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. 2022 Apr 17;14(8):2028. doi: 10.3390/cancers14082028

Table 4.

Treatment regimen for GEP NETs and GEP NECs.

Locoregional/Resectable Metastatic/Unresectable
G1 G2 G3 G1/G2 G3
Surgery Asymptomatic/stable Symptomatic/progressive NET NEC
Observe
SSA
Hepatic dominant/metastases Widespread Cisplatin/Eotpside
Everolimus
Sunitinib **
Platinum/Etopside
CAP/TEM
PRRT
SSTR- rapid
SSTR+ slow
Studies
Ki-67
50–60%
Ki-67
>60%
Platinum/Etoposide
CAP/TEM
FOLFIRI
FOLFOX
Studies
Plapinum/Etopside
FOLFIRI
FOLFOX
Studies
Chemoembolization
STZ
panNET Midgut NET
SSTR+ SSTR+ Ki-67 >10% SSTR- SSTR+ SSTR-
Everolimus
Studies
Sunitinib
Lanreotide
SSA
PRRT
STZ/FU
CAP/TEM *
Everolimus
Studies
Sunitinib
STZ/FU
CAP/TEM
Everolimus
IFN alpha
Studies Octreotide
Lanreotide
SSA
PRRT
Everolimus
IFN alpha
Studies

* STZ/FU, CAP/TEM- if progression occurs after treatment, continue treatment as recommended for SSTR+, except for the use of SSA. ** Sunitinib only for PanNET. CAP: capecitabine; Ki-67: rate of cell growth; TEM: temozolomide; FOLFIRI: treatment regimen that includes folinic acid, fluorouracil and irinotecan hydrochloride; FOLFOX: treatment regimen that includes folinic acid, fluorouracil and oxaliplatin, FU: fluorouracil; PRRT: peptide receptor radionuclide therapy; SSA: somatostatin analogs; SSTR: somatostatin receptor; STZ: streptozocin.