gastrointestinal disorders
Overview of Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors
Treatment of Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors
Surgical resection Treatment for functioning and nonfunctioning tumors is surgical resection; however, small (< 2 cm), nonfunctioning tumors can usually be safely observed without surgery. If metastases preclude curative surgery, various antihormone treatments (eg,octreotide,lanreotide) may be tried for functioning tumors. alone ( Treatment reference ). 1.Kunz PL, Graham NT, Catalano PJ, et al: Randomized study oftemozolomideortemozolomideandcapecitabinein patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (ECOG-ACRIN E2211).J Clin Oncol41(7):1359-1369, 2023. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.01013 