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Battistella A, Tacelli M, Mapelli P, Schiavo Lena M, Andreasi V, Genova L, Muffatti F, De Cobelli F, Partelli S, Falconi M. Recent developments in the diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 18:155-169. [PMID: 38647016 DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2024.2342837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (PanNENs) are characterized by a highly heterogeneous clinical and biological behavior, making their diagnosis challenging. PanNENs diagnostic work-up mainly relies on biochemical markers, pathological examination, and imaging evaluation. The latter includes radiological imaging (i.e. computed tomography [CT] and magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]), functional imaging (i.e. 68Gallium [68 Ga]Ga-DOTA-peptide PET/CT and Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose [18F]FDG PET/CT), and endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with its associated procedures. AREAS COVERED This review provides a comprehensive assessment of the recent advancements in the PanNENs diagnostic field. PubMed and Embase databases were used for the research, performed from inception to October 2023. EXPERT OPINION A deeper understanding of PanNENs biology, recent technological improvements in imaging modalities, as well as progresses achieved in molecular and cytological assays, are fundamental players for the achievement of early diagnosis and enhanced preoperative characterization of PanNENs. A multimodal diagnostic approach is required for a thorough disease assessment.
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- Anna Battistella
- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Pancreato-biliary Endoscopy and EUS Division, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Nuclear Medicine Department, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
- Radiology Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Pancreas Translational and Clinical Research Center, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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Elkelany OO, Karaisz FG, Davies B, Krishna SG. An Overview of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors and an Update on Endoscopic Techniques for Their Management. Curr Oncol 2023; 30:7566-7580. [PMID: 37623030 PMCID: PMC10453483 DOI: 10.3390/curroncol30080549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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The growing importance of advanced endoscopy in the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (PanNETs) necessitates a comprehensive understanding of various biochemical markers, genetic testing methods, radiological techniques, and treatment approaches that encompass multiple disciplines within and beyond gastrointestinal oncology. This review aims to highlight key aspects of these topics, with a specific focus on emerging EUS-guided procedures for the management of PanNETs.
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- Osama O. Elkelany
- Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43201, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Choi JH, Paik WH. Risk Stratification of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Based on Clinical, Pathological, and Molecular Characteristics. J Clin Med 2022; 11:jcm11247456. [PMID: 36556070 PMCID: PMC9786745 DOI: 10.3390/jcm11247456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms consist of heterogeneous diseases. Depending on the novel features detected by various modern technologies, their classification and related prognosis predictions continue to change and develop. The role of traditional clinicopathological prognostic factors, including classification systems, is also being refined, and several attempts have been made to predict a more accurate prognosis through novel serum biomarkers, genetic factors, and epigenetic factors that have been identified through various state-of-the-art molecular techniques with multiomics sequencing. In this review article, the latest research results including the traditional approach to prognostic factors and recent advanced strategies for risk stratification of pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms based on clinical, pathological, and molecular characteristics are summarized. Predicting prognosis through multi-factorial assessments seems to be more efficacious, and prognostic factors through noninvasive methods are expected to develop further advances in liquid biopsy in the future.
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Patterns and predictors of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor prognosis: Are no two leaves alike? Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2021; 167:103493. [PMID: 34653597 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2021.103493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) are heterogeneous; thus, individual prognostic prediction is important. Clinicopathological features, like TNM stage, grade, and differentiation, are independent clinical predictors. However, single predictors are insufficient, as patients sharing similar clinicopathological features usually show distinct prognoses. Accordingly, novel nomograms and risk stratifications have been developed for more accurate PanNET prognostic prediction. Moreover, the exploration of molecular mechanisms has identified novel prognostic predictors for PanNET. Multi-analyte assays of molecular biomarkers provide a deeper understanding of PanNET features; however, the priority, and the optimal combination of classic and novel predictors for PanNET prognosis prediction remain unclear. In this review, we summarized the patterns and predictors of PanNET prognosis and discussed their clinical utility; we emphasized that PanNET at different stages have different superior predictor, and that multi-analyte assays are more sensitive than mono-analyte biomarkers. Therefore, combined biomarkers improve the accuracy of surveillance and optimize decision-making in clinical practice.
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Hong L, Wang Y, Zhang T, Zhang C, Wang L, Wang L, Wang Z, Zhong J. Chromogranin A: A Valuable Serum Diagnostic Marker for Non-Insulinoma Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas in a Chinese Population. Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e926635. [PMID: 33141811 PMCID: PMC7648406 DOI: 10.12659/msm.926635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (P-NETs) are uncommon neoplasms, with few studies to date assessing serum biomarkers for the diagnosis of P-NETs. This study assessed the ability of serum chromogranin A (CgA) concentrations to distinguish P-NETs from other pancreatic lesions in a Chinese population and to determine the histological grades of P-NETs. Material/Methods This prospective study enrolled 165 patients, including 73 with proven P-NETs, 60 with malignant tumors of the pancreas, and 32 with benign lesions of the pancreas. Serum CgA concentrations were measured by ELISA. Results Serum CgA concentrations were significantly higher in patients with P-NET than in patients with other pancreatic malignancies and benign lesions (P<0.001), but did not differ significantly in the latter 2 groups (P=0.827). Serum CgA concentrations were significantly higher in patients with non-insulinoma P-NETs than in the other groups (P<0.001), but did not differ significantly in patients with insulinoma and patients with non-P-NETs (P=0.668). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves revealed that a serum CgA concentration of 77.8 ng/ml could distinguish patients with non-insulinoma P-NETs from patients with non-P-NETs, with a sensitivity of 96.7%, a specificity of 76.1%, and an area under the ROC curve of 0.897. In patients with P-NETs, multifactor analysis showed that the non-insulinoma subtype and the presence of liver metastases were associated with elevated serum CgA (both p<0.001). Conclusions Serum CgA concentration may be a valuable diagnostic biomarker for non-insulinoma P-NETs. Elevated serum CgA is likely associated with liver metastases.
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- Liwen Hong
- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shangyu Hospital Affiliated to the Second Affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Zhejiang University, Shoaxing, Zhejiang, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (mainland)
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Ma ZY, Gong YF, Zhuang HK, Zhou ZX, Huang SZ, Zou YP, Huang BW, Sun ZH, Zhang CZ, Tang YQ, Hou BH. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: A review of serum biomarkers, staging, and management. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26:2305-2322. [PMID: 32476795 PMCID: PMC7243647 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i19.2305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) are a heterogeneous group of tumors with complicated treatment options that depend on pathological grading, clinical staging, and presence of symptoms related to hormonal secretion. With regard to diagnosis, remarkable advances have been made: Chromogranin A is recommended as a general marker for pNETs. But other new biomarker modalities, like circulating tumor cells, multiple transcript analysis, microRNA profile, and cytokines, should be clarified in future investigations before clinical application. Therefore, the currently available serum biomarkers are insufficient for diagnosis, but reasonably acceptable in evaluating the prognosis of and response to treatments during follow-up of pNETs. Surgical resection is still the only curative therapeutic option for localized pNETs. However, a debulking operation has also been proven to be effective for controlling the disease. As for drug therapy, steroids and somatostatin analogues are the first-line therapy for those with positive expression of somatostatin receptor, while everolimus and sunitinib represent important progress for the treatment of patients with advanced pNETs. Great progress has been achieved in the combination of systematic therapy with local control treatments. The optimal timing of local control intervention, planning of sequential therapies, and implementation of multidisciplinary care remain pending.
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- Zu-Yi Ma
- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
- Shantou University of Medical College, Shantou 515000, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
- Shantou University of Medical College, Shantou 515000, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
- Shantou University of Medical College, Shantou 515000, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
- Shantou University of Medical College, Shantou 515000, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong Province, China
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Edwards KL, Edes AN, Brown JL. Stress, Well-Being and Reproductive Success. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2019; 1200:91-162. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23633-5_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Prognostic and predictive biomarkers for somatostatin analogs, peptide receptor radionuclide therapy and serotonin pathway targets in neuroendocrine tumours. Cancer Treat Rev 2018; 70:209-222. [PMID: 30292979 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2018.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 09/21/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms regarding their molecular biology, clinical behaviour, prognosis and response to therapy. Several attempts to establish robust predictive biomarkers have failed. Neither tissue markers nor blood borne ones have proven to be successful yet. Circulating tumour cells (CTCs) as "liquid biopsies" could provide prognostic information at the time a therapeutic decision needs to be made and could be an attractive tool for tumour monitoring throughout the treatment period. However, "liquid biopsies" are far from becoming the standard biomarker in NETs. Promising results have been presented over the last few years using a novel biomarker candidate, a multianalyte algorithm analysis PCR-based test (NETest). New technologies will open the field to different ways of approaching the biomarker conundrum in NETs. However, the complications derived from being a heterogeneous group of malignancies will remain with us forever. In summary, there is an unmet need to incorporate new biomarker candidates into clinical research trials to obtain a robust prospective validation under the most demanding scenario.
