Tag: Olatuton®

TEVA is a global pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Israel. It specializes primarily in generic drugs including octreotide long acting. It is branded as “Octreotide (Olatuton^®)“. Appears to be in use in UK according to patient feedback but I can see EU and US approvals (more here). Read about Olatuton^® in the UK here.

22Apr 2021 by Ronny Allan 7 Comments

Generic Somatostatin Analogues for Neuroendocrine Cancer

Treatment

Updated 19th December 2021 News just in..... the first "non-Ipsen" version of Somatuline Depot (Lanreotide) in the US has been approved by the US FDA according to a press release from the company Cipla. This can often lead to price reductions. The active ingredient, route of administration and strengths are the same as SOMATULINE DEPOT®, from Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals Inc. See the Lanreotide section below. I've covered a lot about somatostatin analogues, particularly the two predominant approved drugs Lanreotide and Octreotide. Recently I read about generic drugs and found there are some for octreotide and as at Jul 2021, at least one for Lanreotide. I was concerned to hear a patient asking a question about generic drugs in my private Facebook group with the main concern being they could be of lesser quality. …

After a few months of introducing C-19 vaccines, many cases of false-positive lymph nodes were reported on nuclear PET scans, some of which led to unnecessary biopsies and unnecessary worry for the patients concerned. According to Mayo Clinic, the positive nodes were on the same side as the vaccine shot in the cases where the […]

Clinical Trial: Triapine and Lutetium Lu 177 Dotatate for Neuroendocrine Tumors

What is PRRT? I’m guessing most of my readers know what Peptide Receptor Radiotherapy (PRRT) is. But for those new to this field, read more here What is Triapine? Triapine is a ribonucleotide reductase (RNR) inhibitor, I.e. it helps repair DNA. When I research this drug, I can see it is used in numerous examples […]

CAPTEM for Neuroendocrine Tumours

What is CAPTEM? Capecitabine is an oral drug used alone or with other drugs to treat certain types of colorectal cancer and breast cancer. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer including in combination with a second drug. Capecitabine is taken up by cancer cells and breaks down into […]

Living with Cancer: Don’t cross the bridge until you come to it

When I read comments in my private Facebook community group, I can see that many people do get concerned about upcoming scans and other rest results. I think the imaging results cause the most angst because those are probably the most telling results someone with Neuroendocrine Cancer will get. Has it grown, has it shrunk? […]

Clinical Trial: Dostarlimab, anti–PD-1 monoclonal antibody in Neuroendocrine Carcinoma

Whenever I post about a new trial or study, some people get excited without understanding that these new treatments and capabilities can very often take years to come to fruition and it’s also possible that clinical trials can be halted, or that national approval agencies will not approve the final product. Please bear that in […]