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Refractory Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
1719330
•Concept ID:
C5237419
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Neoplastic Process

Definition

Neuroendocrine carcinoma that does not respond to treatment. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Evolving Treatment Landscape of Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
Singh N, McClure EM, Akaike T, Park SY, Huynh ET, Goff PH, Nghiem P
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2023 Sep;24(9):1231-1258. Epub 2023 Jul 5 doi: 10.1007/s11864-023-01118-8. PMID: 37403007
Merkel cell carcinoma: a review of clinical management with focus on Asian patients.
Nakano E, Ogata D, Namikawa K, Yamazaki N
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2023 Jul 31;53(8):673-679. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyad059. PMID: 37288476
Treatment of Aggressive Thyroid Cancer.
Huang J, Harris EJ, Lorch JH
Surg Pathol Clin 2019 Dec;12(4):943-950. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2019.08.004. PMID: 31672300

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Narrative Review of Immunotherapy in Gastroentero-Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms.
Kaur J, Vijayvergia N
Curr Oncol 2023 Sep 21;30(9):8653-8664. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30090627. PMID: 37754542Free PMC Article
The Evolving Treatment Landscape of Merkel Cell Carcinoma.
Singh N, McClure EM, Akaike T, Park SY, Huynh ET, Goff PH, Nghiem P
Curr Treat Options Oncol 2023 Sep;24(9):1231-1258. Epub 2023 Jul 5 doi: 10.1007/s11864-023-01118-8. PMID: 37403007
Molecular targets of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer.
Fallahi P, Ferrari SM, Galdiero MR, Varricchi G, Elia G, Ragusa F, Paparo SR, Benvenga S, Antonelli A
Semin Cancer Biol 2022 Feb;79:180-196. Epub 2020 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.11.013. PMID: 33249201
Treatment of Aggressive Thyroid Cancer.
Huang J, Harris EJ, Lorch JH
Surg Pathol Clin 2019 Dec;12(4):943-950. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2019.08.004. PMID: 31672300
Everolimus.
Hasskarl J
Recent Results Cancer Res 2018;211:101-123. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-91442-8_8. PMID: 30069763

Diagnosis

Aggressive pituitary tumors (PitNETs).
Nishioka H
Endocr J 2023 Mar 28;70(3):241-248. Epub 2023 Mar 3 doi: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ23-0007. PMID: 36858483
TROP2 Expression Across Molecular Subtypes of Urothelial Carcinoma and Enfortumab Vedotin-resistant Cells.
Chou J, Trepka K, Sjöström M, Egusa EA, Chu CE, Zhu J, Chan E, Gibb EA, Badura ML, Contreras-Sanz A, Stohr BA, Meng MV, Pruthi RS, Lotan Y, Black PC, Porten SP, Koshkin VS, Friedlander TW, Feng FY
Eur Urol Oncol 2022 Dec;5(6):714-718. Epub 2022 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.euo.2021.11.005. PMID: 35216942Free PMC Article
Molecular targets of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer.
Fallahi P, Ferrari SM, Galdiero MR, Varricchi G, Elia G, Ragusa F, Paparo SR, Benvenga S, Antonelli A
Semin Cancer Biol 2022 Feb;79:180-196. Epub 2020 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.11.013. PMID: 33249201
DLL3: an emerging target in small cell lung cancer.
Owen DH, Giffin MJ, Bailis JM, Smit MD, Carbone DP, He K
J Hematol Oncol 2019 Jun 18;12(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s13045-019-0745-2. PMID: 31215500Free PMC Article
Merkel cell carcinoma.
Becker JC, Stang A, DeCaprio JA, Cerroni L, Lebbé C, Veness M, Nghiem P
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2017 Oct 26;3:17077. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2017.77. PMID: 29072302Free PMC Article

