Efficacy of Lutetium-177 DOTATATE/TOC in Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors

Authors

  • Amelia De los Reyes Grupo de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
  • Augusto Llamas-Olier Grupo de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
  • Alejandro Martí Grupo de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
  • Felipe Fierro Unidad de Endocrinología Oncológica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
  • Leonardo Rojas Unidad de Endocrinología Oncológica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
  • María Cristina Martínez Grupo de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
  • Carlos Eduardo Granados Grupo de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
  • Humberto Varela Grupo de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
  • Álvaro Calderón Grupo de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
  • Nathaly Barbosa Grupo de Medicina Nuclear, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
  • Nidia Delgado Grupo de Radiofarmacia, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
  • Javier Rada Grupo de Radiofarmacia, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
  • Diana Isabel Cuéllar Grupo de Investigación Epidemiológica del Cáncer, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
  • Alfonso Lozano Grupo de Imágenes Diagnósticas, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia
  • Yeinnyer Muleth Grupo de Investigación Clínica, Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Bogotá, D. C., Colombia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35509/01239015.132

Keywords:

Neuroendocrine tumors, Receptors, somatostatin, Lutetium-177, Nuclear Medicine, Radiopharmaceuticals

Abstract

Objectives: The National Cancer Institute first elaborated 177Lu-DOTATATE/TOC in 2009. The purpose of this study was to prove the efficacy of these radiopeptides in the palliative treatment of patients with progressive advanced inoperable neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).
Methods: A single-phase phase II open clinical trial was conducted in 13 adult patients with grade 1 y 2 NETs, with expression of somatostatin receptors in target lesions proven by Krenning Score 3 or 4 uptake in 99mTc-HYNIC TOC. Patients were treated with 177Lu-DOTATATE or 177Lu-DOTATOC (depending upon availability) at a projected acumulative activitiy of 600-800 mCi divided into 3-4 doses every 6-9 weeks always beginning with a fixed activity of 200 mCi and dosimetry during the first dose. The primary outcome was objective response to therapy.
Results: 13 patients (7 women) aged 63 ± 11.6 years with inoperable advanced NETs were included. The final therapeutic administered activity was 800 mCi, 600 mCi, 400 mCi and 200 mCi in 4, 7, 1 and 1 patients, respectively. The disease control rate at 6 and 12 months was 69.2% and 45.5%, respectively, only obtaining stable disease. Six patients died, 2 of them in the first 6 months. Median overall survival was 15.7 months from the last treatment dose.
Conclusions: The efficacy of the treatment with 177Lu-DOTATATE or 177Lu-DOTATOC radiopeptides elaborated in-house was confirmed, becoming a management alternative for patients with advanced NETs.

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De los Reyes, A. et al. 2021. Efficacy of Lutetium-177 DOTATATE/TOC in Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors. Revista Colombiana de Cancerología. 25, 1 (Mar. 2021). DOI:https://doi.org/10.35509/01239015.132.

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