Application progress of radionuclide imaging and therapy in neuroendocrine tumors

Some subtypes of somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) are overexpressed in neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). 177Lu-1, 4, 7, 10-tetraazacyclododecane-1, 4, 7, 10-tetraacetic acid-D-Phel-Tyr3-Thr8-octreotide (DOTATATE) is a somatostatin analogue that can be combined with somatostatin receptor specifically, which plays an important role not only in early diagnosis, clinical staging, treatment guiding, recurrence detection and metastasis of NETs, but also in the targeted radionuclide therapy of tumors. The side effect of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy is relatively mild, which is of great clinical significance for prolonging patients′ survival, improving symptoms and the quality of life. Key words: Neuroendocrine tumors; DOTATATE; Lutetium; Trends