Preferred Label : Yttrium Y 90 Resin Microspheres;
NCIt related terms : Y-90 Sirsphere;
NCIt definition : An injectable formulation of the radioisotope yttrium Y 90 encapsulated in resin microspheres
with potential antineoplastic activity. When injected into arterial vasculature supplying
the tumor, yttrium Y 90 resin microspheres occlude tumor blood vessels and selectively
deliver a cytotoxic dose of beta emitting yttrium Y 90 to the tumor site, which may
result in tumor cell death and tumor regression.;
Drug name : SIR-Spheres;
Origin ID : C64539;
UMLS CUI : C1831993;
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