Method for treating lung carcinoma
Accordingly, the present invention provides a method of treating lung neoplasia in a subject in need of treatment, by subjecting the patient to SIRT.
1. A method for treating a lung neoplasia in a subject in need of treatment comprising subjecting the subject to selective internal radiation therapy with irradiated microparticles, wherein (i) the irradiated microparticles have a prescribed activity of 150 to 300 MBq and (ii) the therapy delivers a tumor dose of up to 6 MBq/ml of tumor volume to a site of treatment in the lung.
2. A method according to claim 1 wherein the site of treatment is restricted to the neoplasia.
3. A method according to claim 1 wherein the activity of the irradiated microparticles used in the selective internal radiation therapy is 180 to 250 MBq.
4. A method according to claim 1 wherein the activity of the irradiated microparticles used in the selective internal radiation therapy is approximately 200 MBq.
5. A method according to claim 1 wherein the therapy delivers a tumor dose of up to 5 MBq/ml of tumor volume to the site of treatment in the lung.
6. A method according to claim 1 wherein the therapy delivers a tumor dose of between 4 and 5 MBq/ml of tumor volume to the site of treatment in the lung.
7. A method according to claim 1 wherein the therapy is combined with a chemotherapeutic agent suitable for lung neoplastic treatment.