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Mirakhur B, Pavel ME, Pommier RF, Fisher GA, Phan AT, Massien C, Liyanage N, Lowenthal SP, Vinik AI. BIOCHEMICAL RESPONSES IN SYMPTOMATIC AND ASYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS WITH NEUROENDOCRINE TUMORS: POOLED ANALYSIS OF 2 PHASE 3 TRIALS. Endocr Pract 2018; 24:S1530-891X(20)35469-0. [PMID: 30084687 DOI: 10.4158/ep-2018-0296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are associated with elevated 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and chromogranin A (CgA) levels. This study aimed to analyze relationships between urinary 5-HIAA and plasma CgA levels and clinical outcomes. METHODS Centrally assessed biomarker levels and correlations with progression-free survival (PFS) and carcinoid syndrome (CS) symptom control were evaluated in a pooled analysis of CLARINET (96-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled) and ELECT (16-week randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 32-week initial open label and ≥2 year long-term extension open label) studies of adults with NETs, with (ELECT) or without (CLARINET) CS at 97 institutions. Patients were treated with subcutaneous lanreotide depot 120 mg monthly. RESULTS Of 319 pooled patients, 86% and 95% had baseline 5-HIAA and CgA data, respectively, with 47% and 74% having levels greater than the upper limit of normal (ULN). PFS was longer among patients who experienced a decrease in biomarker levels at week 12, with statistical significance reached in the CgA cohort (not reached vs. 14.4 months; P<.0001). A large proportion (87%) of patients without symptoms of CS in the CLARINET study had detectable levels of 5-HIAA (48% >ULN). In ELECT, patients with CS who received lanreotide and experienced a biochemical response (≥50% decrease from baseline) achieved greater symptom control. CONCLUSION This pooled analysis of two randomized, placebo-controlled trials demonstrated that 5-HIAA and CgA are secreted as biochemical biomarkers in many patients with NETs, regardless of clinical syndromes. Significant biochemical response was associated with improved clinical outcomes, as measured by improved PFS or improved CS symptom control. ABBREVIATIONS 5-HIAA = 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid; CgA = chromogranin A; CI = confidence interval; CLARINET = Controlled Study of Lanreotide Antiproliferative Response in Neuroendocrine Tumors; CS = carcinoid syndrome; ELECT = Evaluation of Lanreotide Depot/Autogel Efficacy and Safety as a Carcinoid Syndrome Treatment; HR = hazard ratio; ITT = intention-to-treat; NET = neuroendocrine tumor; PanNET = pancreatic NET; PFS = progression-free survival; PPI = proton pump inhibitor; SSA = somatostatin analogue; ULN = upper limit of normal.
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Pulmonary and digestive neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a group of neoplasms whose incidence and prevalence has been constantly increasing over the last years thanks to the significant improvements in instrumental diagnostic techniques. Because NETs are extremely heterogeneous a correct histopathological diagnosis is essential for appropriate treatment. More specifically, the histopathological diagnosis of NETs can be regarded as a multistep: identification of the neuroendocrine nature of the neoplasm, determination of tumor grading; identification of unknown primary. Laboratory biomarkers for the study of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors include both specific markers and non-specific or general markers. At the moment, chromogranin A is the best available and most frequently used biomarker for the diagnosis of NETs, offering the highest overall sensitivity. CgA has also demonstrated some utility in the assessment of response to treatment and as indicator of tumor recurrence. Free full text available at www.tumorionline.it
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- Massimo Milione
- Dipartimento di Patologia e Diagnostica di Laboratorio, Milan, Italy
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- Nuclear Medical Division, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Lv Y, Han X, Zhang C, Fang Y, Pu N, Ji Y, Wang D, Xuefeng X, Lou W. Combined test of serum CgA and NSE improved the power of prognosis prediction of NF-pNETs. Endocr Connect 2018; 7:169-178. [PMID: 29191920 PMCID: PMC5776672 DOI: 10.1530/ec-17-0276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 11/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Chromogranin A (CgA) and neuron-specific enolase (NSE) are important markers for neuroendocrine tumors; however, the clinical value of combining these markers has not been well studied. In this study, we investigated the utility of each marker individually and in combination for patients with nonfunctional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NF-pNETs). PATIENTS AND METHODS In this study, NF-pNET patients and controls were recruited from December 2011 to March 2016; 784 serum samples from peripheral vein were collected. The clinical characteristics and biomarker values of all the individuals were recorded and analyzed. Tumor burdens were calculated by CT/MRI scan. Receiver-operating characteristic curves were constructed to assess the diagnostic predictive values; sensitivity and specificity were calculated to determine the cut-off value. Therapeutic responses reflected on the changes of the biomarkers' concentration were assessed by the RECIST criterion. Clinical relations between the prognosis and the biomarker values were also analyzed. Statistical significance was defined as P value less than 0.05. RESULTS Among the 167 NF-pNETs patients, 82 were males (49.1%) and the mean age was 50.0 (17.4). The mean CgA values of G1, G2 and G3 NF-pNENs were 75, 121 and 134 μg/L (P < 0.05), respectively. In NF-pNETs, CgA correlated with the WHO tumor grade (WHO G1 vs G2, P < 0.05); the linear regression relationships were found between the tumor burdens (both in pancreas and liver) and CgA concentration (P < 0.001); changes in CgA and NSE concentrations also reflect treatment response (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION CgA and NSE are important diagnostic and follow-up markers in patients with NF-pNETs. The combined monitoring of CgA and NSE possesses more accuracy than individual values of CgA and NSE at predicting prognosis and disease progression.
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- Yang Lv
- Department of General SurgeryZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General SurgeryZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical LaboratoryZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General SurgeryZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General SurgeryZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of PathologyZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General SurgeryZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General SurgeryZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General SurgeryZhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Koenig A, Krug S, Mueller D, Barth PJ, Koenig U, Scharf M, Ellenrieder V, Michl P, Moll R, Homayunfar K, Kann PH, Stroebel P, Gress TM, Rinke A. Clinicopathological hallmarks and biomarkers of colorectal neuroendocrine neoplasms. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0188876. [PMID: 29232390 PMCID: PMC5726657 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0188876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/14/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Chromogranin A (CgA) is a well-established marker for diagnosis and follow up of patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP-NEN). Recently, it has been shown that plasma levels of CgA correlate with tumor load and predict survival of patients with NEN of the small bowel. It is assumed that this is as well valid for NEN of the colon and rectum, however, this is not supported by data. To evaluate this assumption, we analyzed 62 patients with NEN of the colon and rectum listed in the Marburg GEP-NEN registry for clinicopathological characteristics, expression and plasma levels of CgA. The present study demonstrates that immunohistochemical CgA and synaptophysin are good markers for histological diagnosis in patients with NEN of the colon and rectum. However, plasma CgA is a poor marker to follow-up these patients because only a minority exhibited increased levels which did not increase significantly during tumor progression. In contrast to NEN of the small bowel, there is no correlation of CgA plasma levels with tumor burden or survival. Patients with NEN of the colon and rectum displayed a relatively good prognosis resulting in a median survival of 8.5 years. However, a subset of patients affected by G3 neoplasms, exhibited a poorer prognosis with a median survival of 2.5 years. Taken together, CgA is a valuable marker for immunohistochemical diagnosis, but CgA plasma concentration is not suitable to mirror tumor burden or prognosis in patients with NEN of the colon and rectum.
