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Leeds #IRad Clinical Lead, Vascular radiologist: liver, fibroids, venous interests. Evidence. Cycling. Skiing. Broken leg fixed! Blog is at https://t.co/fsaaqM8Ilb
Feb 27, 2021 20 tweets 6 min read
#SIRT for advanced HCC has been recommended by @NICEComms. There may be some reasons for doing this but #costeffectiveness is not one of them. A short Tweetorial. @BSIR_News @cirsesociety @BASLedu nice.org.uk/news/article/h… The relevant population here is people with advanced HCC. BCLC C, CP A, PS 1-2, unsuitable for conventional transarterial therapy (eg. portal vein thrombosis). These people have a dismal prognosis: most are dead within a year.