How your diagnosis helps guide your treatment journey
Some cancers begin in the liver, while others may spread from other parts of the body into the liver. Depending on your diagnosis, your doctor may consider treatment options that go throughout your body or go directly to your liver.
Learning more about your diagnosis can help you feel better prepared for conversations with your doctor.
About Liver-Directed Therapy
Boston Scientific offers a range of liver-directed treatment options designed to deliver treatment to cancer in the liver while helping preserve healthy tissue. These therapies are delivered directly to the entire liver or to tumors in the liver. By focusing treatment precisely where it’s needed, these options may expand what’s possible for patients exploring different treatment paths.
Could a liver-directed therapy be right for you?
A short quiz can help you understand whether this approach may be appropriate to discuss with your care team.
Real patients, meaningful results
Patients who had liver-directed therapy share their experiences
Nicole's story
Marsha, Thomas, Hope & Rick’s stories
Important Safety Information for TheraSphere
TheraSphere Microspheres are small radioactive glass beads that treat liver cancer. With all medical procedures, there are risks associated with the procedure and the use of the device. Although the radioactivity continues to go down over time, the glass beads will remain permanently in your liver. The risks include but are not limited to • Bleeding from the stomach or intestines • Fatigue (feeling very tired) • Fever • Infection • Loss of appetite • Mild abdominal discomfort • Nausea • Radiation damage to other locations (including but not limited to lungs, gallbladder, stomach, intestines) • Stomach or intestinal ulcer • Temporary changes in liver and blood tests • Vomiting. Rarely the treatment may cause worsening of your liver function that could lead to liver failure and death. Tell your doctor if side effects continue or get worse. Be aware that some side effects may last longer or, rarely, become permanent. Everyone responds differently to their treatment. These are not all the possible side effects you may feel. Contact your doctor if you experience any side effects. Be sure to talk with your doctor so that you thoroughly understand all of the risks and benefits associated with the use of the device. 97574929
TheraSphere is a registered trademark of Theragenics Corporation used under license by Boston Scientific Medical Device Limited, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corporation.
Important Safety Information for HAI
The Intera 3000 Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump is used to deliver medications such as chemotherapy to the blood vessels in the liver. With all medical procedures, there are risks associated with the procedure to place the pump in your abdomen and with the use of the pump to deliver medications. The risks associated with placement and use of the pump include but are not limited to bleeding, blood clots, blockage within the device, damage to the blood vessels, fluid or blood build-up around the device under the skin, infection, movement or displacement of the pump or catheter, pump damage, and leakage or incorrect delivery of the medications. Special care may be required after placement of the Intera 3000 Pump and includes but is not limited to avoiding rough physical activity, avoiding deep sea or scuba diving, avoiding saunas, avoiding long periods in hot tubs and avoiding direct sun exposure, heating pads or hot water bottles over the area of your abdomen where the pump is placed. Additional care may be needed for air travel, moving to or visiting a high-altitude place, or if you have a fever. The Intera 3000 Pump is MRI Conditional, which means that certain conditions must be met to safely have an MRI after placement of the pump. Be sure to talk with your doctor so that you thoroughly understand all of the risks and benefits associated with the use of the device. PI-2257307-AA