Tag: NorCal CarciNET Community

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…

In Memoriam: Edda Gomez-Panzani, MD

It is with deep sorrow that we learned of the passing of Edda Gomez-Panzani, MD on June 30, 2015. The NorCal CarciNET Community shared a tribute to Edda who “was instrumental in gaining FDA approval for Somatuline (lanreotide) for NETs patients …

10 Highlights for the Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Tumor Community

• PET/CT using Gallium-68 DOTATOC captures hidden source of neuroendocrine cancer. “An investigational molecular imaging technique could be the key to finding the elusive primary tumor, say presenters at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Society

Josh Mailman’s Patient Perspective on Integrative Oncology

“A Patient’s Perspective on Integrative Oncology:  Getting Past the ‘War,’ Living with and Beyond Cancer” by Josh Mailman has been published in the November 2014 issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs focused on Integrative…