Tag: neuroendocrine tumors

Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients and Clinical Trials — Seeking Volunteers for Interviews

A pharmaceutical partner has commissioned a research company to try to understand how clinical trials can be carried out in a way that better suits carcinoid/neuroendocrine tumor patients, their families, and the physicians who treat them. The research…

Neuroendocrine Tumors to Be Focus of Presentations and Posters at ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Presentations on recent advances in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) and new findings from the NETTER-1 clinical study on PRRT with Lutathera along with posters on a wide variety of subjects about NETs will be part of the program during the…

Neuroendocrine Tumors Focus of Upcoming Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics

Neuroendocrine Tumors will be featured in the February 2016 issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics. Dr. Jennifer Chan and Dr. Matthew Kulke, both from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts are Editors of the issue, published by Elsevier.…

Lexicon’s Carcinoid Syndrome Treatment Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase III Clinical Trial

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced that the pivotal phase III clinical trial, TELESTAR, of its oral drug candidate telotristat etiprate met the primary endpoint in treating cancer patients with carcinoid syndrome that is not adequately controlled…

Call for Nominations: 6th Annual Warner Advocacy Award

Do you know someone who is a passionate advocate for patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs)? Novartis Oncology and The NET Alliance are searching for an outstanding NET patient advocate to recognize and honor with the 6th Annual Warner Advocacy …

DENIED: Michael Farris’ Journey with Insurance for Neuroendocrine Cancer Treatment

The good news is the very positive result at the end – but the road to getting insurance coverage for Michael Farris’ participation in the PRRT (peptide receptor radionuclide therapy) clinical trial at Excel Diagnostics in Houston, Texas, was fraught…

Intelligent Patients — Just What the Doctor Didn’t Order by Ronny Allan

The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce that we are going to feature guest contributors to our blog during 2015. Intelligent Patients – Just What the Doctor Didn’t Order by Ronny Allan (pictured), a carcinoid cancer patient from the UK,…

10 Highlights of the Year 2014 for the Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Community

As the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation looks back on the year 2014, we reached out to physicians, patients, support group leaders, listserv managers, patient advocates, and business colleagues to see what they thought were among the highlights of the past…

5 Highlights about NET Cancer Awareness Day 2014

November 10, 2014 is the fifth Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day!! Many exciting events and activities are taking place around the world tomorrow and have been held in the days leading up to NET Cancer Day.

1. The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation has contacted…

Call for Nominations: 2014 Warner Advocacy Award

Do you know someone who is a passionate advocate for patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs)? The NET Alliance™ and Novartis Oncology have announced the 2014 Warner Advocacy Award, named in honor of the late Monica Warner, a driving force behind the…