SIR-SpheresBreast (30)RECIST14 (61) PR11.7 mo (all)
(5/2008, PC)(mean 1.9 Gbq)@ 4.2 mo (median)8 (35) SD23.6 mo (responders)
1 (4) PD5.7 mo (nonresponders)
7 lost
Coldwell et al[35]SIR-SpheresBreast (44)RECIST and PETRECISTMedian OS not reached
(3/2007, RS)(median 2.1 Gbq)@ 2.8 mo17 (47) PR
17 (47) SD86% 14-mo survival
2 PD (5) PD
8 lost
PET scans
42 (95) response
2 (5) no response/progression
Bangash et al[31]TherasphereBreast (27)WHO and PETWHOMedian OS not given.
(5/2007, PC)(median 1.70 Gbq, mean 2.05 Gbq)@ 3 mo9 (39.1) CR/PR6.8 mo (ECOG 0)
12 (52.1) SD2.6 mo (ECOG 1,2,3)
2 (8.8) PD 4 lost9.4 mo (< 25% tumor burden)
PET 17 (63) response2.0 mo (> 25% tumor burden)
10 (37) no response
Cianni et al[34]SIR-SpheresBreast (32, data extracted from larger study)RECIST14 (44) CR/PRNone
(1/2010, RS)(mean 1.64 Gbq)@ 1.8 mo11 (34) SD
7 (22) PD
Reiner et al[46]SIR-SpheresBreast (1, data extracted from larger study)RECIST 1.11 (100) CR/PRNone
(1/2014, PC)(mean 1.5 Gbq)@ 4 mo
Pöpperl et al[45]SIR-SpheresBreast (4, data extracted from larger study)PET3 (100) RegressionNone
(4/2005, PC)(mean 2.27 Gbq)@ 3 mo1 lost
Table 2 Cholangiocarcinoma studies n (%)
AuthorType of microsphereType of mets (patients)Response criteriaResponseMedian OS
(publish date and study type)(average dosage or activity)@ 1st assessment
Ibrahim et al[69]TherasphereICC (24)WHO6 (27) PR14.9 mo
(10/2008, PC)(median 105.1 Gy)@ 1 mo15 (68) SD
1 (5) PD31.8 mo (solitary)
2 lost6.1 mo (extrahepatic disease)
Saxena et al[71]SIR-SpheresICC (25)RECIST6 (26) PR9.3 mo
(2/2010, PC)(mean 1.76 Gbq)@ 8.1 mo (median)11 (48) SD
5 (22) PD
2 lost
Haug et al[68]SIR-SpheresICC (26)RECIST5 (22) PR11.7 mo
(6/2011, PC)(no dosage info)@ 2.8 mo15 (65) SD
3 (13) PD
3 lost
Hoffmann et al[3]SIR-SpheresICC (33)RECIST12 (36) PR22 mo
(2/2012, RS)(median 1.54 Gbq)@ 3 mo17 (52) SD
4 (12) PD
Rafi et al[70]SIR-SpheresICC (19)RECIST2 (11) PR11.5 mo
(4/2013, PC)(mean 1.20 Gbq)@ 3 mo13 (68) SD
4 (21) PD
Mouli et al[74]TherasphereICC (46)WHO11 (25) PRNo median OS
(8/2013, PC)(no dose info)Note: overlaps with Ibrahim et al@ 1 mo33 (73) SD 1 (2) PD14.6 mo (solitary) 5.7 mo (multifocal)
Camacho et al[72]SIR-SpheresICC (21)RECISTRECIST16.3 mo
(2/2014, PC)(no dose info)mRECIST1 (4.7) PR
EASL16 (76.2) SD
@ 1 mo4 (19.1) PD
mRECIST
13 (62.0) PR
4 (19.0) SD
4 (19.0) PD
EASL
2 (9.5) PR
15 (71.4) SD
4 (19.1) PD
Filippi et al[73]SIR-SpheresICC (18)PERCIST14 (82.3) PR14.8 mo
(8/2014, PC)(not given)@ unspecified3 (17.6) SD
Table 3 Melanoma studies n (%)
AuthorType of microsphereType of mets (patients)Response criteriaResponseMedian OS
(publish date and study type)(average dosage)@ 1st assessment
Xing et al[49]SIR-SpheresMelanoma (28)RECIST 1.15/28 (21) PR10.1 mo
