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ArticleEndocrine oncology (Bristol, England)2025

Diagnostic characteristics, treatment outcomes, and prognostic factors in glucagonomas.

Eleni Armeni, Alexander Branton, Juliana Porto, Dalvinder Mandair, Aimee R Hayes, Aspasia Manta, Shaunak Navalkissoor, Gopinath Gnanasegaran, Ann-Marie Quigley, Ashley B Grossman and 2 more

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Article in Endocrine oncology (Bristol, England), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Eleni ArmeniNeuroendocrine Tumour Unit, ENETS Centre of Excellence, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3310-1521
Alexander BrantonNeuroendocrine Tumour Unit, ENETS Centre of Excellence, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Juliana PortoNeuroendocrine Tumour Unit, ENETS Centre of Excellence, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Dalvinder MandairNeuroendocrine Tumour Unit, ENETS Centre of Excellence, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Aimee R HayesNeuroendocrine Tumour Unit, ENETS Centre of Excellence, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Aspasia MantaEndocrine Unit, 2nd Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Research Institute & Diabetes Center, Medical School, University of Athens, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece.
Shaunak NavalkissoorNuclear Medicine Department, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2886-9691
Gopinath GnanasegaranNuclear Medicine Department, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Ann-Marie QuigleyNuclear Medicine Department, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Ashley B GrossmanNeuroendocrine Tumour Unit, ENETS Centre of Excellence, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1176-6186
Martyn CaplinNeuroendocrine Tumour Unit, ENETS Centre of Excellence, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.
Christos ToumpanakisNeuroendocrine Tumour Unit, ENETS Centre of Excellence, Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom.

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Abstract

Objective: Glucagonomas are rare islet cell tumours, accounting for 2% of such tumours, with an annual incidence of 0.01-0.1 per million. This study aimed to describe diagnostic characteristics and treatment outcomes in patients with glucagonoma from a major referral centre. Design: A retrospective case series included patients diagnosed with glucagonoma at the ENETS Centre of Excellence, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK. Methods: Electronic patient records were reviewed to document baseline disease characteristics and treatment outcomes. Disease-free survival (DFS), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Results: Twenty patients (75% male, age 56.6 ± 11.6 years, mean Ki-67 index 7.3 ± 7, mean ± SD) were included; 50% had liver metastases at diagnosis. The median OS was 34 months (95% CI: 30.3-37.7). Median OS was 34, 9, and 71 months for patients with liver, lung, and skeletal metastases, respectively. At diagnosis, migratory necrolytic erythema was linked to poorer OS (22 months, 95% CI: 14.3-29.7). Median DFS following surgery was 25 months (95% CI: 3.5-46.5). For inoperable disease, Lutetium-177 ( Conclusion: Tumour grade, metastases, and NME at diagnosis influence OS in glucagonoma. Surgery is associated with the best PFS as first-line therapy, while

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