Long-term outcome of indigenous 177Lu-DOTATATE PRRT in patients with Metastatic Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumours: a single institutional observation in a large tertiary care setting
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Long-term outcome of indigenous 177Lu-DOTATATE PRRT in patients with Metastatic Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumours: a single institutional observation in a large tertiary care setting
Abstract
Objectives: Assessment of long-term outcome and toxicity of indigenous 177Lu-DOTATATE PRRT in patients of metastatic/advanced NETs in a large tertiary-care PRRT setting.
Methods: A total of 468 metastatic/advanced NET patients (wide range of primary sites including CUP-NETs), who underwent at least two cycles of 177Lu-DOTATATE PRRT with available follow-up information, were included and analysed retrospectively in this study. In-house labelling of DOTATATE with 177Lu (direct route produced) was carried out in the hospital radiopharmacy and treatment administered in cycles (dose: 5.55 to 7.4 GBq per patient), at 10-12 weeks interval. The assessment of long-term outcome was undertaken under three broad headings: (a) Therapeutic response, (b) Survival outcome and (c) Toxicity assessment. The median point estimate with 95% CI for progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were calculated by Kaplan-Meier method. Prognostic covariates for association with PFS and OS was investigated by Cox proportional hazards model (univariate and multivariate Hazard Ratios) and with disease control rate (DCR) by Chi-square test, with significant P value defined as <0.05.
Results: Long-term outcome (follow-up ranging from 4 to 97.6 months; median period:46 months following first 177Lu-DOTATATE PRRT) results showed, (i) on symptomatic response evaluation scale, complete response (CR) in 214 patients (45.7%), partial response (PR) in 108 (23.1%), stable disease (SD) in 118 (25.2%), progressive disease (PD) in 28 (6%). (ii) Biochemical response evaluation showed CR in 52 (12%), PR in 172 (40%), SD in 161 (38%), and PD in 42 patients (10%). (iii) Molecular imaging response (by PERCIST criteria) showed CR in 29 (6%), PR in 116 (25%), SD in 267 (57%) and PD in 56 (12%) patients. (iv) On RECIST 1.1 criteria, CR was observed in 14 patients (3%), PR in 126 patients (27%), SD in 282 patients (60%) and PD in 46 patients (10%). The median PFS and OS were not reached at a median follow-up of 46 months. Observed PFS and OS at 7 years were 71.1% 95% CI (62.4-79.7%) and 79.4% 95% CI (71.4-86.9%) respectively. PFS was dependent on previous history of chemotherapy, baseline 68Ga-DOTATATE and 18F-FDG uptake, site of primary tumour, total cumulative dose and number of PRRT cycles on univariate analysis, whereas multivariate analysis showed significant association for previous history of chemotherapy, baseline 68Ga-DOTATATE and 18F-FDG uptake and number of PRRT cycles. The OS was dependent on baseline 68Ga-DOTATATE uptake, site of primary tumour, presence of bony metastatic disease, total cumulative dose and number of PRRT cycles on univariate analysis, whereas multivariate analysis showed significant association for bony metastatic disease and number of PRRT cycles. Transient haematological toxicity of Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3 was found in 8 (1.7%), 1 (0.2%) and one patient (0.2%), respectively. Nephrotoxicity of Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, and Grade 4 were seen in 16 (3.5%), 3 (0.6%), 2 (0.4%) and one patient (0.2%), respectively. On a separate sub-analysis of 322 NET patients with progressive disease at the initiation point of PRRT, overall response rates (CR + PR + SD) were 93.5%, 88.5%, 89.1 and 87.9% on symptomatic, biochemical, RECIST 1.1 and PERCIST criteria and PFS and OS at 7 years 68.3% and 79.2%, respectively.
Conclusions: The present results demonstrate that 177Lu-DOTATATE PRRT improved symptoms and biochemical markers substantially in most of the NET patients, with disease stabilisation on both anatomical and molecular imaging in majority and response in a sizeable fraction. Additionally, the therapeutic protocol with lesser dose per cycle (mean 5.92 GBq/cycle) and prolonged duration (over 5 cycles and 1.5 years) in a metastatic NET setting proved equally efficacious (with superior PFS and OS rates) and relatively better tolerated with minimal toxicity.
Advances in knowledge: The present work critically examines the long-term results, survival outcome and toxicity profile of the indigenous 177Lu-DOTATATE (produced through direct neutron activation of enriched 176Lu) in metastatic progressive NETs across a wide range of primary sites and malignancies. Such long-term outcome data establishes the favourable impact of PRRT in a wide patient base and also the therapeutic efficacy of the product.
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