Clinical Trial: Internal Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Liver Metastases From Neuroendocrine Tumors

Study Status: Terminated
Recruit Status: Terminated
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Clinical Trial of Sir-Spheres® in Patients With Symptomatic or Progressive Hepatic Metastases From Neuroendocrine Tumors

Brief Summary:

RATIONALE: Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue.

PURPOSE: This phase II trial is studying how well internal radiation therapy works in treating patients with liver metastases from neuroendocrine tumors.