Emerging therapy for adrenocortical carcinoma

• Published in: International journal of endocrine oncology Vol. 1; no. 2; p. 173
• Main Authors: Aufforth, Rachel D, Nilubol, Naris
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.11.2014
• Subjects: adrenocortical carcinoma; genomics; systemic treatment; molecular profiling

Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a very rare and aggressive tumor with dismal outcomes. Best current treatments include complete surgical resection for localized resectable disease and systemic therapy with mitotane alone or in combination for advanced ACC. Advances in molecular genetic profiling o...