Management of Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas and Digestive Tract From Surgery to Targeted Therapies: A Multidisciplinary Approach /

This book pursues a multidisciplinary approach, presenting chapters with updated information on various aspects of treatment for patients with neuroendocrine tumors. Authors have been selected from expert centers in Europe and the United States. The goal of this book is to comprehensively summarize...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Raymond, Eric. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Faivre, Sandrine. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Ruszniewski, Philippe. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Paris : Springer Paris : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
Edition:1st ed. 2014.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0430-9
Table of Contents:
  • Scintigraphy in Endocrine Tumors of the Gut
  • Profiling the PI3K/Akt/Mtor Intracellular Pathway in Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Relevance of Angiogenesis in Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Advances with Somatostatin Analogues in Neuroendocrine Tumors: The Promise of Radionuclides in Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Streptozotocin-Based Chemotherapy is not History in Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Place of Surgical Resection in the Treatment Strategy in Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Endoscopic Resection of Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Liver-Targeting Therapies in Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Inhibition of Mtor in Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Digestive Tract
  • Sunitinib in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Clinical Management of Targeted Therapies in Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Imaging Tumor Response to Angiogenesis Inhibitors in Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Resistance to Targeted Therapies in Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • New Anticancer Agents in Neuroendocrine Tumors
  • Management of Symptoms and Patient Related Outcome Optimization in Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Digestive Tract
  • Clinical Approaches of Emergencies in NET.