Endocrine Abstracts

Background: The NETest is a multi-gene assay comprising 51 circulating neuroendocrine tumor specific transcripts. The quotient of the 51-gene assay is based upon multi-algorithmic data analysis. Eight cancer hallmarks or ‘omes’ (apoptome, epigenome, growth factor signalome, metabolome, proliferome, plurome, secretome SSTRome) represent 29 genes. The NETest is an accurate diagnostic (>90%) but its prognostic utility has not been assessed. In this study, we describe ex...

Introduction: Surgery is the only cure for neuroendocrine tumor (NET) disease. R0 resection is critical for successful tumor resection. Early detection of residual disease is key for optimal management. Both imaging and current biomarkers have intrinsic limitations and are largely ineffective up to 3 months post-surgery. NETest, a multigene blood biomarker test, identifies NETs with >90% accuracy. We hypothesized that surgery would decrease NETest levels and that elevated scor...