Biography
Emily Bergsland, MD is a medical oncologist at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center who specializes in gastrointestinal malignancies. She is a Professor of Medicine, Director of the UCSF Center for Neuroendocrine Tumors, and serves as Associate Director for Education for the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Bergsland leads a clinical-translational research program focused on neuroendocrine neoplasms of all grades, which includes clinical trials and collaborative studies related to biomarkers, imaging and clinical outcomes. She is past president of the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society, a longstanding member of the NCCN Neuroendocrine Tumor Guidelines panel, and past chair of the NET Task Force of the NCI Gastrointestinal Steering Committee.
Education
| Institution | Degree | Dept or School | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training | 2019 | |
| University of California (UCSF) | Molecular Medicine Training Program | 06/1998 | |
| University of California (UCSF) | Fellowship | Medical Oncology | 06/1995 |
| University of California (UCSF) | Chief Residency | 06/1993 | |
| University of California (UCSF) | Residency | Internal Medicine | 06/1992 |
| University of Minnesota | MD | Medicine | 06/1989 |
| University of Wisconsin | BS | Biochemistry/Molecular Biology | 05/1985 |
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine: Medical Oncology - Subspecialty
Clinical Expertise
Colon Cancer
Esophageal Cancer
Liver Cancer
Lynch Syndrome
Pancreatic Cancer
Rectal Cancer
Stomach Cancer
Clinical Trials
- Related Conditions: Neuroendocrine Tumor, Neuroendocrine Carcinoma| Start Date: | End Date:
- Related Conditions: Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm| Start Date: | End Date:
- Pembrolizumab-based Therapy in Previously Treated High Grade Neuroendocrine Carcinomas (NCT03136055)Related Conditions: Neuroendocrine Carcinoma| Start Date: | End Date:
- Related Conditions: Neuroendocrine Tumor, Carcinoid Tumor, Glioma, Pheochromocytoma| Start Date: | End Date:
- Combination Chemotherapy and Bevacizumab in Treating Patients With Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors (NCT00227617)Related Conditions: Carcinoid Tumor, Islet Cell Tumor, Lung Cancer, Neoplastic Syndrome, Neuroendocrine Tumor, Lung Tumor, Neoplasms| Start Date: | End Date:
- Imatinib, Bevacizumab, and Cyclophosphamide in Patients With Refractory Metastatic Solid Tumors (NCT00390156)Related Conditions: Solid Tumor| Start Date: | End Date:
In the News
January, 03, 2017 | UCSF Surgical Oncology Program
Grants and Funding
- UCSF Paul Calabresi K12 Career Development Program in Clinical Oncology | NIH | 2021-07-01 - 2026-06-30 | Role: Principal Investigator
Research Interests
Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Pancreatic Neoplasms
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor
Colorectal Neoplasms
Neuroendocrine Tumors
Publications
MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 100
- Patterns of Progression After Peptide Receptor Radiopharmaceutical Therapy.| |
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- Characterization of small intestinal neuroendocrine tumorlets.| |
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- ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Staging and Follow-Up of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.| |
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- Precision imaging and evolving therapies in paragangliomas and pheochromocytomas: from molecular diagnostics to imaging-guided management.| |
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- Immunotherapy for Metastatic Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors with High Mutational Burden and Mismatch Repair Alterations Following Treatment with Alkylating Chemotherapy.| |
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- Randomized Phase II Trial of Pazopanib Versus Placebo in Patients With Advanced Extrapancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (Alliance A021202).| |
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- 4D-MRI at 0.55T for internal target volume delineation in liver radiation therapy planning.| |
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- Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and MUTYH pathogenic variants: a multinational study.| |
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- Consensus guideline for the management of peritoneal metastases from neuroendocrine neoplasms.| |
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- Consensus Guideline for the Management of Peritoneal Metastases from Neuroendocrine Neoplasms.| |
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- Symptom Management for Well-Differentiated Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: ASCO Guideline.| |
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- Appropriate use of tissue sampling and somatostatin receptor PET imaging in the diagnosis of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: results of an International Delphi Consensus.| |
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- Flip Angle Optimization for Hepatobiliary Phase MRI at 0.55 T in Patients With Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Prospective Study.| |
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- Metastatic insulinoma-outcomes in the current era.| |
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- Burdens of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasm by Diverse Race and Ethnicities- A Rigorous Structural Equation Modeling.| |
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- Factors associated with grade progression in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.| |
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- Progression of Low-Grade Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET) to High-Grade Neoplasms Harboring the NEC-Like Co-alteration of RB1 and TP53.| |
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- Updated Survival Follow-Up for Phase Ib Trial of the Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Abexinostat With Pazopanib in Patients With Solid Tumor Malignancies.| |
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- Withdrawal pain following patients discontinuing Trk inhibitors.| |
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- A Phase II Trial of the WEE1 Inhibitor Adavosertib in SETD2-Altered Advanced Solid Tumor Malignancies (NCI 10170).| |
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- Synthetic Lethality Beyond BRCA: A Phase I Study of Rucaparib and Irinotecan in Metastatic Solid Tumors With Homologous Recombination-Deficiency Mutations Beyond BRCA1/2.| |
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- Long-Term Survival Outcomes After Minimally Invasive Surgery for Ileal Neuroendocrine Tumors.| |
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- Critical updates in neuroendocrine tumors: Version 9 American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.| |
