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Medicines edotreotideQuestion & answer

edotreotide · Medicine question

Is edotreotide a treatment for neuroendocrine cancer?

iatroX medicinesPublished 20 August 2026Reviewed 20 August 2026

The answer

Answer

No. It is a diagnostic PET tracer used to locate somatostatin receptor-positive tumours.

Sources for this answer

SomaKit TOC 40 micrograms kit for radiopharmaceutical preparationemc · SmPC Current selected SmPC · Version 7

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