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- Alexander Koenig
- Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
- * E-mail: (AK); (AR)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Halle, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Gerhard-Domagk-Institute of Pathology, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- Department of Pathology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Oncology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Halle, Halle, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of General-, Visceral- and Pediatric Surgery University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University Medical Center Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, Philipps-University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- * E-mail: (AK); (AR)
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Pavel M, Jann H, Prasad V, Drozdov I, Modlin IM, Kidd M. NET Blood Transcript Analysis Defines the Crossing of the Clinical Rubicon: When Stable Disease Becomes Progressive. Neuroendocrinology 2017; 104:170-182. [PMID: 27078712 DOI: 10.1159/000446025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS A key issue in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) is early identification and prediction of disease progression. Clinical evaluation and imaging are limited due to the lack of sensitivity and disease indolence. We assessed the NETest as a predictive and prognostic marker of progression in a long-term follow-up study. METHODS GEP-NETs (n = 34) followed for a median 4 years (2.2-5.4) were evaluated. WHO tumor grade/stage grade 1: n = 17, grade 2: n = 14, grade 3: n = 1 (for 2, no grade was available); 31 (91%) were stage IV. Baseline and longitudinal imaging and blood biomarkers were available in all, and progression was defined per standard clinical protocols (RECIST 1.0). The NETest was measured by quantitative PCR of blood and multianalyte algorithmic analysis (disease activity scaled 0-100% with low <40% and high activity risk cutoffs >80%); chromogranin A (CgA) was measured by radioimmunoassay (normal <150 µg/l); progression-free survival (PFS) was analyzed by Cox proportional-hazard regression and Kaplan-Meier analysis. RESULTS At baseline, 100% were NETest positive, and CgA was elevated in 50%. The only baseline variable (Cox modeling) associated with PFS was NETest (hazard ratio = 1.022, 95% confidence interval = 1.005-1.04; p < 0.012). Using Kaplan-Meier analyses, the baseline NETest (>80%) was significantly associated (p = 0.01) with disease progression (median PFS 0.68 vs. 2.78 years with <40% levels). The NETest was more informative (96%) than CgA changes (<under>></under>25%) in consistently predicting disease alterations (40%, p < 2 × 10-5, χ2 = 18). The NETest had an earlier time point change than imaging (1.02 ± 0.15 years). Baseline NETest levels >40% in stable disease were 100% prognostic of disease progression versus CgA (χ2 = 5, p < 0.03). Baseline NETest values <40% accurately (100%) predicted stability over 5 years (p = 0.05, χ2 = 3.8 vs. CgA). CONCLUSION The NETest correlated with a well-differentiated GEP-NET clinical status. The NETest has predictive and prognostic utility for GEP-NETs identifying clinically actionable alterations ∼1 year before image-based evidence of progression.
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- Marianne Pavel
- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Campus-Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
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Nanno Y, Toyama H, Matsumoto I, Otani K, Asari S, Goto T, Ajiki T, Zen Y, Fukumoto T, Ku Y. Baseline plasma chromogranin A levels in patients with well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas: A potential predictor of postoperative recurrence. Pancreatology 2016; 17:291-294. [PMID: 28043759 DOI: 10.1016/j.pan.2016.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2016] [Revised: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The present study aimed to elucidate prognostic values of baseline plasma chromogranin A (CgA) concentrations in patients with resectable, well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs). METHODS Preoperative CgA levels in 21 patients with PNET were correlated with clinicopathological factors and patients' survival. RESULTS Plasma CgA levels ranged 2.9-30.8 pmol/mL (median 6.0), and were significantly elevated in patients with post-operative recurrence (P = 0.004). Using the receiver operating characteristic curve, the optimal cutoff value to predict tumor recurrence was determined as 17.0 pmol/mL. This threshold identified patients with recurrence with 60% sensitivity, 100% specificity, and 90% overall accuracy. Patients with higher CgA levels showed worse recurrence-free survival than those with low CgA levels, both in total (P < 0.001) and in G2 patients (P = 0.020). CONCLUSIONS Combined plasma CgA concentrations and WHO grading may assist in better stratification of PNET patients in terms of the risk of recurrence.
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- Yoshihide Nanno
- Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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Massironi S, Conte D, Rossi RE. Somatostatin analogues in functioning gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: literature review, clinical recommendations and schedules. Scand J Gastroenterol 2016; 51:513-23. [PMID: 26605828 DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2015.1115117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) represent a heterogeneous group of neoplasms, which include functioning and non-functioning forms. Somatostatin analogues (SSAs) play a key role in the management of these tumours. Herein, we aimed at reviewing the current evidence about the role of SSAs in the treatment of gastro-entero-pancreatic (GEP)-NETs. MATERIAL AND METHODS An extensive bibliographical search was performed in PubMed using the following keywords: gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours, somatostatin analogues, octreotide, lanreotide, in order to identify all the pertinent English-written articles published between 1990 and 2015. RESULTS SSAs have shown to help the symptomatic and biochemical improvement of patients with NETs and to exhibit a good safety profile. Recent studies have also reported a role for SSAs in tumour growth control, although the results are less impressive and the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. CONCLUSIONS SSAs are well known as a symptomatic and, to lesser extent, anti-proliferative treatment in GEP-NETs. However, some issues, including optimal dosage, benefits and adverse events of combination with other molecules, and the role of new analogues, remain to be elucidated in further randomised studies.
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- Sara Massironi
- a Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milan , Italy
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- a Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milan , Italy ;,b Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation , Università Degli Studi Di Milano , Milan , Italy
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- a Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico , Milan , Italy ;,b Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation , Università Degli Studi Di Milano , Milan , Italy
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Qiu W, Christakis I, Silva A, Bassett RL, Cao L, Meng QH, Gardner Grubbs E, Zhao H, Yao JC, Lee JE, Perrier ND. Utility of chromogranin A, pancreatic polypeptide, glucagon and gastrin in the diagnosis and follow-up of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 patients. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2016; 85:400-7. [PMID: 27256431 PMCID: PMC4988913 DOI: 10.1111/cen.13119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2016] [Revised: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PNETs) are the major source of disease-specific mortality in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) patients. Chromogranin A (CgA), pancreatic polypeptide (PP), glucagon and gastrin have some diagnostic value in sporadic PNETs, but there is very little evidence for their efficacy in diagnosing PNETs in MEN1 patients. DESIGN We performed a retrospective chart review of the existing MEN1 database in our institution. PATIENTS One hundred and thirteen patients were eligible for diagnostic value analysis of tumour markers. Patients were excluded if measurement of tumour markers was missing, either 3 months prior to PNET diagnosis (PNET patients) or prior to abdominal imaging (non-PNET patients). MEASUREMENTS Clinicopathologic characteristics and of tumour marker measurements were analysed. RESULTS Of 293 confirmed MEN1 cases, 55 PNETs and 58 non-PNETs met inclusion criteria. The area under the curve (AUC) for CgA, PP, glucagon and gastrin in MEN1 cases was 59·5%, 64·1%, 77·0% and 75·9%, respectively. The AUC for the combination of CgA, PP and gastrin was 59·6%. PP, but not CgA, glucagon or gastrin was significantly associated with both age and PNET functional status (P = 0·0485 and 0·0188, respectively). No markers were significantly associated with sex, PNET size, tumour number, tumour location, American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage, presence of lymph node metastasis, lymphovascular invasion or overall survival. CgA values were not significantly lower following PNET resection than pre-operatively (P = 0·554). CONCLUSIONS The value of blood markers for diagnosing PNETs in MEN1 patients is relatively low, even when used in combination.
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- Wei Qiu
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Departments of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: Challenges in an underestimated disease. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2016; 101:193-206. [PMID: 27021395 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2016.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2015] [Revised: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (PanNETs) are considered a relatively unusual oncologic entity. Due to its relative good prognosis, surgery remains the goal standard therapy not only in localized disease but also in the setting of locally or metastatic disease. Most of the patients are diagnosed in metastatic scenario, where multidisciplinary approach based on surgery, chemotherapies, liver-directed and/or molecular targeted therapies are commonly used. Owing to a deeper molecular knowledge of this disease, these targeted therapies are nowadays widely implemented, being the likely discovery of predictive biomarkers that would allow its use in other settings. This review is focused on describing the different classifications, etiology, prognostic biomarkers and multidisciplinary approaches that are typically used in PanNET.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The review summarizes the utility and limitations of chromogranin A (CgA) as a circulating biomarker for neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). RECENT FINDINGS Blood CgA measurement has numerous clinical limitations including poor assay reproducibility, low sensitivity (meta-analysis: 73%, 95% confidence interval: 0.71-0.76), and a paucity of prospective validation studies. A recent study noted elevation in 27% of NETs with a predictive value of 50% for metastases. These findings are consistent with its efficacy primarily as a monoanalyte secretory rather than multidimensional neoplastic marker. An automated CgA assay (KRYPTOR) exhibits similar metrics to the DAKO assay but is only useful in serum and routine storage diminishes its accuracy. Current studies indicate that CgA is more effective as a biomarker for cardiac disease. Given the diverse limitations of CgA, NET biomarker focus has evolved toward measurement of multiple analytes, for example, transcripts. Multianalyte algorithmic analyses perform significantly better as diagnostic (>95%) and prognostic markers (>90%) than CgA (30-74 and ∼50%, respectively) since they delineate different aspects of the biological behavior of NETs, (e.g., proliferome and metabolome). SUMMARY CgA is neither a reliable nor robust NET biomarker. As a monoanalyte, it is restricted by poor metrics and has limited predictive value. Its current clinical utility appears optimal in cardiovascular disease. The significance of CgA in NET disease is diminishing as other analytical approaches, particularly transcript multianalyte assays or other strategies, evolve to supersede it.
