Abstract
The prognosis of neuroendocrine tumours of the gastrointestinal tract and pancreas is difficult to estimate due to their heterogeneous nature. Survival without dissemination may reach 90%, while metastases reduce the 5-year survival to less than 50%. Radical surgery offers the only possibility of cure. Palliative therapy includes surgery and intra-arterial embolization of hepatic metastases, chemotherapy, biotherapy with interferon-alpha and radionuclear treatment. Tumour-targeted therapy with tyrosine kinase inhibitors, mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors or monoclonal antibodies are under investigation in phase-III studies.
Bidragets oversatte titel | [Treatment of neuroendocrine tumours of the gastrointestinal tract] |
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Originalsprog | Dansk |
Tidsskrift | Ugeskrift for Laeger |
Vol/bind | 172 |
Udgave nummer | 43 |
Sider (fra-til) | 2942-5 |
Antal sider | 4 |
ISSN | 0041-5782 |
Status | Udgivet - 25 okt. 2010 |