DCEUS to Assess Treatment Response to PRRT in GEP-NET

Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a wide group of neoplasms arising from the diffuse neuroendocrine cell system that features significant molecular and biological heterogeneity. They mainly derive from the enterochromaffin cells of the gastroenteropancreatic tract (GEP-NETs) and their incidence and prevalence are steadily rising, possibly as a consequence of improving diagnostic methods and earlier detection. A major feature of GEP-NETs is their somatostatin receptor (SSTR) immunogenicity, which is relevant both for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. For patients with unresectable or advanced disease, systemic treatment is the standard of care. In this setting, Somatostatin analogues (SSAs) are the standard first line therapy and, even if response rates are low, disease progression is halted in about two thirds of patient. Recently, targeted radionuclide therapy has claimed significant