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- Mark Kidd
- aWren Laboratories, Branford, Connecticut, USA bDivision of Nuclear Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy cSchool of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Ćwikła JB, Bodei L, Kolasinska-Ćwikła A, Sankowski A, Modlin IM, Kidd M. Circulating Transcript Analysis (NETest) in GEP-NETs Treated With Somatostatin Analogs Defines Therapy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2015; 100:E1437-45. [PMID: 26348352 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2015-2792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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CONTEXT Early and precise delineation of therapeutic responses are key issues in neuroendocrine neoplasm/tumor management. Imaging is currently used but exhibits limitations in sensitivity and specificity. The utility of biomarkers is unclear. objective, setting, and design: This prospective cohort study (11 mo) sought to determine whether measurements of circulating neuroendocrine tumor transcripts (NETest) predict responses to somatostatin analogs (SSAs). PATIENTS The test set consisted of 35 SSA-treated gastroenteropancreatic-NETs (RECISTevaluated). The prospective set consisted of 28 SSA-treated Grade 1-Grade 2 GEP-NETs. INTERVENTION(S) Whole blood for transcript analysis (NETest) and plasma for Chromogranin A (CgA) (baseline), were collected every 4 weeks (prior to SSA injection). Morphologic (multidetector computed tomography/MRI) and functional imaging ((99m)Tc-[HYNIC, Tyr(3)]-Octreotide) was undertaken at entry and 6-month intervals until progression (RECIST 1.0). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Treatment response. RESULTS Test set: NETest (≥80%; scale, 0-100%) differentiated stable (SD) and progressive (PD) disease (P < .0001). Prospective set: 28 patients (26/28 SD) undergoing standard SSA. Grading: 12 G1, 16 G2. SSA Response: progression-free survival: 315 days: 14 (50%) SD, 14 (50%) PD. NETest: Twenty had elevated (≥80%) values; 14 developed PD; six, SD. CgA: Twelve of 28 exhibited elevated baseline values and/or subsequent >25% increase; eight developed PD; four, SD. NETest (P = .002) and grade (P = .054) were the only factors associated with treatment response. Multiple regression analysis established that the NETest could predict disease progression (P = .0002). NETest changes occurred significantly earlier (146 d prior to progression vs 56 d CgA; P < .0001; χ(2) = 19) and in more patients (100 vs 57%; P < .02). CONCLUSIONS NETest values (80-100%) were more accurate and occurred at a significantly earlier time point than CgA and predicted SSA treatment response.
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- Jarosław B Ćwikła
- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences (J.Ć.), University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn 10-558, Poland; Division of Nuclear Medicine (L.B.), European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20141, Italy; Department of Oncology (A.K.-Ć.), Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center, Institute of Oncology, Warsaw 44-101, Poland; Department of Radiology (A.S.), Hospital Ministry of Internal Affairs, Warsaw 02-507, Poland; Keewaydin Consulting, Inc. (I.M.M.), Woodbridge, Connecticut 06525; and Wren Laboratories (M.K.), Branford, Connecticut 06405
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences (J.Ć.), University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn 10-558, Poland; Division of Nuclear Medicine (L.B.), European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20141, Italy; Department of Oncology (A.K.-Ć.), Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center, Institute of Oncology, Warsaw 44-101, Poland; Department of Radiology (A.S.), Hospital Ministry of Internal Affairs, Warsaw 02-507, Poland; Keewaydin Consulting, Inc. (I.M.M.), Woodbridge, Connecticut 06525; and Wren Laboratories (M.K.), Branford, Connecticut 06405
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences (J.Ć.), University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn 10-558, Poland; Division of Nuclear Medicine (L.B.), European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20141, Italy; Department of Oncology (A.K.-Ć.), Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center, Institute of Oncology, Warsaw 44-101, Poland; Department of Radiology (A.S.), Hospital Ministry of Internal Affairs, Warsaw 02-507, Poland; Keewaydin Consulting, Inc. (I.M.M.), Woodbridge, Connecticut 06525; and Wren Laboratories (M.K.), Branford, Connecticut 06405
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences (J.Ć.), University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn 10-558, Poland; Division of Nuclear Medicine (L.B.), European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20141, Italy; Department of Oncology (A.K.-Ć.), Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center, Institute of Oncology, Warsaw 44-101, Poland; Department of Radiology (A.S.), Hospital Ministry of Internal Affairs, Warsaw 02-507, Poland; Keewaydin Consulting, Inc. (I.M.M.), Woodbridge, Connecticut 06525; and Wren Laboratories (M.K.), Branford, Connecticut 06405
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences (J.Ć.), University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn 10-558, Poland; Division of Nuclear Medicine (L.B.), European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20141, Italy; Department of Oncology (A.K.-Ć.), Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center, Institute of Oncology, Warsaw 44-101, Poland; Department of Radiology (A.S.), Hospital Ministry of Internal Affairs, Warsaw 02-507, Poland; Keewaydin Consulting, Inc. (I.M.M.), Woodbridge, Connecticut 06525; and Wren Laboratories (M.K.), Branford, Connecticut 06405
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences (J.Ć.), University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn 10-558, Poland; Division of Nuclear Medicine (L.B.), European Institute of Oncology, Milan 20141, Italy; Department of Oncology (A.K.-Ć.), Maria Skłodowska-Curie Memorial Cancer Center, Institute of Oncology, Warsaw 44-101, Poland; Department of Radiology (A.S.), Hospital Ministry of Internal Affairs, Warsaw 02-507, Poland; Keewaydin Consulting, Inc. (I.M.M.), Woodbridge, Connecticut 06525; and Wren Laboratories (M.K.), Branford, Connecticut 06405
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Basuroy R, Sarker D, Quaglia A, Srirajaskanthan R, Ramage J. Personalized medicine for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: a distant dream? INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINE ONCOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.2217/ije.15.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Neuroendocrine tumors are heterogeneous cancers that can present with advanced disease. Treatment stratification is often based on limited characterization of tumor behavior from histological grade and imaging assessments. Personalized medicine strategies focus on tailoring therapy through characterization of cancer pathways and the development of biomarkers. This review article explores the current personalized medicine landscape in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, from tissue and circulating biomarkers development through to tumor heterogeneity and reimbursement issues.
