October 22, 2015
Article
A novel serotonin synthesis inhibitor, telotristat etiprate, helped reduce daily bowel movements for patients with carcinoid syndrome no longer responding to standard-of-care treatments, an encouraging sign for an emerging class of drugs.
October 20, 2015
Article
Everolimus demonstrated a 52% reduction in the risk of progression or death in patients with lung/gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors, improving progression-free survival by 7.1 months compared with placebo.
October 20, 2015
Article
The future of somatostatin analogs for neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) includes potential advances on several fronts, according to a presentation at the NANETS' 2015 Neuroendocrine Tumor Symposium.
October 20, 2015
Article
Results from NETTER-1 trial showed an unprecedented 79% reduction in the risk of progression or death with the radiopharmaceutical Lu-Dotatate compared with high-dose octreotide LAR (60 mg) in patients with progressive, metastatic midgut neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).