ISSN: 1837-9664Journal of Cancer
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J Cancer 2018; 9(24):4783-4790. doi:10.7150/jca.25908 This issue Cite
Research Paper
Efficacy and Safety of Everolimus plus Somatostatin Analogues in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors
1. Key Laboratory of Precision Diagnosis and Treatment for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Tumor of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang, China
2. State Key Laboratory & Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang, China
3. Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang, China
Abstract
Everolimus, an oral mammalian target of rapamycin(mTOR) inhibitor, which acts upstream of the phosphoinositide 3-kinase/protein kinase B(PI3K/AKT) signaling pathway to downregulate cellular metabolism, growth, proliferation, and angiogenesis, has been shown to significantly prolong the progression-free survival of patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors. Somatostatin analogues (SSAs) such as octreotide, lanreotide, and pasireotide, have been widely used for symptom control and antiproliferative effects in metastatic or unresectable neuroendocrine tumors. Both everolimus and SSAs have demonstrated antitumor effects in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving selected patients with neuroendocrine tumors, but the efficacy and safety of their combined use require further investigation. In this systematic review, we summarize the published studies that have investigated the use of everolimus and SSAs to provide a comprehensive understanding of their combined effects and better guidance for the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors.
Keywords: everolimus, neuroendocrine tumors, somatostatin analogues, safety, efficacy
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