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- Ron Basuroy
- ENETS Neuroendocrine Centre of Excellence, Institute of Liver studies, King's College Hospital, London, SE5 9RS, UK
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- ENETS Neuroendocrine Centre of Excellence, Institute of Liver studies, King's College Hospital, London, SE5 9RS, UK
- Department of Research Oncology, Division of Cancer Studies, King's College London, Strand, WC2R 2LS, UK
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- ENETS Neuroendocrine Centre of Excellence, Institute of Liver studies, King's College Hospital, London, SE5 9RS, UK
- Histopathology Department, Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, SE5 9RS, UK
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- ENETS Neuroendocrine Centre of Excellence, Institute of Liver studies, King's College Hospital, London, SE5 9RS, UK
- Gastroenterology Department, University Hospital Lewisham, London, SE13 6LH, UK
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- ENETS Neuroendocrine Centre of Excellence, Institute of Liver studies, King's College Hospital, London, SE5 9RS, UK
- Gastroenterology Department, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hampshire, RG24 9NA, UK
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Rossi RE, Garcia-Hernandez J, Meyer T, Thirlwell C, Watkins J, Martin NG, Caplin ME, Toumpanakis C. Chromogranin A as a predictor of radiological disease progression in neuroendocrine tumours. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2015. [PMID: 26207246 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2015.04.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chromogranin A (CgA) is the best established neuroendocrine biomarker. This study was aimed at investigating the prognostic value of CgA as a predictor of radiological disease progression in neuroendocrine tumour (NET) patients. METHODS Patients with metastatic NETs and evidence of radiological progression (RP) according to RECIST 1.1 were identified from a NET database. Plasma CgA levels were measured 6 and 12 months before RP and at the event of RP. CgA was measured with the Supra-regional-Assay-Service radioimmunoassay (Hammersmith Hospital). RESULTS A total of 152 patients were evaluated including 91 midgut NETs and 61 pancreatic NETs (PNETs). Of these, 56 were G1 NETs, 65 G2, 10 G3, 21 of unknown histology. For all NETs, there was a positive trend in terms of increase of CgA values 6 months prior to RP compared to 12 months before RP. Subgroup analysis at first episode of RP showed that for PNETs there was evidence of a difference in the median CgA levels. CgA 6 months before RP was 100 pmol/L [interquartile 1 (Q1) =53 and Q3 =286.25 pmol/L) and 12 months before was 52 pmol/L (Q1 =36.25 and Q3 =128 pmol/L), W=52, P=0.48. This observation was not confirmed in midgut NETs, where median CgA 6 months before RP was 389.5 pmol/L (Q1 =131.5 and Q3 =791.5 pmol/L) and 12 months before was 319 pmol/L (Q1 =158 and Q3 =753 pmol/L), W=191, P=0.39]. Low grade tumours (G1) had a median CgA value at 6 months significantly higher than at 12 months [181 (Q1 =56.25, Q3 =624) vs. 149.5 (Q1 =44, Q3 =247.25) pmol/L, W=70, P=0.48]. CONCLUSIONS CgA seems to have predictive value 6 months prior to RP for PNETs and G1 tumours. Further prospective analyses are needed to enable more definitive conclusions.
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- Roberta Elisa Rossi
- 1 Neuroendocrine Tumour Unit, Centre of Gastroenterology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK ; 2 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy ; 3 Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK ; 4 Department of Histopathology, 5 Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- 1 Neuroendocrine Tumour Unit, Centre of Gastroenterology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK ; 2 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy ; 3 Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK ; 4 Department of Histopathology, 5 Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- 1 Neuroendocrine Tumour Unit, Centre of Gastroenterology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK ; 2 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy ; 3 Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK ; 4 Department of Histopathology, 5 Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- 1 Neuroendocrine Tumour Unit, Centre of Gastroenterology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK ; 2 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy ; 3 Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK ; 4 Department of Histopathology, 5 Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- 1 Neuroendocrine Tumour Unit, Centre of Gastroenterology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK ; 2 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy ; 3 Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK ; 4 Department of Histopathology, 5 Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- 1 Neuroendocrine Tumour Unit, Centre of Gastroenterology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK ; 2 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy ; 3 Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK ; 4 Department of Histopathology, 5 Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- 1 Neuroendocrine Tumour Unit, Centre of Gastroenterology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK ; 2 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy ; 3 Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK ; 4 Department of Histopathology, 5 Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- 1 Neuroendocrine Tumour Unit, Centre of Gastroenterology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK ; 2 Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico and Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy ; 3 Cancer Institute, University College London, London, UK ; 4 Department of Histopathology, 5 Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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The value of serum chromogranin A as a predictor of tumor burden, therapeutic response, and nomogram-based survival in well-moderate nonfunctional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors with liver metastases. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015; 27:527-35. [PMID: 25822862 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000000332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the usefulness of serum chromogranin A (CgA) for the prediction of tumor burden, therapeutic response, and nomogram-based survival in well-moderate nonfunctional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NF-PNETs) with liver metastases (LMs). MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective study included 51 NF-PNETs of LMs patients, 134 other neuroendocrine tumors, and 125 controls. Serum CgA levels were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay at baseline and after treatment. LMs tumor burden was computed simultaneously from computed tomography/MRI scan with thin slices using a semiquantitative three-dimensional reconstruction approach. Predictive CgA for therapeutic response was assessed using the response evaluation criteria in solid tumors criteria. A nomogram to predict the prognostic value of CgA with variables selected in the multivariate Cox proportional hazards model was constructed; the accuracy of the nomogram was quantified by the (concordance index) C-index and a calibration plot. RESULTS Considering NF-PNETs, CgA correlated with the tumor grade and differentiation (P<0.05). There was a nonlinear exponential regression between LMs tumor burden and CgA levels (P<0.001). The alteration in CgA correlated with therapeutic response (P<0.001). Increased CgA presented significantly lower progression-free survival than the stable/decreased CgA subgroup (P<0.001). For overall survival, a baseline CgA increase greater than 2.5 upper limit of normal level was predictive of a poor prognosis (P<0.001). Baseline CgA level, LMs tumor burden, and Ki-67 were selected as independent factors for the nomogram to predict overall survival; the nomogram showed fitting calibration with a C-index of 0.87 (95% confidence interval, 0.82-0.92). CONCLUSION Serum CgA could be used to reflect tumor burden, evaluate the therapeutic response, and predict the survival outcomes for NF-PNETs with LMs. An effective nomogram including CgA was proposed for prediction.
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Halfdanarson TR, Howe JR, Haraldsdottir S, O'Dorisio TM. Circulating tumor markers in patients with neuroendocrine tumors – a clinical perspective. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINE ONCOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.2217/ije.14.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Abstract: Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are uncommon malignancies with a very diverse presentation and prognosis. Patients with NETs frequently have circulating tumor biomarkers that may aid in the diagnosis and help with prognostication. The most commonly used and best studied marker is chromogranin A, which appears to reflect the tumor burden and is useful at the time of diagnosis, and to monitor for recurrence after resection as well as to assess response to systemic therapy. Despite being the best studied marker, chromogranin A has significant limitations. Multiple other biomarkers are in use, but most have not been studied well and need further validation before being recommended for clinical practice. We review both established and novel circulating biomarkers, and highlight some of the limitations of tumor marker use in patients with NETs.
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- Thorvardur R Halfdanarson
- Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic Arizona, 13400 E. Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, Arizona 85259, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
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Wang YH, Yang QC, Lin Y, Xue L, Chen MH, Chen J. Chromogranin A as a marker for diagnosis, treatment, and survival in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm. Medicine (Baltimore) 2014; 93:e247. [PMID: 25501094 PMCID: PMC4602794 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000000247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Chromogranin A (CgA) not only plays an important role in pathologic diagnosis, but is also used as a circulating biomarker in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm (GEP-NEN). However, the relationship between immunohistochemistry (IHC) expression and serum levels of CgA has not been investigated. The value of CgA for evaluating treatment response and prognosis is still not well understood. We conducted this study to assess the significance of CgA in GEP-NEN in terms of diagnosis, curative effects evaluation and prognosis. One hundred forty-five patients comprising 88 patients with active disease and 57 disease-free patients were enrolled in this study from January 2011 to November 2013. The expression of CgA was assessed by IHC, and serial serum CgA levels were measured by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The overall expression rate of CgA was 69.0% (100/145). CgA expression was associated with tumor site and stage (P < 0.05), but not correlated with prognosis (P = 0.07). Serum CgA levels were significantly higher in GEP-NEN patients with active disease when compared with disease-free patients (P = 0.001) or healthy participants (P < 0.001). A CgA cutoff value of 95 ng/ml discriminated between healthy subjects or disease-free patients and patients with active disease (sensitivity 51.2% and specificity 87.5%, respectively). There was a correlation between the CgA IHC expression and high serum CgA levels (R = 0.320, P = 0.002). Serum CgA levels were much higher in patients who classified as neuroendocrine carcinoma, mixed adenoendocrine carcinoma (P = 0.035) and who were on stage IV (P = 0.041). Changes in CgA levels normalization or ≥ 30% decrease suggested that patients had tumor response. Furthermore, patients with serum CgA levels higher than 95 ng/ml had a significantly shorter survival compared with patients with levels lower than 95 ng/ml (P < 0.001). CgA is a reliable pathologic and circulating maker for diagnosis of GEP-NEN. We further confirmed that serial measurement of CgA may be useful for evaluating the efficacy of different kinds of therapies in patients during follow-up, and serum CgA level ≥ 95 ng/ml may serve as a predictor of overall survial.
