Association between Dose of Octreotide and Tumor Control in Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
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Introduction: Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) represent a heterogeneous group of tumors. Octreotide is used in the symptom control of NETs. The PROMID study demonstrated a benefit of octreotide on disease stabilization in midgut NETs, but a survival analysis was not possible due to insufficient events.
Aim(s): To determine if dose of octreotide correlates with outcomes.
Materials and methods: We reviewed all patients who were diagnosed between 1987-2013 and treated with octreotide at the BC Cancer Agency. We compared overall survival in patients who received low v. high dose octreotide.
Conference: 11th Annual ENETSConcerence (2014)
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Keywords: GI, NET, octreotide,
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