UHCW Trust's Neuroendocrine Tumour Service, The Arden NET Centre is the regional centre for Coventry and Warwickshire also receiving referrals from hospital trusts further afield.
The Centre is proud to have been successfully re-certified by The European Neuroendocrine Tumour Society (ENETS) in January 2020 as a 'Centre of Excellence (CoE)' for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with Gastro-entero-pancreatic (GEP-NETs).
The unit has a strong reputation for providing high standards of medical and nursing care to patients across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond. Building on its success and in order to meet increasing demands for the service the team will be expanding.
Diagnosis, treatment and care are offered to patients with neuroendocrine tumours (NET) of following types:
Functioning and non-functioning, within the small bowel, pancreas (gastrinoma, insulinoma and glucagonoma), colon, appendix, rectum or lungs as well as in the adrenals (phaeochromocytoma) and further Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN).
A joined-up approach to treating NETs As a CoE, we continuously strive to offer a world class standard of diagnostics, treatments and care for patients with neuroendocrine tumours and to ensure that the patients have an excellent experience. Healthcare and medical professionals from across the UK refer their patients to our services. The service is based on a collaborative approach in order to join multidisciplinary expertise assuring best care is given and all medical professionals involved are aware of the patient’s treatment journey.
Modalities of treatment include somatostatin analogue treatment, Peptide Receptor Radionucleotide Treatment (PRRT), Surgical Intervention (where appropriate) with the available high tech robotic surgery option, one of few in the UK. Our areas and services include:
Endocrinology • State-of-the-art diagnostics and therapeutic procedures • Support from specialist NET nurses • Weekly run NET multidisciplinary tumour board meetings • Multidisciplinary specialist treatment • Regular follow-ups, in line with ENETS guidelines • Dietary advice for patients
• Patients can opt to participate phase 3 clinical trials and NET-related research; the team is actively participating in NET related research and publishing regularly in renowned articles in the field Histopathology • Expert assessment for all types of neuroendocrine tumour with use of newest markers in the field.
Surgery • Upper gastrointestinal, colonic, pancreatic and hepatic, including intraoperative and radiofrequency ablation. Cardiothoracic surgery. Cardiology surgery • Optional robotic major hepatectomy, pancreatectomy and multi-visceral resections
Radiology and Nuclear Medicine • State-of-the-art imaging on site, including the latest technology in CT scans, MRI, FDG-PET, MIBG and Gallium scans on site since 2020 • PRRT (lutetium) on site since 2019 • Radiofrequency ablation Oncology • State-of-the-art treatment for pancreatic NETs, including Streptozocin, Sunitinib, Everolimus, Capecitabin/Temolazide (CAPTEM) and mTOR inhibitors. • Chemotherapy for pancreatic NETs and poorly differentiated NETs
Gastroenterology • All state-of-the-art diagnostic procedures on site • Gastrointestinal endoscopy and endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) • Assessment of malabsorption and nutrition advice
Cardiology and Cardiothoracic surgery • State-of-the-art facilities on site to perform pulmonary investigations and possible surgery • Expertise on pulmonary NETs • Expertise on cardiac surgery for carcinoid heart disease
Support services • Close collaboration with the UK NET Patient Foundation • Tailored dietary advice • Pain management • Psychological support
Educational Activities • Annual exchange and updates on UKINETS and ENETS conferences • Annual exchange within the Trust on newest developments within field of NET The Team and Core Partners Professor Martin O. Weickert, MD, FRCP Consultant Endocrinology & Diabetes Service Lead for Neuroendocrine Tumours The Arden NET Centre, ENETS Centre of Excellence University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust Visiting Professor at Centre of Applied Biological & Exercise Sciences, Coventry University Lead Clinical Research Network (CRN) Metabolic & Endocrine West Midlands Tel: 02476 966006 martin.weickert@uhcw.nhs.uk
Core partner Mr. Saboor Khan, MBBS, PhD, FRCS, FACS Consultant Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon Deputy Service Lead for Neuroendocrine Tumours The Arden NET Centre, ENETS Centre of Excellence University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust Tel: 02476 965277 saboor.khan@uhcw.nhs.uk
Core partners Cardiothoracic & Pulmonology Professor David Parr, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Head of Medicine & Clinical Director of Cardio-Respiratory Services Mr Antionio Martin-Ucar, Consultant Thoracic Surgeon
Core partners Cardiology Dr Peter Glennon, Consultant Cardiologist
Core partners Gastroenterology Dr Nicola Birch, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Clinical Lead for Gastroenterology & Nutrition Dr Esther Unitt, Consultant Gastroenterologist Professor Ramesh Arasaradnam, Consultant Gastroenterologist Dr John Lin Hieng Wong, Consultant Gastroenterologist Dr Duncan Loft, Consultant Gastroenterologist Dr Victoria Gordon, Consultant Gastroenterologist
Core partners HPB Mr F.T. Lam, Consultant Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon Mr Jawad Ahmad, Consultant Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgeon including robotic surgery Mr Gabriele Marangoni, General Surgeon
Core partners Histophatology Dr Kishore Gopalakrishnan, Consultant Histophathologist Dr Ratnadeep Ganguly, Consultant Histophathologist
Core partners Nuclear Medicine Dr James Cullis, Consultant Nuclear Medicine and Clinical Scientist, Lead Nuclear Medicine Dr Chen Low, Consultant Nuclear Medicine Dr Olu Adesanya, Consultant Nuclear Medicine
Core partner Oncology Dr Jane Worlding, Consultant Oncologist and ARSAC license holder Dr Sharmila Sothi, Consultant Clinical Oncologist
Core partners Radiology Dr James Harding, Consultant Radiologist Dr Lye-Quen Hon, Consultant Radiologist Dr Neil Gupta, Consultant Radiologist Dr Manpreet Dhillon, Consultant Radiologist
Core partner Transplant Mr Darius Mirza, Consultant Hepatobiliary Surgeon University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Core partner Palliative Care Dr Richard Kitchen, Consultant Palliative Medicine Dr Nial McCarron, Consultant Palliative Medicine
Core partner Pain Therapy Dr Somasundarem Krishnamoorthy, Consultant Anaesthetics & Pain Management
Core partner Psychological Service Dr Louise Price, Consultant Clinical Psychologist Louise Davies Lead Neuroendocrine Specialist Nurse Dip HE Nursing, BSc (Hons), MSc Postgraduate Certificate ANP University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust The Arden NET Centre, ENETS Centre of Excellence Tel: 02476 965976 louise.davies2@uhcw.nhs.uk
Barbara Mosterman, Research Assistant Practitioner, BEng University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, R&D Department Tel: 02476 967145 barbara.mosterman@uhcw.nhs.uk
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Useful Links:
NET Patient Foundation
European Neuroendocrine Tumour Society
UK and Ireland Neuroendocrine Tumour Society
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