Patients With High-grade Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors

Summary

* Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (pNET) is a rare form of cancer. Treatment options such as hormonal therapy (octreotide) and targeted therapy (everolimus and sunitinib) may be considered for grade 1 or 2 pNETs; however, cytotoxic chemotherapy is essential in cases with grade 3 pNETs or pNECs. * Cisplatin/etoposide remains the treatment of choice for high-grade pNET/pNEC. Other irinotecan-based therapies, such as FOLFIRI (cisplatin/irinotecan), FOLFOX, and temozolomide ± capecitabine, have been employed; however, a standard of care remains to be established.

Timeline

Start

2025-09-23

Primary completion

2027-03-01

Completion

2029-12-31

Publications

• Background Zhang MY, He D, Zhang S. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors G3 and pancreatic neuroendocrine carcinomas: Differences in basic biology and treatment. World J Gastrointest Oncol. 2020 Jul 15;12(7):705-718. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i7.705.
• Background Trigo J, Subbiah V, Besse B, Moreno V, Lopez R, Sala MA, Peters S, Ponce S, Fernandez C, Alfaro V, Gomez J, Kahatt C, Zeaiter A, Zaman K, Boni V, Arrondeau J, Martinez M, Delord JP, Awada A, Kristeleit R, Olmedo ME, Wannesson L, Valdivia J, Rubio MJ, Anton A, Sarantopoulos J, Chawla SP, Mosquera-Martinez J, D'Arcangelo M, Santoro A, Villalobos VM, Sands J, Paz-Ares L. Lurbinectedin as second-line treatment for patients with small-cell lung cancer: a single-arm, open-label, phase 2 basket trial. Lancet Oncol. 2020 May;21(5):645-654. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30068-1. Epub 2020 Mar 27.
• Background Longo-Munoz F, Castellano D, Alexandre J, Chawla SP, Fernandez C, Kahatt C, Alfaro V, Siguero M, Zeaiter A, Moreno V, Sanz-Garcia E, Awada A, Santaballa A, Subbiah V. Lurbinectedin in patients with pretreated neuroendocrine tumours: Results from a phase II basket study. Eur J Cancer. 2022 Sep;172:340-348. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.06.024. Epub 2022 Jul 10.

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