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Pharmacogenetics in neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas.
JOP : Journal of the pancreas - 28 Jul 2014
Rizvi Syed Mujtaba, Wong Joyce, Saif Muhammad Wasif, Jia Yuxia
Abstract excerpt
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) arise from cells distributed throughout the endocrine system. Although, NETs are heterogeneous in their behavior, they tend to be more aggressive when arising in the pancreas. Pancreatic NET (panNET) represents three percent of all primary pancreatic neoplasms. Symptomatic and progressive panNETs are generally treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy, whereas molecular targeted therapy is...
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