Beneficial Effects of the mTOR Inhibitor Everolimus in Patients with Advanced Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: Subgroup Results of a Phase II Trial

Objective. Until recently, advanced medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) had few treatment options except surgery. The mTOR inhibitor everolimus has shown encouraging results in neuroendocrine tumors. As part of a prospective phase II study, we analyzed the safety and efficacy of everolimus in advanced MT...

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Autores principales: T. C. Schneider, D. de Wit, T. P. Links, N. P. van Erp, J. J. M. van der Hoeven, H. Gelderblom, T. van Wezel, R. van Eijk, H. Morreau, H. J. Guchelaar, E. Kapiteijn
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Colección:International Journal of Endocrinology
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/348124