Assessment of Retreatment With Lutathera® in Patients With New Progression of Intestinal Well-differenciated NET

Last updated: February 4, 2025
Sponsor: Institut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'Aurelle
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Carcinoid Syndrome And Carcinoid Tumours

Abdominal Cancer

Neoplasms

Treatment

Lutathera

Clinical Study ID

NCT04954820
PROICM 2021-04 REL
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

In France, since the reimbursement of Lutathera®, this treatment is allowed for retreatment if patients still fulfill the criteria of its indication and 4 news cycles could be proposed. However, clinical practices are heterogeneous regarding the number of new cycles and most teams perform only two additional cycles (every 8 weeks). Therefore, the coordinator propose to evaluate the efficacy of two additional cycle of Lutathera® versus active surveillance in patients already retreated with two cycles Lutathera® for a new progression of intestinal neuroendocrine tumor and who previously received the 4 cycles of treatment with a clinical benefit.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age ≥ 18 years,

  • Histologically proven intestinal G1 or G2 neuroendocrine tumors (NET),

  • Patient previously treated with 4 cycles of Lutathera® (defined as "First PRRT"),

  • Disease control after "First PRRT" ≥ 12 months,

  • Patient presenting a progression of disease (clinic, biologic and/or radiologic)after a first PRRT,

  • Decision of retreatment with Lutathera® (defined as "Second PRRT") validated byRENATEN and/or multidisciplinary tumor board and in the scope of the Frenchreimbursement process,

  • ECOG performance status 0-2,

  • Life expectancy ≥ 6 months as prognosticated by the physician,

  • Somatostatin receptor imaging positive imaging (SSTRi+) disease within 4 monthsprior to inclusion : (may be PET imaging (68Ga-based SSTR analogues) or scintigraphyimaging: 111In-pentetreotide or 99mTc-octreotide. At least 90% of lesions must bepositive for SSTRi with a significant uptake (>= liver of surrounding tissue),

  • Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 (Appendix 1), on CT/MRI scans, defined as at least 1 lesion with ≥ 1 cm in longest diameter, and ≥ 2 radiological tumors lesions intotal,

  • Adequate bone marrow reserve (Hb > 8 g/dl, neutrophils ≥ 1500/mm³ and platelets ≥ 80 000/mm³),

  • Negative pregnancy test in women of childbearing potential (the β-HCG dosage must be ≤ 4 days before inclusion). Women who have no reproductive potential arepostmenopausal women or women who have had permanent sterilization, eg. tubalocclusion, hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy),

  • Effective contraception in men or women of childbearing or pre-menopausal age and upto a minimum of 6 months following the end of treatment,

  • Patient´s signed written informed consent,

  • Willingness and ability to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratorytests and other study procedures,

  • Affiliation to the French Social Security System

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient who did not respond (no CR, PR or SD) to "first PRRT".

  • Radiological progression after two cycles of "Second PRRT" according to RECISTversion 1.1,

  • Grade 4 hematotoxicity and/or nephrotoxicity during the initial PRRT, or unresolvedAEs categorized as Grade 2 or higher (as per Common Terminology Criteria for AdverseEvents (CTCAE v5.0) from previous PRRT cycles or any other therapy for NET,excluding alopecia and peripheral neuropathy,

  • Pancreatic NET,

  • NeuroEndocrine Carcinoma,

  • Prior external beam radiation therapy to more than 25% of the bone marrow,

  • Severe renal (estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) according to Modificationof Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) < 40 mL/min or nephrotic syndrome) or hepaticinsufficiency (Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/ aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > 2.5 x ULN or ALT/AST > 5 x ULN if liver function abnormalities are due to theunderlying malignancy and/or total serum bilirubin > 2.5 x ULN),

  • Serum albumin < 3.0 g/dL unless prothrombin time is within the normal range,

  • Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus as defined by a fasting blood glucose above 2 ULN,

  • Uncontrolled decompensated heart failure, myocardial infarction uncontrolled,stroke, pulmonary embolism or revascularization procedure, unstable angina pectoris,uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmia, and clinically significant bradycardia during thelast 12 months,

  • Hypertension that cannot be controlled despite medications (≥ 160/95 mmHg despiteoptimal medical therapy)

  • Brain metastases (unless these metastases have been treated and stabilized for atleast 24 weeks, prior to enrolment in the study. Patients with a history of brainmetastases must have a head CT scan with contrast or MRI to document stable diseaseprior to enrolment in the study),

  • Pregnancy or breast feeding,

  • Substance abuse, medical, psychological, or social conditions that may interferewith the patient's participation in the study or evaluation of the study results,

  • Known hypersensitivity to any of the study drugs, study drug classes, or anyconstituent of the products,

  • Concomitant participation or participation within the last 30 days in anotherclinical trial,

  • History of other solid tumor in 5 years before the inclusion excepted of cancer insitu of the cervix and skin cancer (basal or squamous cell) treated and controlled.

