Adjuvant therapy following resection of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors provides no recurrence or survival benefit.
James R BarrettVictoria RendellCourtney PokrzywaAlexandra G Lopez-AguiarJohn CannonGeorge A PoultsidesFlavio RochaAngelena CrownEliza Wright BealTimothy M PawlikRyan FieldsRoheena Z PanniPaula SmithKamran IdreesClifford ChoMegan BeemsShishir MaithelSharon WeberDaniel E AbbottPublished in: Journal of surgical oncology (2020)
Our data, reflecting the largest reported experience to date, demonstrate that adjuvant therapy for resected GEP NETs is negatively associated with RFS and confers no OS benefit. Selection bias enriching our treatment cohort for individuals with unmeasured high-risk characteristics likely explains some of these results; future studies should focus on patient subsets who may benefit from adjuvant therapy.