An update of lanreotide acetate for treatment of adults with carcinoid syndrome.
Guadalupe E, Deshpande H, Stein S. An update of lanreotide acetate for treatment of adults with carcinoid syndrome. Drugs Of Today 2018, 54: 457-465. PMID: 30209440, DOI: 10.1358/dot.2018.54.8.2834461.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoid TumorHumansMalignant Carcinoid SyndromeNeoplasm StagingOctreotidePeptides, CyclicSomatostatinTreatment OutcomeConceptsSymptoms of carcinoid syndromeCarcinoid syndromeCarcinoid tumorsOrigin of carcinoid tumorsTreatment of carcinoid syndromeUrinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acidAdvanced metastatic diseaseSomatostatin analogue octreotideTreatment of adultsMetastatic diseaseSerotonin metaboliteAnalogue octreotideNative somatostatinDebilitating diarrheaLanreotide acetateSyndromeTumorSymptom controlLanreotideSlow-growingSymptomsSomatostatinTreatmentHalf-lifeChemotherapy