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- Yu-Hong Wang
- From the Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, 58 Zhongshan II Road, Guangzhou, China (YHW, QCY, MHC, JC); and Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, 58 Zhongshan II Road, Guangzhou, China (YL, LX)
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Tőke J, Czirják G, Tóth M, Rácz K, Patócs A. Significance of biochemical markers in the diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumours and in the follow-up of patients. Orv Hetil 2014; 155:1775-82. [DOI: 10.1556/oh.2014.30035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Circulating markers of neuroendocrine tumours are useful tools in the diagnosis of these tumours. Laboratory tests for general biomarkers have acceptable sensitivity for the recognition of neuroendocrine tumours as these biologically active proteins are typically synthesized by all types of neuroendocrine cells. Measurement of chromogranin A is widely used not only in the diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumours but it may predict the prognosis of the diseases and the effect of the antitumor therapy. It is also a useful tool for the detection of residual tumours. Neurendocrine tumours represent a heterogeneous group of tumours with the ability to secrete several hormones and, therefore, measurement of these hormones can also serve as neuroendocrine cell type-specific markers in routine clinical practice. In this review the authors summarize the significance of tumour markers in the diagnosis of neuroendocrine tumours as well as in the management and follow-up of patients with this disease. Orv. Hetil., 2014, 155(45), 1775–1782.
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- Judit Tőke
- Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar II. Belgyógyászati Klinika Budapest
- Magyar Tudományos Akadémia-Semmelweis Egyetem „Lendület” Örökletes Endokrin Daganatok Kutatócsoport Budapest
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- Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Élettani Intézet Budapest
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- Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar II. Belgyógyászati Klinika Budapest
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- Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar II. Belgyógyászati Klinika Budapest
- Magyar Tudományos Akadémia-Semmelweis Egyetem Molekuláris Medicina Kutatócsoport Budapest
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- Semmelweis Egyetem, Általános Orvostudományi Kar Laboratóriumi Medicina Intézet Budapest Szentkirályi u. 46. 1088
- Magyar Tudományos Akadémia-Semmelweis Egyetem „Lendület” Örökletes Endokrin Daganatok Kutatócsoport Budapest
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Rossi RE, Massironi S, Conte D, Peracchi M. Therapy for metastatic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2014; 2:8. [PMID: 25332984 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2305-5839.2013.03.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 03/19/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) are frequently malignant (50-80%, except for insulinoma) and may show an aggressive course with metastases to the liver as well as more distant sites. These heterogeneous neoplasms include functioning tumors, which secrete a variety of peptide hormones, and non-functioning tumors (up to 90% of pNETs), which often show metastases at the time of diagnosis. METHODS A PubMed search was performed for English-language publications from 1995 through December 2012. Reference lists from studies selected were manually searched to identify further relevant reports. Manuscripts comparing different therapeutic options and advances for metastatic pNETs were selected. RESULTS The therapeutic options for metastatic pNETs are expanding and include surgery, which remains the only curative approach, liver-directed therapies, and medical therapy. In selected cases also liver transplantation (OLT) may be considered. The option of OLT for metastatic disease is unique to neuroendocrine tumors. Recently, novel promising targeted therapies have been proposed for progressive well-differentiated pNETs. CONCLUSIONS The best therapeutic approach for pNETs is still matter of debating. However, since pNETs often show a more indolent behavior compared to other malignancies, the preservation of the quality of life of the patient and the personalization of the therapy according to tumor's and patient's features are mandatory.
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- Roberta Elisa Rossi
- 1 Gastroenterology Unit II, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda- Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy ; 2 Department of Pathophysiology and Transplant, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- 1 Gastroenterology Unit II, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda- Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy ; 2 Department of Pathophysiology and Transplant, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- 1 Gastroenterology Unit II, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda- Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy ; 2 Department of Pathophysiology and Transplant, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- 1 Gastroenterology Unit II, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda- Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy ; 2 Department of Pathophysiology and Transplant, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Massironi S, Rossi RE, Casazza G, Conte D, Ciafardini C, Galeazzi M, Peracchi M. Chromogranin A in diagnosing and monitoring patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms: a large series from a single institution. Neuroendocrinology 2014; 100:240-9. [PMID: 25428270 DOI: 10.1159/000369818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Plasma chromogranin A (CgA) is the most widely used biochemical biomarker in the diagnostic workup and follow-up of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendo- crine neoplasms (GEP-NENs). Herein, we assessed the clinical utility of CgA in diagnosing and monitoring a large series of GEP-NENs. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 181 GEP-NEN patients (87 males, 94 females) with pancreatic (n = 81) and gastrointestinal neoplasms (n = 100) were included; 99 patients had grade (G)1 NENs (Ki-67 ≤2%), 57 G2 NENs (Ki-67 3-20%) and 25 G3 NENs (Ki-67 >20%); 81 patients had tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage I, 14 stage II, 17 stage III and 69 stage IV cancer. For every patient, CgA values were assessed at diagnosis and during follow-up. RESULTS At diagnosis, the CgA values were above the upper reference limit in 148 patients (82%); the median CgA levels were significantly higher in functioning than in nonfunctioning tumors (295 vs. 43 U/l; p = 0.0001) as well as significantly higher in patients with metastases than in those without metastases (324.5 vs. 42 U/l; p = 0.0001). In logistic regression analysis, baseline CgA levels were significantly associated with Ki-67 index (p < 0.0001) and TNM stage (p < 0.0001) independently of the age and sex of the patient and the primary site of the tumor. The overall 5- and 10-year survival rates were 74 and 64.5%, respectively. A low Ki-67 index, the type of treatment and an early CgA decrease after treatment were positively correlated with the survival rate. After radical surgery, 15/95 patients relapsed, and an increase in CgA values anticipated the clinical and objective disease recurrence after a period of 9-12 months. CONCLUSIONS In GEP-NENs, plasma CgA has a significant prognostic relevance.
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- Sara Massironi
- Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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D'amico MA, Ghinassi B, Izzicupo P, Manzoli L, Di Baldassarre A. Biological function and clinical relevance of chromogranin A and derived peptides. Endocr Connect 2014; 3:R45-54. [PMID: 24671122 PMCID: PMC5395093 DOI: 10.1530/ec-14-0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Chromogranin A (CgA (CHGA)) is the major soluble protein co-stored and co-released with catecholamines and can function as a pro-hormone by giving rise to several bioactive peptides. This review summarizes the physiological functions, the pathogenic implications, and the recent use of these molecules as biomarkers in several pathological conditions. A thorough literature review of the electronic healthcare databases MEDLINE, from January 1985 to September 2013, was conducted to identify articles and studies concerned with CgA and its processing. The search strategies utilized keywords such as chromogranin A, vasostatins 1 and 2, chromofungin, chromacin, pancreastatin, catestatin, WE14, chromostatin, GE25, parastatin, and serpinin and was supplemented by the screening of references from included papers and review articles. A total of 209 English-language, peer-reviewed original articles or reviews were examined. The analysis of the retrospective literature suggested that CgA and its several bioactive fragments exert a broad spectrum of regulatory activities by influencing the endocrine, the cardiovascular, and the immune systems and by affecting the glucose or calcium homeostasis. As some peptides exert similar effects, but others elicit opposite responses, the regulation of the CgA processing is critical to maintain homeostasis, whereas an unbalanced production of peptides that exert opposing effects can have a pathogenic role in several diseases. These clinical implications entail that CgA and its derived peptides are now used as diagnostic and prognostic markers or to monitor the response to pharmacological intervention not only in endocrine tumors, but also in cardiovascular, inflammatory, and neuropsychiatric diseases.
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Bech PR, Martin NM, Ramachandran R, Bloom SR. The biochemical utility of chromogranin A, chromogranin B and cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript for neuroendocrine neoplasia. Ann Clin Biochem 2013; 51:8-21. [DOI: 10.1177/0004563213489670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Neuroendocrine neoplasia (NEN) is a heterogeneous group of tumours and often represents a therapeutic challenge to clinicians. The peptides chromogranin A (CgA), chromogranin B (CgB) and cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) are widely distributed throughout the neuroendocrine system. CgA and CgB have been used as general NEN biomarkers for many years, while CART has only recently been identified. Of these biomarkers, CgA is the most commonly used. However, circulating CgA concentrations exhibit considerable intra-individual biological variation, are altered by proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and somatostatin analogues and are elevated in non-NEN malignancies. Therefore, interpretation of CgA results must be in the context of these confounding factors. The effects of treatment and non-NEN conditions on circulating CgB and CART concentrations are less well understood. CgB is less affected by impaired renal function and PPIs than CgA; while, circulating CART concentrations lack a diurnal variation in humans and are more reliable markers of pancreatic NEN malignancy than CgA. The utility of circulating CgA measurements in NEN prognosis, surveillance and disease recurrence has been widely investigated. However, the utility of CgB and CART in NEN management is yet to be elucidated. Further studies are needed to establish whether CgB and CART are useful alternatives to CgA.