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- Evaluation of Culture Conducive to Academic Success by Gender at a Comprehensive Cancer Center.| |
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- The Impact of Posttreatment Imaging in Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy.| |
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- Survival outcomes for lung neuroendocrine tumors in California differ by sociodemographic factors.| |
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- The effect of hormonal secretion on survival in adrenocortical carcinoma: A multi-center study.| |
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- Systemic Therapy for Tumor Control in Metastatic Well-Differentiated Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: ASCO Guideline.| |
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- Consensus report of the 2021 National Cancer Institute neuroendocrine tumor clinical trials planning meeting.| |
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- The Careers and Professional Well-Being of Women Oncologists During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Responding for Tomorrow.| |
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- Grade Progression and Intrapatient Tumor Heterogeneity as Potential Contributors to Resistance in Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.| |
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- Expert Consensus Practice Recommendations of the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society for the management of high grade gastroenteropancreatic and gynecologic neuroendocrine neoplasms.| |
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- Preclinical Models of Adrenocortical Cancer.| |
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- Pembrolizumab alone and pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in previously treated, extrapulmonary poorly differentiated neuroendocrine carcinomas.| |
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- Baseline tumor growth rate highlights the heterogeneity of well differentiated gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors and predicts for increases in Ki67 index over time.| |
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- Urinary Neuroendocrine Neoplasms Treated in the "Modern Era": A Multicenter Retrospective Review.| |
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- Efficacy and toxicity of anti-vascular endothelial growth receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with neuroendocrine tumours - A systematic review and meta-analysis.| |
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- Integrated Genomic and Clinicopathologic Approach Distinguishes Pancreatic Grade 3 Neuroendocrine Tumor From Neuroendocrine Carcinoma and Identifies a Subset With Molecular Overlap.| |
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- Preclinical Models of Neuroendocrine Neoplasia.| |
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- DLL3 as an Emerging Target for the Treatment of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms.| |
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- A Phase IB Trial of the PI3K Inhibitor Alpelisib and Weekly Cisplatin in Patients with Solid Tumor Malignancies.| |
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- Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy to Treat Temozolomide-Associated Hypermutation in Advanced Atypical Carcinoid Tumor of the Lung.| |
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- Neuroendocrine Tumors and Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy: When Is the Right Time?| |
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- Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms: a 2022 update for radiologists.| |
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- Adjuvant Therapy for Stage II Colon Cancer: ASCO Guideline Update.| |
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- Discovery and characterization of circulating tumor cell clusters in neuroendocrine tumor patients using nanosubstrate-embedded microchips.| |
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- Preoperative risk stratification of lymph node metastasis for non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm: An international dual-institutional study.| |
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- Temozolomide in Grade 3 Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: A Multicenter Retrospective Review.| |
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- Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Tumors, Version 2.2021, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.| |
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- Outcomes after high-dose radiation in the management of neuroendocrine neoplasms.| |
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- The Immunotherapy Landscape in Adrenocortical Cancer.| |
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- Long-Term Treatment with Telotristat Ethyl in Patients with Carcinoid Syndrome Symptoms: Results from the TELEPATH Study.| |
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- Recurrence Patterns After Surgical Resection of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Analysis From the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Oncology Outcomes Database.| |
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- Minimally Invasive Surgery for Ileal Neuroendocrine Tumors.| |
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- Spartalizumab in metastatic, well/poorly differentiated neuroendocrine neoplasms.| |
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- Time to Sustained Improvement in Bowel Movement Frequency with Telotristat Ethyl: Analyses of Phase III Studies in Carcinoid Syndrome.| |
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- Assessment and Comparison of 18F-Fluorocholine PET and 99mTc-Sestamibi Scans in Identifying Parathyroid Adenomas: A Metaanalysis.| |
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- Carcinoid Crisis-Induced Acute Systolic Heart Failure.| |
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- New frontiers in imaging including radiomics updates for pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms.| |
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- The North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society Consensus Guidelines for Surveillance and Medical Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.| |
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- Commonwealth Neuroendocrine Tumour Research Collaboration and the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Lung Neuroendocrine Tumors: An International Collaborative Endorsement and Update of| |
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- North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society Guide for Neuroendocrine Tumor Patient Health Care Providers During COVID-19.| |
