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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Chronic Use of Long-Acting Somatostatin Analogues (SSAs) and Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) in Patients with Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (GEP-NETs): An Under-recognized Adverse Effect.

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2020


Cancer Med J


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32405630?dopt=Abstract


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Chronic Use of Long-Acting Somatostatin Analogues (SSAs) and Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) in Patients with Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (GEP-NETs): An Under-recognized Adverse Effect.

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Chronic Use of Long-Acting Somatostatin Analogues (SSAs) and Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) in Patients with Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (GEP-NETs): An Under-recognized Adverse Effect.
Saif M W, Romano A, Smith MH, Patel R, Relias V
Cancer Med J. 2020; 3(2):75-84.
PMID: 32405630.

Abstract

Somatostatin Analogues (SSAs) are used to treat Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) and acromegaly. Side effects of SAAs usually include biliary disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, injection-site pain and hyperglycemia. Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency (EPI) is often misdiagnosed as disease progression or failure to SAAs or diagnosed after a delay in patients receiving SAAs. We present our experience with EPI developing in patients following use of SAAs.