Tag: pharmaceutical companies
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 …
READ MORENow Recruiting: Carcinoid Syndrome Patients to Participate in Clinical Trial
Ipsen is recruiting patients with a history of carcinoid syndrome to participate in a clinical study to evaluate the effect of Somatuline® Depot (Lanreotide Autogel), a somatostatin analog (SSTa) similar to octreotide, on the control of symptoms …
READ MORE12 iPhone Apps for Patients and Physicians
For carcinoid and neuroendocrine cancer iPhone users there are many resources for you as a patient or for your physician that have been created by big pharmaceutical companies around the world. These pharma companies include Novartis, Pfizer, Merck…
READ MORECarcinoid Cancer Foundation Thanks Silja Chouquet
During a recent meeting in Berlin of the international Steering Committee for Worldwide NET Cancer Awareness Day (WNCAD) on November 10, 2010, Grace Goldstein of the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation had the opportunity to hear a fascinating presentation…
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