Therapy

Aggressive pituitary tumors (PitNETs).
Nishioka H
Endocr J 2023 Mar 28;70(3):241-248. Epub 2023 Mar 3 doi: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ23-0007. PMID: 36858483
TROP2 Expression Across Molecular Subtypes of Urothelial Carcinoma and Enfortumab Vedotin-resistant Cells.
Chou J, Trepka K, Sjöström M, Egusa EA, Chu CE, Zhu J, Chan E, Gibb EA, Badura ML, Contreras-Sanz A, Stohr BA, Meng MV, Pruthi RS, Lotan Y, Black PC, Porten SP, Koshkin VS, Friedlander TW, Feng FY
Eur Urol Oncol 2022 Dec;5(6):714-718. Epub 2022 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.euo.2021.11.005. PMID: 35216942Free PMC Article
Molecular targets of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer.
Fallahi P, Ferrari SM, Galdiero MR, Varricchi G, Elia G, Ragusa F, Paparo SR, Benvenga S, Antonelli A
Semin Cancer Biol 2022 Feb;79:180-196. Epub 2020 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.11.013. PMID: 33249201
Immunotherapy for Non-melanoma Skin Cancer.
Shalhout SZ, Emerick KS, Kaufman HL, Miller DM
Curr Oncol Rep 2021 Aug 27;23(11):125. doi: 10.1007/s11912-021-01120-z. PMID: 34448958Free PMC Article
DLL3: an emerging target in small cell lung cancer.
Owen DH, Giffin MJ, Bailis JM, Smit MD, Carbone DP, He K
J Hematol Oncol 2019 Jun 18;12(1):61. doi: 10.1186/s13045-019-0745-2. PMID: 31215500Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Narrative Review of Immunotherapy in Gastroentero-Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms.
Kaur J, Vijayvergia N
Curr Oncol 2023 Sep 21;30(9):8653-8664. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30090627. PMID: 37754542Free PMC Article
Aggressive pituitary tumors (PitNETs).
Nishioka H
Endocr J 2023 Mar 28;70(3):241-248. Epub 2023 Mar 3 doi: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ23-0007. PMID: 36858483
Molecular targets of tyrosine kinase inhibitors in thyroid cancer.
Fallahi P, Ferrari SM, Galdiero MR, Varricchi G, Elia G, Ragusa F, Paparo SR, Benvenga S, Antonelli A
Semin Cancer Biol 2022 Feb;79:180-196. Epub 2020 Nov 26 doi: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2020.11.013. PMID: 33249201
Treatment of Aggressive Thyroid Cancer.
Huang J, Harris EJ, Lorch JH
Surg Pathol Clin 2019 Dec;12(4):943-950. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2019.08.004. PMID: 31672300
Merkel cell carcinoma.
Becker JC, Stang A, DeCaprio JA, Cerroni L, Lebbé C, Veness M, Nghiem P
Nat Rev Dis Primers 2017 Oct 26;3:17077. doi: 10.1038/nrdp.2017.77. PMID: 29072302Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Narrative Review of Immunotherapy in Gastroentero-Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms.
Kaur J, Vijayvergia N
Curr Oncol 2023 Sep 21;30(9):8653-8664. doi: 10.3390/curroncol30090627. PMID: 37754542Free PMC Article
Aggressive pituitary tumors (PitNETs).
Nishioka H
Endocr J 2023 Mar 28;70(3):241-248. Epub 2023 Mar 3 doi: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ23-0007. PMID: 36858483
Immune checkpoint inhibitors to treat cutaneous malignancies.
Barrios DM, Do MH, Phillips GS, Postow MA, Akaike T, Nghiem P, Lacouture ME
J Am Acad Dermatol 2020 Nov;83(5):1239-1253. Epub 2020 May 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.03.131. PMID: 32461079Free PMC Article
Merkel Cell Carcinoma - Current Controversies and Future Directions.
Steven N, Lawton P, Poulsen M
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2019 Nov;31(11):789-796. doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2019.08.012. PMID: 31594644
Neuroendocrine transdifferentiation of prostate carcinoma cells and its prognostic significance.
Marcu M, Radu E, Sajin M
Rom J Morphol Embryol 2010;51(1):7-12. PMID: 20191113

Recent systematic reviews

Cabozantinib for different endocrine tumours: killing two birds with one stone. A systematic review of the literature.
Zago E, Galluzzo A, Pradella S, Antonuzzo L, Maggi M, Petrone L, Sparano C
Endocrine 2024 Jan;83(1):26-40. Epub 2023 Oct 18 doi: 10.1007/s12020-023-03526-0. PMID: 37851242Free PMC Article
Efficacy and safety of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy in advanced radioiodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer and metastatic medullary thyroid cancer: a systematic review.
Maghsoomi Z, Emami Z, Malboosbaf R, Malek M, Khamseh ME
BMC Cancer 2021 May 20;21(1):579. doi: 10.1186/s12885-021-08257-x. PMID: 34016077Free PMC Article
Clinicopathological data and treatment modalities for pancreatic vipomas: a systematic review.
Schizas D, Mastoraki A, Bagias G, Patras R, Moris D, Lazaridis II, Arkadopoulos N, Felekouras E
J BUON 2019 Mar-Apr;24(2):415-423. PMID: 31127985
Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors treated with high dose octreotide-LAR: a systematic literature review.
Broder MS, Beenhouwer D, Strosberg JR, Neary MP, Cherepanov D
World J Gastroenterol 2015 Feb 14;21(6):1945-55. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i6.1945. PMID: 25684964Free PMC Article
New therapeutic options for advanced forms of thyroid cancer.
Bernet V, Smallridge R
Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 2014 Jun;19(2):225-41. Epub 2014 Mar 3 doi: 10.1517/14728214.2014.894017. PMID: 24588376

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