Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The global incidence of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs) has witnessed a steady rise in the past three decades. Unfortunately, the survival rates remain low primarily due to late-stage diagnoses and a lack of specific and sensitive diagnostic markers. Therefore, there is an urgent need for improved and efficient early diagnostic biomarkers. Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) have gained significant attention in the field of tumor growth and cancer metast...