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SUBMITTER: Herrera-Martinez AD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6338796 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Herrera-Martínez Aura D AD Hofland Johannes J Hofland Leo J LJ Brabander Tessa T Eskens Ferry A L M FALM Gálvez Moreno María A MA Luque Raúl M RM Castaño Justo P JP de Herder Wouter W WW Feelders Richard A RA
Drugs 20190101 1
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) originate from the neuroendocrine cell system in the bronchial and gastrointestinal tract and can produce hormones leading to distinct clinical syndromes. Systemic treatment of patients with unresectable NETs aims to control symptoms related to hormonal overproduction and tumor growth. In the last decades prognosis has improved as a result of increased detection of early stage disease and the introduction of somatostatin analogs (SSAs) as well as several new therapeu ...[more]