Northwoods NETS

Expanded Access to PRRT in the United States

We have exciting news in regards to Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT) therapy in the United States. Advanced Accelerator Applications is currently pursuing marketing approval for 177Lu-DOTA0-Tyr3-Octreotate (Lutathera). Considering that Phase III NETTER-1 clinical trial recruitment has been completed, this expanded access therapeutic protocol aims to allow patients suffering from inoperable, somatostatin receptor positive, midgut carcinoid tumors, progressive under somatostatin analogue therapy to access the investigational product, 177Lu-DOTA0-Tyr3-Octreotate (Lutathera), prior to

Felicia Temple: The Voice

It’s not often that we have a reason to discuss reality television shows here on Northwoods NETS, but, we have a notable exception right now. The Voice contestant, Felicia Temple, 28, is also a neuroendocrine tumor patient. An amazing vocalist and songwriter, Ms. Temple was diagnosed with a appendiceal neuroendocrine tumor last year. A registered RN, she underwent surgery and six rounds of chemo before her doctor declared her NED. She

Press Release | Governor Dayton Proclaims November 10 as NET Cancer Day 2016

NORTHWOODS NETS Minnesota Carcinoid and Neuroendocrine Cancer Support info@northwoodsnets.org Contact: Dawn Marie Peterson dawnmarie@northwoodsnets.org 612.314.9997 PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release November 7, 2016 GOVERNOR MARK DAYTON PROCLAIMS NOVEMBER 10, 2016 AS NET CANCER AWARENESS DAY This NET Cancer Day is a very special one for survivor Dawn Marie Peterson, co-founder of the newly-formed Minnesota non-profit Northwoods NETS, an organization whose mission is to support a high quality of life for

Meet Dr. Thor Halfdanarson at our November 13th Meeting

Join us for our regularly scheduled support group meeting on November 13th and meet Dr. Thor Halfdanarson. This meeting takes place three days after NET Cancer Day and is our last for 2016. Dr. Thor will be giving an overview presentation on neuroendocrine tumors, what’s new and upcoming in treatments and diagnostics, and do a question and answer session with our patient community. Dr. Thor is a trained medical oncologist who

Lexicon announces publication of Telestar study results for Carcinoid Syndrome

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LEXICON ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF TELESTAR STUDY RESULTS FOR TELOTRISTAT ETHYL IN THE JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY Results from Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Study of Telotristat Ethyl Show Clinical Benefit in Patients with Carcinoid Syndrome The Woodlands, Texas, October 31, 2016 – Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX), announced today that the Journal of Clinical Oncology published detailed results from Lexicon’s pivotal Phase 3 TELESTAR clinical study