Eric Raymond • Sandrine Faivre
Philippe Ruszniewski
Editors

2014

From Surgery to Targeted Therapies:
A Multidisciplinary Approach

Complexity of Patient Care in Neuroendocrine Tumors
of the Digestive Tract
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) have emerged as paradigm tumors for which multidisciplinary care is required. NETs are known as rare tumors. However, the increasing incidence of NET renders it likely that physicians caring for cancers may have either already faced or may be certainly exposed during their career to the challenging issues of discussing the case of a patient with NET. During the last 5 years, several novel therapeutic options have emerged for NET, profoundly challenging practices that had been previously set for decades. This moving field has generated some confusion, leading to novel treatment algorithms to guide medical decisions.