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Meningioma: Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approaches

Biomedicines
Background/Objectives: Meningiomas are the most common intracranial tumors. Surgery and radiation therapy are the cornerstones of treatment and no standard of care therapy exists for refractory meningiomas. This manuscript aims to provide a comprehensive
Carlen A. Yuen, Michelle Zheng, Max A. Saint-Germain, David O. Kamson   +3 more
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Somatostatin Analogs in the Medical Management of Occult Bleeding of the Lower Digestive Tract

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2015
The management of occult bleeding from the lower digestive tract can be very challenging. In cases of identified angiodysplasia, the first line management options can be limited by a number of clinical or anatomical factors and an alternative approach ...
Julie Martin-Grace, Gianluca Tamagno
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Agonists, Antagonists and Receptors of Somatostatin: Pathophysiological and Therapeutical Implications in Neoplasias

Current Issues in Molecular Biology
Somatostatin is a peptide that plays a variety of roles such as neurotransmitter and endocrine regulator; its actions as a cell regulator in various tissues of the human body are represented mainly by inhibitory effects, and it shows potent activity ...
Argyrios Periferakis, Georgios Tsigas, Aristodemos-Theodoros Periferakis, Carla Mihaela Tone, Daria Alexandra Hemes, Konstantinos Periferakis, Lamprini Troumpata, Ioana Anca Badarau, Cristian Scheau, Ana Caruntu, Ilinca Savulescu-Fiedler, Constantin Caruntu, Andreea-Elena Scheau   +12 more
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The influence of somatostatin analogues on the incidence of pancreatic fistulas and postoperative morbidity in patients undergoing pancreatic resection: A Bayesian network meta-analysis.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundPancreatic resection is a critical treatment for pancreatic cancer and other pancreatic diseases. Somatostatin analogs are commonly used to prevent complications following pancreatic resection, but their efficacy and safety remain debated ...
Zonghao Hou, Shengxiang Hou, Zhixin Wang, Haijiu Wang, Manjun Deng, Haining Fan   +5 more
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Long-Term Disease Control of a Non-Operable Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Lung with Lanreotide: A Case Study

Case Reports in Oncology, 2012
Bronchopulmonary neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are malignant tumors that represent approximately 20% of all lung cancers. The therapeutic option for advanced or metastatic bronchopulmonary NETs is mainly palliation of symptoms; options need to be ...
F. Van Fraeyenhove, E. De Droogh, N. Meireson, D. Galdermans, C. Goor, F. Van Acker, C. Mattelaer, V. De Ruyter, D. Schrijvers   +8 more
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Somatostatin analogs: Future directions [PDF]

Metabolism, 1996
Lamberts, S. W.J., Van der Lely, A. J., De Herder, W. W., Hofland, L. J.   +3 more
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Expression of somatostatin receptors in hemangioblastomas associated with von Hippel-Lindau disease as a novel diagnostic, therapeutic, and follow-up opportunity: A case report and literature review

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
SUMMARY Hemangioblastomas associated with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease are frequently multiple and recur during prolonged follow-up. Currently, no systemic treatment is available for these tumors.
Eloá Pereira Brabo, Sergio Altino de Almeida, Patrícia Piazza Rafful, Paulo Henrique Rosado-de-Castro, Leonardo Vieira Neto   +4 more
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Comparative Efficacy of Medical Treatments for Thyroid Eye Disease: A Network Meta-Analysis

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2018
Purpose. Numerous medical strategies have been proposed for the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED); however, the best methods for standard treatment are still a matter of controversy.
Nuo Xu, Yi Cui, Tianlu Xie, Mi Zheng
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Somatostatin and CXCR4 chemokine receptor expression in hepatocellular and cholangiocellular carcinomas: tumor capillaries as promising targets

BMC Cancer, 2017
Background Hepatocellular (HCC) and cholangiocellular carcinomas (CCC) display an exceptionally poor prognosis. Especially for advanced disease no efficient standard therapy is currently available.
Daniel Kaemmerer, Robin Schindler, Franziska Mußbach, Uta Dahmen, Annelore Altendorf-Hofmann, Olaf Dirsch, Jörg Sänger, Stefan Schulz, Amelie Lupp   +8 more
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On implications of somatostatin in diabetic retinopathy

Neural Regeneration Research
Somatostatin, a naturally produced neuroprotective peptide, depresses excitatory neurotransmission and exerts anti-proliferative and anti-inflammatory effects on the retina.
Yanhong Fang, Qionghua Wang, Youjian Li, Li Zeng, Jian Liu, Kepeng Ou   +5 more
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