The North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society Consensus Guidelines for Surveillance and Medical Management of Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumors

Pancreas. 2017 Jul;46(6):707-714. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000850.

Abstract

There have been significant developments in diagnostic and therapeutic options for patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Key phase 3 studies include the CLARINET trial, which evaluated lanreotide in patients with nonfunctioning enteropancreatic NETs; the RADIANT-2 and RADIANT-4 studies, which evaluated everolimus in functioning and nonfunctioning NETs of the gastrointestinal tract and lungs; the TELESTAR study, which evaluated telotristat ethyl in patients with refractory carcinoid syndrome; and the NETTER-1 trial, which evaluated Lu-DOTATATE in NETs of the small intestine and proximal colon (midgut). Based on these and other advances, the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society convened a multidisciplinary panel of experts with the goal of updating consensus-based guidelines for evaluation and treatment of midgut NETs. The medical aspects of these guidelines (focusing on systemic treatment, nonsurgical liver-directed therapy, and postoperative surveillance) are summarized in this article. Surgical guidelines are described in a companion article.

Publication types

  • Consensus Development Conference
  • Practice Guideline
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Decision-Making
  • Consensus
  • Evidence-Based Medicine / standards
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / mortality
  • Intestinal Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Medical Oncology / standards*
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / diagnosis*
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / mortality
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / therapy*
  • Patient Selection
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Risk Factors
  • Societies, Medical / standards*
  • Treatment Outcome