November 14th 2025
Results from the phase 3 COMPETE trial demonstrated that 177Lu-edotreotide improved PFS and ORR compared with everolimus in patients with GEP-NETs.
Analyzing Current Therapies for Well-Differentiated Grade 3 Neuroendocrine Tumors
November 14th 2024Panelists discuss how treatment selection for well-differentiated grade 3 neuroendocrine tumors requires careful consideration of factors including Ki-67 index, tumor biology, and disease progression rate to determine whether platinum-based chemotherapy or targeted therapies are most appropriate.
Current Challenges With Somatostatin Analogues in Neuroendocrine Tumors
November 14th 2024Panelists discuss how somatostatin analogues, while effective in controlling hormone-related symptoms and tumor growth in neuroendocrine tumors, face challenges including drug resistance, optimal dosing strategies, and timing of initiation in the treatment sequence.
SBRT Provides Positive Locoregional Control in Lung Neuroendocrine Tumors
February 9th 2023Data from a retrospective study suggests that stereotactic body radiotherapy may be a suitable alternative to surgical resection for patients with primary lung neuroendocrine tumors, according to an expert from Moffitt Cancer Center.
New Drug Application Complete for Surufatinib to Treat Pancreatic/Extra-Pancreatic NETs
May 3rd 2021Rolling submission with the FDA for surufatinib treatment in patients with pancreatic and extra-pancreatic neoendocrume tumors was completed and an expanded access program for the drug is currently underway for patients in the United States.
Adavosertib Plus Irinotecan Combination Met Efficacy End Point for Pediatric Neuroblastoma
April 13th 2021Data presented at the virtual AACR Annual Meeting 2021 showed that a phase 2 trial examining combination treatment with adavosertib plus irinotecan met its protocol-defined efficacy end point in a cohort of pediatric patients with neuroblastoma.
Kelley Lauren Coffman, MD, on a Study of 177Lu-DOTATATE in Well-Differentiated, High-Grade NETs
February 3rd 2021The hospitalist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center highlighted important takeaways from a study which evaluated the use of 177Lu-DOTATATE in patients with well-differentiated, high-grade neuroendocrine tumors.