Advancing Therapeutic Strategies for Neuroendocrine Tumors: Towards Personalized and Multidisciplinary Care
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2026 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the incidence of neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) continues to rise, so does the need for better treatment options and a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. NENs are very diverse in terms of aggressiveness, response to treatment, sites of origin, symptoms, and patient life expectancy. For instance, a patient with a low-grade NEN and a small volume of disease with minimal symptoms may be a candidate for curative intent treatment and have a normal life expectancy. On the other hand, a patient with a high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma may be very symptomatic and have a limited chance of long-term survival.
A multidisciplinary team is essential to address the intricacies of pathologic variations that affect diagnosis and treatments, including surgery, liver-directed therapy, radionuclide therapy, targeted therapies, and chemotherapies. In addition, symptom management and quality of life are paramount.
This Special Issue will focus on the latest updates in the diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care of patients with NENs, with an emphasis on personalized and multidisciplinary care.
Dr. Robert A. Ramirez
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- neuroendocrine tumor
- neuroendocrine carcinoma
- multidisciplinary care
- PRRT
- hepatic embolization
- tumor debulking
- targeted therapy
- lung carcinoid
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