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Emerging Trends in Radioembolization Using Microspheres: a Clinical Workshop Highlights Latest Research and Data Regarding Treatments for Advanced Liver Tumors

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, June 24th, 2007

Liver cancer specialists from around the world gathered in Chicago, Ill. for the third annual symposium on Liver-Directed Microsphere Therapy entitled, Emerging Trends in Radioembolization Using Microspheres: A Clinical Workshop. More than 100 physicians and healthcare professionals attended the symposium, which was held May 4-5 at the W City Center Hotel.

Sirtex provided an educational grant to support the meeting, which was jointly sponsored by Wake Radiology Oncology Services in Cary, N.C. and Medical Education Collaborative in Golden, Colo. Sirtex manufactures SIR-Spheres(R) microspheres, the only FDA-approved microsphere therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer...

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