Clinical profile and treatment outcomes of metastatic neuroendocrine carcinoma: A single institution experience

Background: Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) is a rare tumor arising from the diffuse neuroendocrine system. Most of these present in the advanced stage and palliative chemotherapy remains the only option. The prognosis remains poor with the standard chemotherapy regimen of platinum and etoposide (EP)...

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Main Authors: K N Lokesh, Abhishek Anand, K C Lakshmaiah, K Govind Babu, Dasappa Lokanatha, Linu Abraham Jacob, M C Suresh Babu, A H Rudresha, L K Rajeev, Smitha C Saldanha, G V Giri, Dipti Panwar, Deepak Koppaka, Rajesh Patidar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-01-01
Series:South Asian Journal of Cancer
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Online Access:http://journal.sajc.org/article.asp?issn=2278-330X;year=2018;volume=7;issue=3;spage=207;epage=209;aulast=Lokesh