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Khanna Amardeep
, Cianci Nicole
, Abbas Shah Husnain
, Goel Ashish
, Jebril Asma
, Chauhan Jessica
, Pipe Michelle
, Shetty Shishir
, Weston Christopher
, Venkataraman Hema
, Smith Stacey
, Vickrage Suzanne
, Kemp-Blake Joanne
, Shah Tahir
Carcinoid syndrome occurs in 20% patients, presenting with flushing, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, and wheeze and can be challenging to manage. The standard of care for carcinoid syndrome is somatostatin analogues (SSAs) with add-on Creon, codeine and loperamide therapy. Nonetheless, half of patients experience debilitating diarrhoea. Telotristat-ethyl is a peripheral tryptophan-hydroxylase inhibitor approved for treatment of diarrhoea, supported by Phase 3 clinical trials but la...