The potential of somatostatin receptor 2 as a novel therapeutic target in salivary gland malignant tumors.

Amichay MeirovitzKarny Shouchane-BlumAlexander MalyEvgeniya BersudskiNir HirshorenRoss AbramsAron PopovtzerMarina OreviJeffrey Weinberger

Published in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2021)

This study confirms the expression of SSTR2 in glandular salivary carcinomas and an inverse correlation in expression levels between SSTR2 and Ki-67. This lays a foundation for novel treatment options in salivary metastatic cancers where SSTR2 may be a potential novel therapeutic target.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
long non coding rna
young adults
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
lymph node
radiation therapy