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ReviewCancers2019

Treatment Options for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.

Amit Akirov, Vincent Larouche, Sameerah Alshehri, Sylvia L Asa, Shereen Ezzat

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Review in Cancers, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
44citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.0field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Amit AkirovInstitute of Endocrinology, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel. amit.akirov@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-9376-344X
Vincent LaroucheDepartment of Endocrine Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z5, Canada. vincent.larouche@uhn.ca.
Sameerah AlshehriDepartment of Endocrine Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z5, Canada. sameerah.alsherhri@uhn.ca.
Sylvia L AsaDepartment of Pathology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada. pathlady01@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-8418-5054
Shereen EzzatDepartment of Endocrine Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON M5G 1Z5, Canada. Shereen.Ezzat@sinaihealthsystem.ca.
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre · CAJewish General Hospital · CATel Aviv University · ILUniversity Health Network · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The management of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) involves classification into non-functional or functional PanNET, and as localized or metastatic PanNET. In addition, while most PanNETs are sporadic, these endocrine neoplasms can also be manifestations of genetic syndromes. All these factors may assist in forming a risk stratification system permitting a tailored management approach. Most PanNETs are classified as non-functional because they are not associated with clinical sequelae of hormone excess. They are characterized by non-specific symptoms, such as abdominal pain or weight loss, resulting from mass effect related to the pancreatic tumor or secondary to distant metastases. Accurate staging of the disease is essential for determining the appropriate approach to therapy. As cure is only potentially possible with surgical resection of the tumor, it is recommended to remove all localized and limited metastatic disease. However, many patients present with metastatic and/or advanced local disease. In such instances, the goal of therapy is to control tumor growth and/or decrease tumor burden, lengthen survival, and palliate local symptoms and those of hormone excess. This typically requires a multimodal approach, including surgery, liver-directed treatment, and systemic medical therapy.

Indexed as

neuroendocrine tumorspancreaspancreatic cancer

Identifiers

PMID31207914
PMCPMC6628351
OpenAlexW2952706138

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