Publications by authors named "Donald Wells"
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- Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) of the pancreas and midgut are very rare in children, and those with metastatic disease face low survival rates.
- Recent adult clinical trials indicate that adding peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with Lu-DOTATATE significantly improves disease control, achieving about 80% effectiveness with few side effects.
- The study highlights the successful application of Lu-DOTATATE in treating two pediatric patients with metastatic NET, suggesting potential benefits for young patients.
Hereditary spherocytosis (HS) is the most common red blood cell (RBC) membrane disorder causing hereditary hemolytic anemia. Patients with HS have defects in the genes coding for ankyrin (), band 3 (), protein 4.2 (), and α () or β-spectrin ().
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