Swiss registry aims to map rare neuroendocrine tumors
NCT ID NCT01039922
First seen Sep 11, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026
Summary
Neuroendocrine tumors of the gut and pancreas are rare and not well understood, which makes treatment decisions hard. The SwissNET registry collects health information from patients across Switzerland who have these tumors. Researchers will track tumor types, treatments used, and outcomes like mortality and hospital stays. The goal is to learn more about these tumors and how best to manage them.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If the registry succeeds, it could help doctors better understand neuroendocrine tumors and improve how they choose treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial, so it cannot prove that any treatment works. Results depend on how many patients and hospitals take part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,245 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Start date
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Jan 2008
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients will be selected either through the report of a pathological institute or of any medical doctor within Switzerland treating patients with neuroendocrine tumours.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Neuroendocrine tumor irrespective of primary tumor location * Diagnosis in Switzerland * Given informed consent
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bezirksspital Affoltern
Affoltern am Albis, Switzerland
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Bürgerspital Solothurn
Solothurn, Switzerland
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Centre hospitalier du centre du Valais
Sion, Switzerland
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Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois, CHUV
Lausanne, Switzerland
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Div. of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Bern University Hospital
Bern, 3010, Switzerland
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Fmi Spital Interlaken
Interlaken, Switzerland
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Gesundheitszentrum Fricktal
Rheinfelden, Switzerland
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Hirslandenklinik St. Anna
Lucerne, Switzerland
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Hôpital du Jura
Delémont, Switzerland
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Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Geneva, Switzerland
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Istituto oncologico della Svizzera italiana
Bellinzona, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Aarau
Aarau, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Bruderholz
Bruderholz, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Chur
Chur, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Laufen
Laufen, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Liestal
Liestal, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Luzern
Lucerne, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Münsterlingen
Münsterlingen, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Nidwalden
Stans, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Obwalden
Sarnen, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Olten
Olten, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital St. Gallen
Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Sursee, Luzern
Lucerne, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Uri, Altdorf
Altdorf, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Winterthur
Winterthur, Switzerland
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Kantonsspital Wolhusen
Wolhusen, Switzerland
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Kreisspital Männedorf
Männedorf, Switzerland
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Pathologie Medica Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Private practise Dr. Mannhart
Churwalden, Switzerland
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Privatpraxis Dr. H.J. Poths
Seuzach Dorf, Switzerland
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Regionalspital Einsiedeln
Einsiedeln, Switzerland
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Regionalspital Visp
Visp, Switzerland
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Regionsspital Emmental
Burgdorf, Switzerland
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STS AG Spital Zweisimmen
Zweisimmen, Switzerland
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See-Spital Horgen
Horgen, Switzerland
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Spital Dornach
Dornach, Switzerland
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Spital Grabs
Grabs, Switzerland
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Spital Lachen
Lachen, Switzerland
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Spital Limmattal
Schlieren, Switzerland
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Spital Region Oberaargau
Langenthal, Switzerland
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Spital Schwyz
Schwyz, Switzerland
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Spital Tiefenau, Spitalnetz Bern
Bern, Switzerland
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Spital Uster
Uster, Switzerland
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Spital Zimmerberg
Horgen, Switzerland
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Spital Zollikerberg
Zollikerberg, Switzerland
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Spitalnetz Bern Aarberg
Aarberg, Switzerland
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Spitalzentrum Biel - Bienne
Biel, Switzerland
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St. Claraspital
Basel, Switzerland
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Stadtspital Triemli
Zurich, Switzerland
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Stadtspital Waid
Zurich, Switzerland
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Thun Spital STS AG
Thun, Switzerland
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Universitätsspital Basel
Basel, Switzerland
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Universitätsspital Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Zieglerspital Bern
Bern, Switzerland
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Zuger Kantonsspital AG
Zug, Switzerland
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