Characteristics and treatment results of patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in a tertiary care centre.

Background: Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NET) are rare neoplasms with limited reported data from the Middle East. Our study aims to report the clinicopathological feature, treatment patterns, and survival outcomes of patients with GEP-NET from our part of the world.

Methods: Medical records of patients diagnosed with GEP-NET between January 2011 and December 2016 at a single center in Saudi Arabia were reviewed retrospectively, and complete clinicopathological and treatment data were collected.

Prognostic significance of peritoneal metastasis from colorectal cancer treated with first-line triplet chemotherapy.

Background: Peritoneal metastasis from colorectal cancer (CRC) carries a poor prognosis in most studies. The majority of those studies used either a single-agent or doublet chemotherapy regimen in the first-line setting.

Aim: To investigate the prognostic significance of peritoneal metastasis in a cohort of patients treated with triplet chemotherapy in the first-line setting.

Thromboembolic Events Burden in Patients With Solid Tumors and Their Predisposing Factors.

Introduction: The relationship between cancers and thromboembolic events is well established. In our study, we aim to determine the burden of thromboembolic events in patients with solid tumors and identify the risk factors related to their development.

Materials & Methods: Data on patients with solid tumors and thromboembolism between January 2013 and September 2014 were collected and analyzed.