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FDA Approves New Treatment for Certain Digestive Tract Cancers

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(Source: fda.gov)

Silver Spring, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—January 26, 2018

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By: Angela Stark

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Lutathera (lutetium Lu 177 dotatate) for the treatment of a type of cancer that affects the pancreas or gastrointestinal tract called gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs). This is the first time a radioactive drug, or radiopharmaceutical, has been approved for the treatment of GEP-NETs. Lutathera is indicated for adult patients with somatostatin receptor-positive GEP-NETs.

“GEP-NETs are a rare…

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