(8/2014, RS)(mean 1.86 Gbq)13 cutaneous@ 0.9-1.4 mo9/28 (38) SD
15 ocular10/28 (42) PD
4 lost
Memon et al[42]TherasphereMelanoma (16)WHO, RECIST, and EASLWHO7.6 mo
(6/2014, RS)(median 1.87 Gbq)7 ocular@ 0.9 mo5 (31) CR/PR
3 rectal8 (50) SD
4 cutaneous3 (19) PD
2 unknownRECIST
5 (31) CR/PR
8 (50) SD
3 (19) PD
EASL
6 (38) CR/PR
7 (43) SD
3 (19) PD
Gonsalves et al[37]SIR-SpheresOcular melanoma (32)RECIST 1.01 (3) CR10.0 mo
(2/2011, RS)(median 1.08 Gbq)@ 1 mo1 (3) PR
18 (56) SD
12 (38) PD
Kennedy et al[40]SIR-SpheresOcular melanoma (11)RECIST1 (11) CRMedian OS not reached
(7/2009, RS)(median 1.55 Gbq)@ 1.4 mo6 (66) PR
1 (11) SD
1 (11) PD
2 lost
Reiner et al[46]SIR-SpheresMelanoma (2, data extracted from larger study)RECIST 1.11 (50) CR/PRNone
(1/2014, PC)(mean 1.5 Gbq)@ 4 mo1 (50) SD/PD
Lim et al[41]SIR-SpheresOcular melanoma (1, data extracted from larger study)RECIST1 (100) PDNone
(4/2005, PC)(no dosage info)@ 2 mo
Table 4 Pancreatic cancer studies n (%)
AuthorType of microsphereType of mets (patients)Response criteriaResponseMedian OS
(publish date and study type)(average dosage or activity)@ 1st assessment
Michl et al[43]SIR-SpheresPancreatic (19)RECIST9/13 (64.3) PR9 mo
(12/2013, RS)(1.0-2.5 Gbq)@ 2.6 mo (median)4/13 (35.7) PD
6 lost
Cao et al[32]SIR-SpheresPancreatic (7)RECIST2 (40) PRNo median OS
(11/2010, RS)(no dosage info)@ 1-2 mo1 (20) SD1 patient survived to 15 mo
2 (40) PD
2 lost
Pöpperl et al[45]SIR-SpheresPancreatic (1, data extracted from larger study)PET1 (100) RegressionNone
(4/2005, PC)(mean 2.27 Gbq)@ 3 mo
Table 5 Renal cell carcinoma studies n (%)
AuthorType of microsphereType of mets (patients)Response criteriaResponseMedian OS
(publish date and study type)(average dosage or activity)@ 1st assessment
Abdelmaksoud et al[30]SIR-SpheresRCC (6)mRECIST3 CR (60)12 mo
(3/2012, RS)(median 1.89 Gbq)@ 25 mo (mean)1 PR (20)
1 PD (20)
1 lost
Hamoui et al[38]TherasphereRCC (1)Unspecified1 (100) SDPatient died 23 mo after SIRT
(2/2013, case report)(80 Gy)@ 1.8 mo
Table 6 Lung or thoracic cancer studies n (%)
AuthorType of microsphereType of mets (patients)Response criteriaResponseMedian OS
(publish date and study type)(average dosage or activity)@ 1st assessment
Gaba et al[36]TherasphereSquamous cell lung cancer (2)PET CT2 (100) CRPatient 1: Alive 11 mo after SIRT
(8/2012, case report)(1.57-3 Gbq)@ 2-3 moPatient 2: Alive 2 mo after SIRT
Murthy et al[44]SIR-SpheresLung cancer (6)Unspecified1 (17) PR2.7 mo
(2/2008, RS)(no dosage info)2 carcinoids 3 adenocarcinomas@ unspecified1 (17) “minor response”
1 small cell carcinoma1 (17) SD
3 (50) PD
Reiner et al[46]SIR-SpheresNSCLC (1, data extracted from larger study)RECIST 1.11 (100) CR/PRNone
(1/2014, PC)(mean 1.5 Gbq)@ 4 mo