Priorities for Improving the Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

• Published in: JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute Vol. 100; no. 18; pp. 1282 - 1289
• Main Authors: Modlin, Irvin M., Moss, Steven F., Chung, Daniel C., Jensen, Robert T., Snyderwine, Elizabeth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Oxford University Press 17.09.2008; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Animals; Biomarkers, Tumor - analysis; Biomarkers, Tumor - blood; Biomedical Research - standards; Biomedical Research - trends; Carcinoid Tumor - complications; Carcinoid Tumor - diagnosis; Carcinoid Tumor - epidemiology; Carcinoid Tumor - metabolism; Carcinoid Tumor - therapy; Disease Models, Animal; Early Diagnosis; Endocrinology; Gastroenterology; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - complications; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - diagnosis; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - epidemiology; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - metabolism; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms - therapy; Humans; Incidence; Interdisciplinary Communication; Medical treatment; National Cancer Institute (U.S.); Neoplasm Staging; Neuroendocrine Tumors - complications; Neuroendocrine Tumors - diagnosis; Neuroendocrine Tumors - epidemiology; Neuroendocrine Tumors - metabolism; Neuroendocrine Tumors - therapy; Pancreatic cancer; Pancreatic Neoplasms - complications; Pancreatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Pancreatic Neoplasms - epidemiology; Pancreatic Neoplasms - metabolism; Pancreatic Neoplasms - therapy; Prevalence; Prognosis; Research Support as Topic; Risk Factors; SEER Program; Survival Rate; United States - epidemiology

A National Cancer Institute summit meeting on gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine and carcinoid tumors was held in September 2007 to present the currently accepted standards of care for patients with these tumors and to identify areas requiring investigation and development. These tumors are clini...