- Strosberg, Jonathan R;
- Halfdanarson, Thorvardur R;
- Bellizzi, Andrew M;
- Chan, Jennifer A;
- Dillon, Joseph S;
- Heaney, Anthony P;
- Kunz, Pamela L;
- O’Dorisio, Thomas M;
- Salem, Riad;
- Segelov, Eva;
- Howe, James R;
- Pommier, Rodney F;
- Brendtro, Kari;
- Bashir, Mohammad A;
- Singh, Simron;
- Soulen, Michael C;
- Tang, Laura;
- Zacks, Jerome S;
- Yao, James C;
- Bergsland, Emily K
There have been significant developments in diagnostic and therapeutic options for patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Key phase 3 studies include the CLARINET trial, which evaluated lanreotide in patients with nonfunctioning enteropancreatic NETs; the RADIANT-2 and RADIANT-4 studies, which evaluated everolimus in functioning and nonfunctioning NETs of the gastrointestinal tract and lungs; the TELESTAR study, which evaluated telotristat ethyl in patients with refractory carcinoid syndrome; and the NETTER-1 trial, which evaluated Lu-DOTATATE in NETs of the small intestine and proximal colon (midgut). Based on these and other advances, the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society convened a multidisciplinary panel of experts with the goal of updating consensus-based guidelines for evaluation and treatment of midgut NETs. The medical aspects of these guidelines (focusing on systemic treatment, nonsurgical liver-directed therapy, and postoperative surveillance) are summarized in this article. Surgical guidelines are described in a companion article.