Expression of neuroendocrine markers in tumors

Description

An area of interest is the expression of neuroendocrine biomarkers in cancer. Ghrelin expression was significantly correlated to better recurrence-free survival and breast cancer-specific survival. In related projects we have studied the expression of somatostatin receptors on neuroblastomas, and found frequent expression of these receptors, suggesting that treatment with somatostatin analogs should be further explored in neuroblastomas. Further studies of neuroendocrine markers in breast cancer, neuroblastomas and ACTH-producing NETs are ongoing.