🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-03-02

Radioembolization Trial Utilizing Eye90 Microspheres™ for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) (NCT05953337)

Radioembolization Oncology Trial Utilizing Transarterial Eye90 (ROUTE 90) for the Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic ⚙️ Medical Device Protocol Sponsor: ABK Biomedical

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This is a prospective, multi-center, open-label study to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Eye90 microspheres® in the treatment of subjects with unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC). Eye90 microspheres is a medical device containing yttrium-90 (Y-90), a radioactive material, and provides local radiation brachytherapy for the treatment of liver tumors.

Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.

Location: The University of Arizona Cancer Center — Tucson, Arizona

Age range: 18 Years to 99 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

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Full eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (22 Sites)

  • The University of Arizona Cancer Center — Tucson, Arizona
  • University of California - Irvine — Orange, California
  • AdventHealth Radiation Oncology at Altamonte Springs — Altamonte Springs, Florida
  • Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute at Baptist Hospital Miami — Miami, Florida
  • Emory University Hospital Midtown — Atlanta, Georgia
  • Piedmont Hospital — Atlanta, Georgia
  • Northwestern University Memorial Hospital — Chicago, Illinois
  • University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System — Chicago, Illinois
  • University of Iowa Health Care — Iowa City, Iowa
  • University of Louisville — Louisville, Kentucky
  • Ochsner Clinic Foundation — New Orleans, Louisiana
  • Beth Israel Deaconess — Boston, Massachusetts
  • University of Missouri - Ellis Fischel Cancer Center — Columbia, Missouri
  • SSM Health Saint Louis University — St Louis, Missouri
  • Weill Cornell Medicine-New York Presbyterian Hospital — New York, New York
  • Charlotte Radiology — Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • HCA Healthcare Research Institute (Sarah Cannon) — Nashville, Tennessee
  • University of Utah — Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Inland Imaging — Spokane, Washington
  • Froedtert Hospital/Medical College of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
  • Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institution (VCHRI) — Vancouver, British Columbia

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
🏛️ View Official NIH Record ↗