# Emily K. Bergsland

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## TL;DR

Neuroendocrine tumour specialist who helps design the trials that set treatment for these rare cancers.

## Summary

Emily Bergsland is Professor of Medicine and Associate Director for Education at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. A medical oncologist focused on gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours, she chaired the Alliance A021202 trial of pazopanib versus placebo in progressive carcinoid tumours and co-authors national neuroendocrine tumour treatment guidelines. Her papers include NCCN guidance on the management of advanced gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours, a review of systemic therapies for advanced gastrointestinal carcinoid tumours and the A021202 trial report. Her record links to lutetium-177 dotatate, somatostatin receptor 2 and VEGF-directed therapy, and she leads UCSF's cancer education programmes.

## Fields

- Kind: Person
- Last checked: 2026-09-08
- Role: Professor of Medicine; Associate Director for Education, UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Specialisms: Neuroendocrine tumours; Gastrointestinal oncology; Clinical trials

## Sources

- UCSF profile: https://profiles.ucsf.edu/search/?searchtype=people&searchfor=Emily%20K.%20Bergsland
- PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Bergsland%20EK%5BAuthor%5D
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=Emily%20K.%20Bergsland

## Connected records

- cancers: [Neuroendocrine tumours](https://onco.cc/cancers/neuroendocrine/)
- technologies: [Radioligand therapy (beta emitters)](https://onco.cc/technologies/radioligand-therapy/)
- targets: [Somatostatin receptor 2](https://onco.cc/targets/sstr2/), [VEGF / VEGFR](https://onco.cc/targets/vegf/)
- drugs: [Lutetium-177 dotatate](https://onco.cc/drugs/lutathera/)
- institutions: [UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center](https://onco.cc/institutions/ucsf/)
- journals: [Hematology/oncology clinics of North America](https://onco.cc/journals/hematology-oncology-clinics-of-north-america/), [Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network](https://onco.cc/journals/jnccn/)

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