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- Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Are There Any Concerns?| |
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- Reply to S. Boutayeb et al.| |
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- Intraarterial Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy Using 90Y-DOTATOC for Hepatic Metastases of Neuroendocrine Tumors.| |
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- Modifying Practices in GI Oncology in the Face of COVID-19: Recommendations From Expert Oncologists on Minimizing Patient Risk.| |
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- Pembrolizumab for the treatment of programmed death-ligand 1-positive advanced carcinoid or pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: Results from the KEYNOTE-028 study.| |
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- A novel stratification of mesenteric mass involvement as a predictor of challenging mesenteric lymph node dissection by minimally invasive approach for ileal neuroendocrine tumors.| |
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- Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab in Previously Treated Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors: Results From the Phase II KEYNOTE-158 Study.| |
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- A Rare Case of Carcinoid Constrictive Pericarditis.| |
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- Residual tumor volume discriminates prognosis after surgery for neuroendocrine liver metastasis.| |
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- Complete Response and Immune-Mediated Adverse Effects With Checkpoint Blockade: Treatment of Mismatch Repair-Deficient Colorectal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma.| |
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- Vitamin D Levels in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Before and After Treatment Initiation.| |
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- Evaluation of meaningful change in bowel movement frequency for patients with carcinoid syndrome.| |
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- Prognostic impact of a large mesenteric mass >2 cm in ileal neuroendocrine tumors.| |
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- Correlation of DOTATOC Uptake and Pathologic Grade in Neuroendocrine Tumors.| |
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- High thymidylate synthase gene expression predicts poor outcome after resection of hepatocellular carcinoma.| |
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- Duration of Oxaliplatin-Containing Adjuvant Therapy for Stage III Colon Cancer: ASCO Clinical Practice Guideline.| |
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- Periprocedural Management of Patients Undergoing Liver Resection or Embolotherapy for Neuroendocrine Tumor Metastases.| |
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- Long-Term Safety Experience with Telotristat Ethyl Across Five Clinical Studies in Patients with Carcinoid Syndrome.| |
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- Mitogen Inducible Gene-6 Is a Prognostic Marker for Patients with Colorectal Liver Metastases.| |
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- Treatment Patterns and Clinical Outcomes in Advanced Lung Neuroendocrine Tumors in Real-World Settings: A Multicenter Retrospective Chart Review Study.| |
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- Real-World Treatment Patterns and Clinical Outcomes in Advanced Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors (GI NET): A Multicenter Retrospective Chart Review Study.| |
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- Follow-up Recommendations for Completely Resected Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.| |
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- A Patient-derived Xenograft Model of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors Identifies Sapanisertib as a Possible New Treatment for Everolimus-resistant Tumors.| |
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- Identification of high-risk human papillomavirus and Rb/E2F pathway genomic alterations in mutually exclusive subsets of colorectal neuroendocrine carcinoma.| |
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- Progress in the Evaluation and Treatment of Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors.| |
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- NCCN Guidelines Insights: Neuroendocrine and Adrenal Tumors, Version 2.2018.| |
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- Changes in Weight Associated With Telotristat Ethyl in the Treatment of Carcinoid Syndrome.| |
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- Understanding the Patient Experience with Carcinoid Syndrome: Exit Interviews from a Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study of Telotristat Ethyl.| |
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- Appropriate Use Criteria for Somatostatin Receptor PET Imaging in Neuroendocrine Tumors.| |
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- Lower gastrointestinal neuroendocrine neoplasms associated with hereditary cancer syndromes: a case series.| |
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- The North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society Consensus Guidelines for Surveillance and Medical Management of Midgut Neuroendocrine Tumors.| |
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- The Surgical Management of Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors: Consensus Guidelines of the North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society.| |
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- A Case of Metastatic Atypical Neuroendocrine Tumor with ALK Translocation and Diffuse Brain Metastases.| |
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- Real-world treatment patterns in advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in the era of targeted therapy: perspectives from an academic tertiary center and community oncology practices.| |
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- Safety, tumor trafficking and immunogenicity of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells specific for TAG-72 in colorectal cancer.| |
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- Complicated Case Presentation: Management of Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1.| |
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- Radioembolization with 90Y glass microspheres for the treatment of unresectable metastatic liver disease from chemotherapy-refractory gastrointestinal cancers: final report of a prospective pilot study.| |
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- Oxaliplatin-Fluoropyrimidine Chemotherapy Plus Bevacizumab in Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors: An Analysis of 2 Phase II Trials.| |
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