The potential role of targeted therapies in the management of neuroendocrine tumours.
Acta Gastroenterol Belg
; 72(1): 59-62, 2009.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19402374
The management of gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours is evolving thanks to new TNM-classification, diagnostic and staging procedures and new therapeutic options. Targeting new pathways, mostly angiogenesis, development of novel agents is under way and opens new perspectives in controlling the evolution of these tumours and possibly changing their management. In parallel, new functional imaging techniques and biomolecular markers will be developed to provide adequate tools for the assessment of tumor response according to therapeutic intervention on angiogenesis, proliferation and apoptosis. This paper reviews the potential role of new investigational targeted agents which will likely become the backbone of future therapy of neuroendocrine tumors.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pancreatic Neoplasms
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Stomach Neoplasms
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Neuroendocrine Tumors
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Intestinal Neoplasms
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Antineoplastic Agents
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Gastroenterol Belg
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Belgium