How I treat neuroendocrine tumours

Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) constitute a heterogeneous group of neoplasms characterised by variable endocrine activity and somatostatin receptor expression, with the latter allowing the use of targeted therapeutic concepts. Currently accepted treatment strategies for advanced well-differentiated NET include somatostatin analogues octreotide and lanreotide, peptide receptor radionuclide therapy using radiolabelled somatostatin analogues,...