  • Legal incapacity or physical, psychological or mental status interfering with thepatient's ability to sign the informed consent or to terminate the study.

Study Design

Total Participants: 146
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Lutathera
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
October 18, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
October 31, 2031

Study Description

The NETTER-1 clinical trial compared peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE (Lutathera®) every eight weeks (4 doses) plus 30 mg octreotide LAR every 4 weeks with high dose (60 mg) of octreotide LAR every 4 weeks in patients with progressive and unresectable midgut neuroendocrine well differentiated (G1, G2) tumors (NETs) with somatostatin-receptor positive imaging (SSTRi+). Lutathera® improves both median progression free survival (PFS) (28.4 months vs 8.5 months) and median overall survival (OS) ("not reached" vs 27.4 months) with a follow-up of 42 months. Lutathera® also has an impact on quality of life. Therefore, this treatment was approved by the European Medicines Agency and is now reimbursed in France in that specific indication. Despite these promising results, progression will occur in most of patients within a variable time with limited treatment options left. Retreatment with additional cycles of Lutathera® may be an option. Van der Zwan et al. showed in a large retrospective cohort (the "ROTTERDAM cohort") a median PFS of 14.6 months after retreatment with two additional cycles of PRRT with [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE and a significant longer OS than in the non-randomized control group. Interestingly, the safety was similar in salvage group than in initial PRRT: no grade (G) 3/4 renal toxicity occurred and hematological toxicities were similar to the group of patients who received the initial treatment (4 cycles). In a smaller cohort of 15 patients, Yordanova et al. showed that 8 or more cycles of [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE were well tolerated and led to a survival improvement. In this study, each salvage therapy consisted of 2 or 3 cycles. No severe (G3, G4) renal toxicity or G4 adverse event occurred. In France, since the reimbursement of Lutathera®, this treatment is allowed for retreatment if patients still fulfill the criteria of its indication and 4 news cycles could be proposed. However, clinical practices are heterogeneous regarding the number of new cycles and most teams perform only two additional cycles (every 8 weeks). Therefore, the coordinator propose to evaluate the efficacy of two additional cycle of Lutathera® versus active surveillance in patients already retreated with two cycles Lutathera® for a new progression of intestinal neuroendocrine tumor and who previously received the 4 cycles of treatment with a clinical benefit.

Connect with a study center

  • Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest Site d'Angers

    Angers, 49055
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut Bergonié

    Bordeaux, 33000
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHRU Morvan

    Brest, 29200
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hospices civils de LYON - GHE

    Bron, 69677
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre François Baclesse

    Caen, 14076
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CH Métropole de Savoie

    Chambéry, 73011
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre Jean Perrin

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63011
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hopital Beaujon

    Clichy, 92110
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHU de DIJON

    Dijon, 21079
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHU Grenoble Alpes (CHUGA)

    La Tronche, 38700
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHRU Lille

    Lille, 59000
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre léon bérard

    Lyon, 69008
    France

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  • Hôpital de la Timone

    Marseille, 13385
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut Paoli Calmettes

    Marseille, 13009
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • ICM Val d'Aurelle

    Montpellier, 34298
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHU Nantes

    Nantes, 44093
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Centre Antoine Lacassagne

    Nice, 06189
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital Cochin

    Paris, 75014
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital Pitié Salpétrière

    Paris, 75013
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Hôpital Haut-Lévêque

    Pessac, 33604
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHU de Rouen

    Rouen, 76031
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Centre Henri Becquerel

    Rouen, 76000
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest

    Saint-Herblain, 44805
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHU ST Etienne

    Saint-Étienne, 42055
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut de cancérologie Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, 67033
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • IUCT Oncopole

    Toulouse, 31100
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • CHRU Nancy Brabois

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511
    France

    Active - Recruiting

  • Institut Gustave Roussy

    Villejuif, 94805
    France

    Active - Recruiting

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