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- PR Bech
- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Imperial College London, London, UK
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Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pancreatic NETs) are rare, low- to intermediate-grade neoplasms thought to arise from the pancreatic islets. Recent advances in pathology and our understanding of the biological behavior of this group of tumors has resulted in changes in their nomenclature and how we treat them. This review puts into perspective our current understanding of pancreatic NETs in terms of their incidence, pathology, and management.
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Biochemical markers for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NETs). Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2012; 26:791-802. [PMID: 23582919 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2012.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 12/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Biochemical markers are applied in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NETs) for diagnostic, prognostic or predictive purposes. Chromogranin A is the most important general marker and it is recommended to be measured in every patient with a suspected NET, whereas Neuron Specific Enolase is elevated mainly in poorly differentiated NETs. Pancreatic Polypeptide is used in the diagnosis of pancreatic non-functioning NETs, whereas Chorionic Gonadotrophin has an adjunctive role. In the case of functioning tumours, specific markers should be sought and monitored during follow up. Endogenous hyperinsulinemia is suggested in the presence of non-suppressible insulin and proinsulin levels during hypoglycemia, whereas high fasting or stimulated gastrin levels along with elevated gastric acid output are diagnostic for the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. Glucagon, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) and somatostatin are markers for glucagonoma, VIP-oma and somatostatinoma syndromes respectively. In case of ectopic paraneoplastic syndrome, the relevant hormone serves as a diagnostic and prognostic marker.
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Treatment of liver metastases in patients with digestive neuroendocrine tumors. J Gastrointest Surg 2012; 16:1981-92. [PMID: 22829240 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-012-1951-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 06/24/2012] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Liver metastases are a strong prognostic indicator in patients with gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs). Therapeutic options for metastatic NETs are expanding and not mutually exclusive. AIMS This paper reviews the literature relating to multidisciplinary approach towards GEP-NET metastases, to highlight advances in knowledge regarding these tumors, and to understand the interdisciplinary management of individual patients. METHODS A PubMed search was performed for English-language publications from 1995 through 2012. Reference lists from studies selected were manually searched to identify further relevant reports. Manuscripts comparing different therapeutic options and advances for GEP-NET-related liver metastases were selected. RESULTS There is considerable controversy regarding the optimal management of GEP-NET metastases. Although radical surgery still remains the gold standard, a variety of other therapeutic options are available for metastatic GEP-NETs, including loco-regional chemotherapy/radiotherapy, radioembolization, systemic peptide receptor radionuclide therapy, biotherapy, and chemotherapy. In selected patients, liver transplantation should also be considered. Systemic somatostatin analogues and/or interferon show anti-proliferative effects, representing an appropriate first-line treatment for most patients. In advanced metastatic NETs, recent options include targeted therapies (i.e., everolimus and sunitinib). CONCLUSIONS It is evident that multidisciplinary care and multimodality treatments remain the cornerstone of management of NET patients. Since NETs often show a more indolent behavior compared to other malignancies, physicians should aim to preserve a satisfactory quality of life for the patient by personalizing the therapeutic approach according to the tumor's features and prognostic factors.
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John BJ, Davidson BR. Treatment options for unresectable neuroendocrine liver metastases. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012; 6:357-69. [PMID: 22646257 DOI: 10.1586/egh.11.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Hepatic metastases develop in 85% of patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Radical surgery, which involves resection of the primary and liver metastases, is the mainstay of treatment, with 60-70% 5-year survival and 35% 10-year survival rates. However, less than 15% of neuroendocrine tumor liver metastases (NETLMs) are resectable, owing either to multifocality or the inability to preserve sufficient parenchyma following resection. This article deals with the therapeutic modalities available for nonresectable liver metastases, and the therapeutic options available for management of nonresectable NETLMs are discussed. Targeted therapies for NETLMs include hepatic artery embolization, transcatheter arterial chemoembolization, radiolabeled/drug-eluting microspheres, radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation and phenol injection. Hepatic artery embolization/transcatheter arterial chemoembolization is associated with 75-100% symptom relief and an objective tumor response varying from 33 to 80%. Other modalities, such as biotherapy, peptide receptor therapy and chemotherapy, target both the primary and metastatic disease. Their effects on NETLMs as a subgroup have not been evaluated. Various therapeutic options are available for the treatment of unresectable NETLMs. Most offer significant symptomatic relief, with only a few comparative studies showing survival benefit. Most of the available evidence is based on retrospective and prospective case series rather than randomized controlled trials. Well-designed studies on existing treatment modalities and the search for newer therapeutic options are required.
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- Biku Joseph John
- HPB and Liver Transplant Surgery and Neuroendocrine Unit, Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, London, NW3 2QG, UK
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Singh S, Law C. Chromogranin A: a sensitive biomarker for the detection and post-treatment monitoring of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012; 6:313-34. [PMID: 22646254 DOI: 10.1586/egh.12.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NET) are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms that arise from neuroendocrine cells of the GI tract and pancreas. Due to the lack of symptoms in the early stage of the disease and the frequency of nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms, GEP-NET are difficult to diagnose. This delay in diagnosis often results in patients presenting with advanced disease and thus a poor prognosis. There is an unmet medical need for earlier, more definitive GEP-NET diagnosis. Identification of effective biomarkers to improve GEP-NET diagnosis, as well as to assess treatment efficacy, relapse and prognosis, is important for improving outcomes in GEP-NET. Chromogranin A is currently the most useful general biomarker for the assessment of GEP-NET. This review summarizes the biochemical characteristics of chromogranin A, its specificity and sensitivity for GEP-NET diagnosis, and its use in monitoring treatment effectiveness, disease progression and prognosis.
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- Simron Singh
- Hepatobiliary, Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology, The Edmond Odette Cancer Center at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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Unusually aggressive type 1 gastric carcinoid: a case report with a review of the literature. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012; 24:589-93. [PMID: 22465973 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0b013e328350fae8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Gastric carcinoids are rare tumors of the stomach. Gastric carcinoid type 1 is associated with chronic atrophic gastritis, and because of a low metastatic potential, is the most benign type. Death from metastatic disease has been reported in only three patients in a review including 724 cases. The present report refers to a 60-year-old man who was affected by type 2 diabetes mellitus and pernicious anemia and died from metastatic gastric carcinoid type 1. In 1998, a well-differentiated 1.2 cm gastric neuroendocrine tumor, immunoreactive for chromogranin A, with a Ki-67 index less than 2% and with infiltration to the submucosal layer was diagnosed and enucleated. In 2002, a new well-differentiated gastric endocrine tumor 6 mm in size with a Ki-67 of approximately 2% was detected, and endoscopic ultrasound confirmed it to be limited to the submucosal layer. The patient refused antrectomy and started long-acting somatostatin analog (lanreotide) in 2005 when the Ki-67 index was 7%, but he stopped the treatment after 4 months. In 2007, despite previous endoscopic stability, endoscopic ultrasound showed an infiltrating gastric lesion of 7 cm. At surgery, the disease appeared to be extended to the liver and to the peritoneum (well-differentiated endocrine carcinoma, Ki-67 40%) with both hepatic and massive peritoneal metastases. A regimen of somatostatin analog was soon restarted; however, the disease continued to spread, and the patient died 6 months later. Overall, despite their generally benign course, type 1 gastric carcinoids may have malignant potential, a finding that should be considered when planning the medical workup of these patients.
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Bartolomucci A, Possenti R, Mahata SK, Fischer-Colbrie R, Loh YP, Salton SRJ. The extended granin family: structure, function, and biomedical implications. Endocr Rev 2011; 32:755-97. [PMID: 21862681 PMCID: PMC3591675 DOI: 10.1210/er.2010-0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 228] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The chromogranins (chromogranin A and chromogranin B), secretogranins (secretogranin II and secretogranin III), and additional related proteins (7B2, NESP55, proSAAS, and VGF) that together comprise the granin family subserve essential roles in the regulated secretory pathway that is responsible for controlled delivery of peptides, hormones, neurotransmitters, and growth factors. Here we review the structure and function of granins and granin-derived peptides and expansive new genetic evidence, including recent single-nucleotide polymorphism mapping, genomic sequence comparisons, and analysis of transgenic and knockout mice, which together support an important and evolutionarily conserved role for these proteins in large dense-core vesicle biogenesis and regulated secretion. Recent data further indicate that their processed peptides function prominently in metabolic and glucose homeostasis, emotional behavior, pain pathways, and blood pressure modulation, suggesting future utility of granins and granin-derived peptides as novel disease biomarkers.
