A Systematic Review of Economic and Quality-of-Life Research in Carcinoid Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To date, the economic burden and patient-reported outcomes associated with carcinoid syndrome (CS) in patients with neuroendocrine tumor (NET) remain largely unknown.

Objectives

The objective of this study was to perform a systematic review of economic and quality-of-life (QOL) studies related to the treatment of CS.

Methods

Articles included in the review were extracted from PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library. Studies had to be in English and published between 1 January 2000 and 2 July 2020. Other study eligibility criteria included patients with NET with CS receiving treatment for CS, study outcomes of cost or QOL, and clinical trials or population-based studies using claims or other secondary databases. The interventions included somatostatin analo

SUBMITTER: Pan IW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9109155 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature