Sutent (sunitinib) has been approved by the FDA for treating advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Specifically, the medication has been given the green light for patients whose tumors cannot be surgically removed, or for those whose cancer has metastasized. This is the second drug, after Afinitor, to be approved for the same indication this month. Advanced (progressive) pancreatic neuroendocrine cancers account for less than 5% of all pancreatic cancers diagnosed in the USA. They are usually slower growing and less aggressive than the more common pancreatic adenocarcinoma...
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