The North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society consensus guidelines for surveillance and medical management of midgut neuroendocrine tumors

JR Strosberg, TR Halfdanarson, AM Bellizzi, JA Chan… - Pancreas, 2017 - journals.lww.com
JR Strosberg, TR Halfdanarson, AM Bellizzi, JA Chan, JS Dillon, AP Heaney, PL Kunz
Pancreas, 2017journals.lww.com
There have been significant developments in diagnostic and therapeutic options for patients
with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Key phase 3 studies include the CLARINET trial, which
evaluated lanreotide in patients with nonfunctioning enteropancreatic NETs; the RADIANT-2
and RADIANT-4 studies, which evaluated everolimus in functioning and nonfunctioning
NETs of the gastrointestinal tract and lungs; the TELESTAR study, which evaluated telotristat
ethyl in patients with refractory carcinoid syndrome; and the NETTER-1 trial, which …
Abstract
There have been significant developments in diagnostic and therapeutic options for patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Key phase 3 studies include the CLARINET trial, which evaluated lanreotide in patients with nonfunctioning enteropancreatic NETs; the RADIANT-2 and RADIANT-4 studies, which evaluated everolimus in functioning and nonfunctioning NETs of the gastrointestinal tract and lungs; the TELESTAR study, which evaluated telotristat ethyl in patients with refractory carcinoid syndrome; and the NETTER-1 trial, which evaluated 177 Lu-DOTATATE in NETs of the small intestine and proximal colon (midgut). Based on these and other advances, the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society convened a multidisciplinary panel of experts with the goal of updating consensus-based guidelines for evaluation and treatment of midgut NETs. The medical aspects of these guidelines (focusing on systemic treatment, nonsurgical liver-directed therapy, and postoperative surveillance) are summarized in this article. Surgical guidelines are described in a companion article.
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