Tag: Lutathera

Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy, PRRT: Updates and Locations

Since we shared the news of the FDA’s January 26, 2018 approval of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy, PRRT, with Lutathera  (lutetium Lu 177 dotatate), more information has become available for the neuroendocrine tumor community, including updates…

PRRT – FDA Approves Lutathera®, What’s Next?

The FDA approval of Lutathera®, a peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT), on January 26, 2018 signals a new era in treatment options for the neuroendocrine cancer community.  It has also raised a host of questions including:

• What exactly is this

One Step Closer in the US to Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy, PRRT, for Neuroendocrine Cancers

The clock is ticking!! With Advanced Accelerator Applications’ completed New Drug Application (NDA) submission of Lutathera to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week, a decision from the FDA is expected by early 2017.  Additionally, an Expanded…

News and Notes for the Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Community, March 2016

Breaking News from Advanced Accelerator Applications (AAA) about PRRT Treatment— Advanced Accelerator Applications announced on March 23 that the company has initiated an expanded access program (EAP) in the United States for the investigational…

Excel Diagnostics and Nuclear Oncology Center Selected For New Investigational PRRT Treatment and Gallium Scan for Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients

For carcinoid, pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, and other NET cancer patients seeking the most advanced nuclear medicine opportunities in  the United States, Excel Diagnostics and Nuclear Oncology Center  in Houston, Texas, in collaboration with…

First U.S. Center to Enroll Patients in International, Multicenter Clinical Trial of Lu-177 Octreotate

Excel Diagnostics and Nuclear Oncology Center in Houston, Texas, is the first center in the United States to start recruiting patients in a multicenter randomized clinical trial of Lu-177 Octreotate in patients with progressive midgut carcinoid. …