| Literature DB >> 20336162 |
Abstract
Treatment of nonfunctioning neuroendocrine tumors with somatostatin analogs has been controversial, given the low antitumor effects of these drugs. The ProMid study group now reports that octreotide lar (long-acting release) has a substantial antitumor effect, with longer progression-free survival compared with placebo in patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors and low tumor burden.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20336162 DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2010.3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Endocrinol ISSN: 1759-5029 Impact factor: 43.330