Background Somatostatin analogues are commonly used to treat symptoms associated with
hormone hypersecretion in neuroendocrine tumors; however, data on their antitumor effects …

Background Despite improvements in multidisciplinary management, patients with biliary
tract cancer have a poor outcome. Only 20% of patients are eligible for surgical resection with …

Background Transarterial chemoembolisation (TACE) is the standard of care for patients
with intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma, while the multikinase inhibitor sorafenib …

Background Major depressive disorder severely impairs the quality of life of patients with
medical disorders such as cancer, but evidence to guide its management is scarce. We aimed …

Background Medical conditions are often complicated by major depression, with consequent
additional impairment of quality of life. We aimed to compare the effectiveness of an …

Purpose Cancer is associated with an increased risk of suicide and attempted suicide.
However, we do not know how many cancer patients have thoughts that they would be better off …

In the CLARINET study, lanreotide Autogel (depot in USA) significantly prolonged
progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with metastatic pancreatic/intestinal neuroendocrine …

4006 Background: Despite improvements in multidisciplinary management, BTC has a poor
outcome. Approximately 20% of cases are suitable for surgical resection with a 5 year …

BACKGROUND: Systematic screening for depression has been recommended for patients
who have medical conditions like cancer. The 9‐item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ‐9) …

PURPOSE The BILCAP study described a modest benefit for capecitabine as adjuvant
therapy for curatively resected biliary tract cancer (BTC), and capecitabine has become the …