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FDA approves new treatment for certain digestive tract cancers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lutathera (lutetium Lu 177 dotatate) for the treatment of a type of cancer that affects the pancreas or gastrointestinal tract called gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs). This is the first time a radioactive drug, or radiopharmaceutical, has been approved for the treatment of GEP-NETs. Since Lutathera works by binding to the somatostatin receptor, this drug is indicated for adult patients with somatostatin receptor-positive GEP-NETs.

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