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01-12-2017

The place of liver transplantation in the treatment of hepatic metastases from neuroendocrine tumors: Pros and cons

Authors: Carlo Sposito, Michele Droz dit Busset, Davide Citterio, Marco Bongini, Vincenzo Mazzaferro

Published in: Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders | Issue 4/2017

Abstract

Liver metastases occur in nearly half of NET patients (MNETs) and heavily affect prognosis, with 5-yr. OS around 19–38%. Although it is difficult to show outcome differences for available treatments, due to the long course of disease, surgery for MNETs remains the most effective option in terms of survival and symptom control. Since MNETs frequently present as an oligo-metastatic, liver-limited disease, unresectable in 80% of cases, liver transplantation (LT) has emerged as a potential curative treatment. Nevertheless, experience with LT for MNETs is limited and burdened by highly heterogeneous outcomes and significant recurrence rate, mostly explained by the variability of selection criteria. Several prognostic factors have been identified: extended surgery on primary tumor associated to LT, elderly patients, pancreatic primary (pNET), extensive liver involvement, poorly differentiated tumors, high Ki67 levels and short wait time to LT. A proper patients’ selection based on these data (Milan NET criteria) allows a significant survival advantage over non-transplant strategies, with excellent outcomes in recent series (69–97.2% 5-yr. OS) as opposed to patients undergoing non-surgical treatments (34–50.9%). Evidence indicates LT as the best option for selected patients with MNETs. The use of organs for MNETs is therefore justified.

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Title: The place of liver transplantation in the treatment of hepatic metastases from neuroendocrine tumors: Pros and cons
Authors: Carlo Sposito
Michele Droz dit Busset
Davide Citterio
Marco Bongini
Vincenzo Mazzaferro
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 1389-9155
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2606
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-017-9439-7

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