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Treatment
Treating GEP-NETs

Treatment

Once the particular kind of NET you have has been diagnosed, staged, and graded, your doctor(s) can put together a treatment plan for you. 

How a neuroendocrine tumour is treated will depend on your individual circumstances, such as:1

Venn diagram of three circles, labelled ‘tumour site of origin’, ‘stage and grade of the tumour’, ‘your general health

Treatment might include one, two or more different elements, each working to attack the tumour and/or improve your symptoms in different ways:1

Infographic of the four different treatment options. Surgery to remove all or some of the tumour, and ease some symptoms. Radiotherapy which helps to kill off tumour cells. Medications. Chemotherapy drugs used to help kill off tumour cells.

If your GEP-NET is small and has not spread, surgery can usually remove the tumour completely, and you won’t need any further treatment. If the GEP-NET has spread to other parts of the body (metastasised), the treatments you have will be designed to help reduce your symptoms and give you a better quality of life.

References

  1. CRUK. Treatment options for neuroendocrine cancer. Available at: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/neuroendocrine-tumours-nets/treatment/options. Last accessed April 2025.