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- Alessandro Bartolomucci
- Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Walter T, Chardon L, Chopin-laly X, Raverot V, Caffin AG, Chayvialle JA, Scoazec JY, Lombard-Bohas C. Is the combination of chromogranin A and pancreatic polypeptide serum determinations of interest in the diagnosis and follow-up of gastro-entero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours? Eur J Cancer 2011; 48:1766-73. [PMID: 22133573 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Revised: 10/17/2011] [Accepted: 11/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Chromogranin A (CgA) is the principal tumour marker for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEPNET). Combining serum CgA and pancreatic polypeptide (PP) levels may increase the sensitivity of tumour markers in the diagnosis of GEPNET. OBJECTIVES (1) To evaluate the sensitivity of PP and CgA in GEPNET. (2) To compare changes in serum CgA and PP levels with the morphological evolution of the tumours. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixty-six pancreatic and 49 gastrointestinal NET, with at least one serum determination of CgA and PP at the same time were retrieved from an institutional data base. Secondly, the variations in serum CgA or PP at successive determinations were compared to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) criteria in 57 patients (112 follow-up visits) with high serum CgA levels and in 21 patients (37 follow-up visits) with high serum PP levels. RESULTS Among the 115 patients included in the study group, an increase in serum CgA (normal <98 μg/L) or PP (normal <100 pmol/L) was found in respectively 79 (69%) and 36 (31%) cases. Seven patients had normal CgA and elevated PP levels. Both markers were significantly more elevated in metastatic disease (74% versus 51% for CgA and 37% versus 18% for PP). The concordance rates between serum markers and RECIST criteria were 51% for CgA and 54% for PP. CONCLUSIONS Serum PP determination identify few false-negative results of serum CgA determination in GEPNET. Our study does not validate the use of CgA or PP as surrogate markers for detecting changes in tumour burden.
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- Thomas Walter
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Fédération des Spécialités Digestives, 69437 Lyon cedex 03, France.
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Neuroendocrine neoplasms arise in almost every organ of the body and are variably defined according to the site of origin. This Review focuses on neuroendocrine neoplasms of the digestive tract and pancreas. The 2010 WHO classification of tumors of the digestive system introduces grading and staging tools for neuroendocrine neoplasms. A carcinoid is now defined as a grade 1 or 2 neuroendocrine tumor and grade 3, small-cell or large-cell carcinomas are defined as neuroendocrine carcinoma. Epidemiological data show a worldwide increase in the prevalence and incidence of gastroentero-pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in the past few decades, which is probably due to improved methods of detection of these tumors. The current diagnostic procedures and treatment options for neuroendocrine neoplasms are defined and summarized in the Review, although evidence-based data are lacking. Surgery remains the treatment mainstay and somatostatin analogues the basis for both diagnosis and therapy as the only 'theranostic' tool. Emerging compounds including chemotherapeutic agents, small molecules and biological therapies may provide new hope for patients.
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- Guido Rindi
- Institute of Pathology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore-Policlinico A. Gemelli, Largo A. Gemelli 8, I-00168 Rome, Italy.
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Mohammed TA, Holen KD, Jaskula-Sztul R, Mulkerin D, Lubner SJ, Schelman WR, Eickhoff J, Chen H, Loconte NK. A pilot phase II study of valproic acid for treatment of low-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma. Oncologist 2011; 16:835-43. [PMID: 21632454 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2011-0031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Notch1 has been shown to be a tumor suppressor in neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Previous in vitro studies in NET cell lines have also suggested that valproic acid (VPA), a histone deacetylase inhibitor, can induce Notch1 and that Notch1 activation correlates with a decrease in tumor markers for NETs. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the role of VPA in treating NETs and to determine whether VPA induced the Notch signaling pathway signaling in vivo. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eight patients with low-grade NETs (carcinoid and pancreatic) were treated with 500 mg of oral VPA twice a day with dosing adjusted to maintain a goal VPA level between 50 and 100 μg/mL. All patients were followed for 12 months or until disease progression. RESULTS Notch1 signaling was absent in all tumors prior to treatment and was upregulated with VPA. One patient had an unconfirmed partial response and was noted to have a 40-fold increase in Notch1 mRNA levels. Four patients had stable disease as best response. Tumor markers improved in 5 out of 7 patients. Overall, treatment with VPA was well tolerated. CONCLUSION . VPA activates Notch1 signaling in vivo and may have a role in treating low-grade NETs.
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- Tabraiz A Mohammed
- D.O., M.S., University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, 600 Highland Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53792, USA.
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Pancreatic endocrine tumors (PETs) are uncommon and have an incidence of approximately 4-5 per 1 000 000 people, accounting for 1%-2% of all pancreatic neoplasms. They usually grow slowly, eventually metastasize and lead to death. PETs can be classified as functioning or non-functioning tumors based on clinical manifestation. The pathogenesis of PETs may involve abnormal expression of CD10, CD44, CD99, p27, COX2, Ki-67, KIT, CK19, ARHI, RUNX1T1, and survivin genes, loss of heterozygosity on chromosomes, hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes, and overexpression of ghrelin. Chromogranin A (CgA) has long been used as an important broad-spectrum marker for the identification of PETs. KIT and endoglin are new independent prognostic markers for PETs. The diagnosis is based on histopathology demonstrating neuroendocrine features such as positive staining for chromogranin A and specific hormones such as gastrin, proinsulin, vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) and glucagon. In addition to standard localization procedures, radiology diagnosis including computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography and computed tomography (PET/CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), ultrasound (US), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), laparoscopic ultrasound (LUS), dynamic enhanced spiral CT, selective arterial stimulation and venous sampling (ASVS), and somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) are performed. Surgery is still one of the cornerstones in the management of PETs. Laparoscopy, and drugs of somatostatin analogs are routinely used. Understanding of the recent advances of PETs has important implications for the early diagnosis and treatment of PETs.
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Jaskula-Sztul R, Pisarnturakit P, Landowski M, Chen H, Kunnimalaiyaan M. Expression of the active Notch1 decreases MTC tumor growth in vivo. J Surg Res 2011; 171:23-7. [PMID: 21571316 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.03.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2010] [Revised: 02/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/10/2011] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Human medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) is a neuroendocrine (NE) tumor, derived from thyroid C-cells. Besides surgery, there are no curative therapies for MTC. This emphasizes the need for the development of new therapies. In MTC, Notch1 signaling pathway is absent and Notch1 activation in MTC-TT cells has been shown to reduce growth and NE markers in vitro. While the in vitro studies will provide insight into the potential mechanisms by which Notch inhibits growth, only by in vivo model one can recreate the conditions found in patients with MTC and assess effects on metastatic potential and microscopic disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS Doxycycline inducible TT-NOTCH1 cells were utilized in a murine subcutaneous xenograft model to study tumor development and growth. Doxycycline was used to induce the expression of Notch1 in these tumors. RESULTS Measurements of tumor volume showed that doxycycline treated mice had slower tumor growth than control mice. Western blot analysis of tumor lysates demonstrated activation of Notch1 protein only in doxycycline treated mice suggesting that active Notch1 slowed tumor growth. Furthermore, this activation led to a significant reduction in the levels of achaete-scute complex-like1 and chromogranin A important NE markers. CONCLUSION Based on these data, activation of Notch signaling pathway could be a therapeutic strategy to treat patients with MTC.
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MESH Headings
- Achaete-Scute Complex Genome Region/genetics
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology
- Carcinoma, Medullary/genetics
- Carcinoma, Medullary/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Medullary/pathology
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine/genetics
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Neuroendocrine/pathology
- Chromogranin A/genetics
- Doxycycline/pharmacology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/physiology
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Nude
- Neoplasm Transplantation
- Receptor, Notch1/genetics
- Receptor, Notch1/metabolism
- Signal Transduction/physiology
- Thyroid Neoplasms/genetics
- Thyroid Neoplasms/metabolism
- Thyroid Neoplasms/pathology
- Transplantation, Heterologous
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- Renata Jaskula-Sztul
- Department of Surgery Endocrine Surgery Research Laboratories, UW Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705, USA
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Wiwanitkit V. Plasma chromogranin a: concern on laboratory investigation. Am J Gastroenterol 2010; 105:2702; author reply 2702. [PMID: 21131937 DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2010.304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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