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SUBMITTER: Cao Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7743014 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cao Yanshuo Y Ma Yutong Y Yu Jiangyuan J Sun Yu Y Sun Tingting T Shao Yang Y Li Jie J Shen Lin L Lu Ming M
Cancer communications (London, England) 20201123 12
Neuroendocrine neoplasm of the pancreas is a rare tumor with limited treatment options. Among such tumors, treatment for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (PanNET) G3 is the most difficult. Temozolomide (TMZ) is commonly used to treat PanNET. However, TMZ may cause tumor gene alkylation, which induces drug resistance and rapid disease progression. Herein, we present a case of a female who was diagnosed with PanNET G3 and achieved a partial response to toripalimab, an anti-programmed cell death-lig ...[more]