Monoclonal antibody therapy for neuroendocrine tumours, illustration - Stockillustratie

Illustration of monoclonal antibody (blue and orange) therapy for neuroendocrine tumours (NETs), illustration. Neuroendocrine cells are found throughout the body. They secrete hormones that control many physiological processes. Neuroendocrine tumours, which arise from these cells, are rare and can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous). The tumours are usually slow-growing. Treatment depends on the type of NET. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) are proteins secreted by a cloned line of cells that have been engineered to respond to a particular target