2024
211MO First-line efficacy of [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE in patients with advanced grade 2 and grade 3, well-differentiated gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors by tumor grade and primary origin: Subgroup analysis of the phase III NETTER-2 study
Singh S, Halperin D, Myrehaug S, Herrmann K, Pavel M, Kunz P, Chasen B, Capdevila J, Tafuto S, Oh D, Yoo C, Falk S, Halfdanarson T, Folitar I, Zhang Y, de Herder W, Ferone D. 211MO First-line efficacy of [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE in patients with advanced grade 2 and grade 3, well-differentiated gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors by tumor grade and primary origin: Subgroup analysis of the phase III NETTER-2 study. Annals Of Oncology 2024, 35: s92-s93. DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.05.219.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Prognostic value of somatostatin receptor expressing tumor volume calculated from 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors
Toriihara A, Baratto L, Nobashi T, Park S, Hatami N, Davidzon G, Kunz PL, Iagaru A. Prognostic value of somatostatin receptor expressing tumor volume calculated from 68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2019, 46: 2244-2251. PMID: 31350603, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-019-04455-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overDisease ProgressionDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNeoplasm MetastasisNeuroendocrine TumorsOrganometallic CompoundsPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPrognosisProgression-Free SurvivalProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesReceptors, SomatostatinRetrospective StudiesConceptsProgression-free survivalProportional hazards modelPET/CTPrognostic valueTumor volumeNeuroendocrine tumorsTumor gradeSomatostatin receptorsKaplan-Meier survival analysisCox proportional hazards modelPositron emission tomography/Volume of interestMaximum standardized uptake valueMethodsNinety-two patientsWHO tumor gradeLog-rank testSomatostatin receptor expressionEmission tomography/Standardized uptake valueSignificant differencesVolumetric parametersPrimary endpointIndependent predictorsResultsUnivariate analysisTomography/
2016
A Multi-institutional Analysis of Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumors: Tumor Biology Rather than Extent of Resection Dictates Prognosis
Margonis GA, Samaha M, Kim Y, Postlewait LM, Kunz P, Maithel S, Tran T, Berger N, Gamblin TC, Mullen MG, Bauer TW, Pawlik TM. A Multi-institutional Analysis of Duodenal Neuroendocrine Tumors: Tumor Biology Rather than Extent of Resection Dictates Prognosis. Journal Of Gastrointestinal Surgery 2016, 20: 1098-1105. PMID: 27008594, DOI: 10.1007/s11605-016-3135-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDuodenal neuroendocrine tumorsLocal surgical resectionNeuroendocrine tumorsAdvanced tumor gradeEndoscopic resectionLymph nodesTumor gradeProcedure typeTumor biologyLonger hospital stayOutcomes of patientsSevere postoperative complicationsMetastatic lymph nodesLymph node metastasisMulti-institutional analysisMulti-institutional databaseWorse RFSHospital stayPerioperative complicationsPostoperative complicationsSurgical resectionClinicopathologic characteristicsNode metastasisMedian lengthPD patients
2012
Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Radiographic Calcifications Correlate with Grade and Metastasis
Poultsides GA, Huang LC, Chen Y, Visser BC, Pai RK, Brooke Jeffrey R, Park WG, Chen AM, Kunz PL, Fisher GA, Norton JA. Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Radiographic Calcifications Correlate with Grade and Metastasis. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2012, 19: 2295-2303. PMID: 22396008, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2305-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdenoma, Islet CellAdultAgedCalcinosisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastrinomaHumansInsulinomaLiver NeoplasmsLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingNeoplasms, Multiple PrimaryNeuroendocrine TumorsPancreatectomyPancreatic NeoplasmsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesStomach NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsSynchronous liver metastasesLymph node metastasisLiver metastasesNode metastasisOverall survivalRadiographic calcificationsHigh-grade pancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsComputed tomography correlateIntermediate tumor gradeRegional lymph nodesPreoperative computed tomographyPresence of calcificationCurative intentFormal pancreatectomyMethodsFrom 1998Surgical resectionIndependent predictorsLymph nodesPrognostic significanceCalcified tumorClinicopathologic variablesNeuroendocrine tumorsPrimary tumorTumor grade