| Literature DB >> 29643113 |
Giovanni Vitale1,2, Alessandra Dicitore2, Concetta Sciammarella3, Sergio Di Molfetta4, Manila Rubino5, Antongiulio Faggiano3, Annamaria Colao3.
Abstract
Somatostatin analogs have an important role in the medical therapy of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Octreotide and lanreotide, both somatostatin analogs binding with high affinity for the somatostatin receptor (SSTR)2, can control symptoms in functional NETs. In addition, these compounds, because of their antiproliferative effects, can stabilize growth of well-differentiated NETs. Pasireotide is a novel multireceptor-targeted somatostatin analog with high affinity for SSTR1, 2, 3, and 5. This review provides an overview of the state of the art of pasireotide in the treatment of NETs, with the aim of addressing clinical relevance and future perspectives for this molecule in the management of NETs.Entities:
Keywords: neuroendocrine tumors; pasireotide; somatostatin analogs; somatostatin receptors
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29643113 DOI: 10.1530/ERC-18-0010
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Endocr Relat Cancer ISSN: 1351-0088 Impact factor: 5.678