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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Role of Somatostatin Signalling in Neuroendocrine Tumours.

Olesja Rogoza, Kaspars Megnis, Marija Kudrjavceva, Aija Gerina-Berzina, Vita Rovite

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
31citing papers in PubMed
8.3field-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

31 citing papers in PubMed, 56 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Development of dual SSTRSC medicinal chemistry · 2026
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  4. Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals Location-Specific Tumor Cell Subtypes and Signaling within Multifocal Small Intestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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  7. The molecular blueprint of targeted radionuclide therapy.Nature reviews. Clinical oncology · 2025
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  9. Theranostics in nuclear medicine: the era of precision oncology.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025
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  11. Role of somatostatin receptor 2 (SSTR2) in pituitary adenomas.Clinical and translational medicine · 2025
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  15. Long-term experience with octreotide and lanreotide for the treatment of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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  20. Cuprotosis clusters predict prognosis and immunotherapy response in low-grade glioma.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2024
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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 2 institutions in 1 country.

Olesja RogozaLatvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Ratsupites Str 1-k1, LV-1067 Riga, Latvia.
Kaspars MegnisLatvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Ratsupites Str 1-k1, LV-1067 Riga, Latvia.
Marija KudrjavcevaPauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Pilsonu Str 13, LV-1002 Riga, Latvia.
Aija Gerina-BerzinaPauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, Pilsonu Str 13, LV-1002 Riga, Latvia.
Vita RoviteLatvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Ratsupites Str 1-k1, LV-1067 Riga, Latvia.
Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre · LVPauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital · LV

Funding

European Regional Development Fund 1.1.1.5/ERANET/20/03
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Somatostatin (SST) is a small peptide that exerts inhibitory effects on a wide range of neuroendocrine cells. Due to the fact that somatostatin regulates cell growth and hormone secretion, somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) have become valuable targets for the treatment of different types of neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). NETs are a heterogeneous group of tumours that can develop in various parts of the body, including the digestive system, lungs, and pituitary. NETs are usually slow growing, but they are often diagnosed in advanced stages and can display aggressive behaviour. The mortality rate of NETs is not outstandingly increased compared to other malignant tumours, even in the metastatic setting. One of the intrinsic properties of NETs is the expression of SSTRs that serve as drug targets for SST analogues (SSAs), which can delay tumour progression and downregulate hormone overproduction. Additionally, in many NETs, it has been demonstrated that the SSTR expression level provides a prognostic value in predicting a therapeutic response. Furthermore, higher a SSTR expression correlates with a better survival rate in NET patients. In recent studies, other epigenetic regulators affecting SST signalling or SSA-mTOR inhibitor combination therapy in NETs have been considered as novel strategies for tumour control. In conclusion, SST signalling is a relevant regulator of NET functionality. Alongside classical SSA treatment regimens, future advanced therapies and treatment modalities are expected to improve the disease outcomes and overall health of NET patients.

Indexed as

HumansNeoplasm MetastasisNeuroendocrine TumorsPrognosisReceptors, SomatostatinSignal TransductionSomatostatinSurvival RateReceptors, SomatostatinSomatostatinSST protein, humanlanreotideneuroendocrine tumouroctreotidePRRTsomatostatinsomatostatin analoguesomatostatin receptor

Identifiers

PMID35163374
PMCPMC8836266
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