Lutetium Lu 177-dotatate

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Lutetium Lu 177-dotatate
TermLutetium Lu 177-dotatate
Short definitionLutetium Lu 177-dotatate (loo-TEE-shee-er.
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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Lutetium Lu 177-dotatate - (pronounced) (loo-TEE-shee-er. . . DOH-tuh-tayt) A radioactive drug used to treat adults with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors that are somatostatin receptor positive. It is also being studied in the treatment of other types of cancer. Lutetium Lu 177 dotatate binds to a protein called the somatostatin receptor found on some neuroendocrine tumor cells. Lutetium Lu 177 dotatate builds up in these cells and emits radiation that can kill them. It's a type of radioconjugate and a type of somatostatin analog. Also called Lutathera

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