News tagged with neuroendocrine tumors
Everolimus improves progression-free survival for patients with rare pancreatic cancer
In an international Phase III randomized study, everolimus, an inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), has shown to dramatically improve progression-free survival for patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine ...
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Scientists crack genetic code for form of pancreatic cancer
Scientists at Johns Hopkins have deciphered the genetic code for a type of pancreatic cancer, called neuroendocrine or islet cell tumors. The work, described online in the Jan. 20 issue of Science Express, shows that patien ...
Jan 21, 2011 |
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Personalized medicine: Molecular imaging predicts treatment success in many cancers
A series of studies published in the September Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) show that molecular imaging plays a critical role in the evaluation and treatment planning for a broad spectrum of cancers, including thyroi ...
Sep 01, 2010 |
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How prostate cancer packs a punch
Some types of prostate tumors are more aggressive and more likely to metastasize than others. Nearly one-third of these aggressive tumors contain a small nest of especially dangerous cells known as neuroendocrine-type cells. ...
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Rare pancreatic cancer patients may live longer when treated with radiation therapy
Radiation therapy is effective in achieving local control and palliation in patients with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNTs), despite such tumors being commonly considered resistant to radiation therapy, according to ...
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Scientists discover gene mutation responsible for hereditary neuroendocrine tumor
University of Utah researchers and their colleagues have identified the gene that is mutated in a hereditary form of a rare neuroendocrine tumor called paraganglioma (PGL). The gene, called hSDH5, is required for activation ...
Jul 23, 2009 |
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