2018
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 ResearchConceptsSymptoms 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
2012
Efficacy and Tolerability of Pharmacotherapy Options for the Treatment of Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Deshpande H, Sheth K, Sosa J, Roman S. Efficacy and Tolerability of Pharmacotherapy Options for the Treatment of Medullary Thyroid Cancer. Clinical Medicine Insights Oncology 2012, 6: cmo.s8305. PMID: 23133319, PMCID: PMC3489097, DOI: 10.4137/cmo.s8305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedullary thyroid carcinomaProgressive medullary thyroid carcinomaAdvanced medullary thyroid carcinomaManagement of MTCMedullary thyroid cancerAdvanced diseasePharmacotherapy optionsConventional chemotherapyThyroid cancerThyroid carcinomaNovel treatmentsUS FoodDrug AdministrationTreatmentTherapyDiseaseEfficacyTolerabilityChemotherapyPatientsCarcinomaVandetanibCancerAdministration