Comparing Retreatment of 177Lu-DOTATATE PRRT Versus the Usual Treatment in Patients With Metastatic Unresectable Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors, NET RETREAT Trial

Last updated: April 8, 2026
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Abdominal Cancer

Digestive System Neoplasms

Neoplasms

Treatment

Quality-of-Life Assessment

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Cabozantinib

Clinical Study ID

NCT05773274
NCI-2023-00118
CCTG-NE1
NCI-2023-00118
U10CA180863
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This phase II trial compares the effect of retreatment with 177Lu-DOTATATE peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) to the usual approach of treatment with everolimus, sunitinib, or cabozantinib in patients who have previously received 177Lu-DOTATATE for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (GEPNET) that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) and that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). PRRT is a type of radiation therapy for which a radioactive chemical is linked to a peptide (small protein) that targets tumor cells. When this radioactive peptide is injected into the body, it binds to a specific receptor found on some tumor cells. The radioactive peptide builds up in these cells and helps kill the tumor cells without harming normal cells. In this trial 177Lu-DOTATATE is used for PRRT. 177Lu-DOTATATE PRRT may increase the length of time until worsening of the GEPNET compared to the usual approach. Everolimus is in a class of medications called kinase inhibitors. It is also a type of angiogenesis inhibitor. Everolimus works by stopping tumor cells from reproducing and by decreasing blood supply to the tumor cells. Sunitinib and cabozantinib, block certain proteins, which may help keep tumor cells from growing. They may also prevent the growth of new blood vessels that tumors need to grow. Sunitinib malate is a type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor and a type of antiangiogenesis agent. Retreating with 177Lu-DOTATATE may work better than everolimus, sunitinib or cabozantinib in shrinking or stabilizing tumors in patients with metastatic and unresectable GEPNET who were previously treated with 177Lu-DOTATATE.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients must be at least >= 18 years of age

  • Metastatic, histologically confirmed grade 1 or 2 well-differentiatedgastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours, including NETs of unknown primarythought to be of gastroenterogancreatic origin, with positive Gallium-68 DOTATATEscan, Copper-64 DOTATATE scan or octreotide scan within the last 12 months isrecommended but within the last 36 months is allowed. Lesions on Gallium-68 orCopper-64 DOTATATE scan or octreotide scan will be considered positive if themaximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) of target lesion is > SUV mean of normalliver parenchyma

  • 7th Edition of the TNM Classification of Malignant Tumours

  • Have received 3 or 4 cycles of PRRT using 177Lu-DOTATATE or a cumulative exposure of 22,200 MBq (600mCi) or 29,600 MBq (800 mCi) within +/- 10% variation within a 52-week period. No previous targeted alpha therapy is permitted

  • Have had radiological progression per RECIST 1.1 after prior PRRT treatment and nosooner than 12 months from last scan performed post completion of initial PRRT whereeither stable disease, partial response, or complete response has been maintainedthroughout. Patients may have received previous systemic anti-cancer therapysubsequently, as long as they had benefited from initial PRRT for at least 12 monthsand have had confirmed progression per RECIST 1.1 on the intervening systemicanti-cancer therapy. Somatostatin analogues (SSA) administered for functionalcontrol are not considered an intervening systemic anti-cancer therapy. Ifintervening systemic anti-cancer therapy included a vascular endothelial growthfactor (VEGF)-inhibitor, sunitinib can not be selected as standard of care on Arm 2.If intervening systemic anti-cancer therapy included an mammalian target ofrapamycin (mTOR)-inhibitor, then everolimus can not be selected as the standard ofcare on Arm 2. If the intervening therapy is an alkylating agent, exposure ofalkylating agent cannot exceed 12 months. The 12-month limit will also be applied topre PRRT alkylator use as well

  • Patients may have received previous ablative therapy or bland embolization as liverdirected therapy however this must not have been received within 12 weeks fromrandomization date. Previous chemo and radio embolization are not permitted. Anylesion treated with an ablative technique as well as lesions in the lobe(s) of theliver treated with embolization shall not be included in target lesion assessmentunless they have since progressed

  • No ongoing toxicity from prior PRRT that is grade 3 or higher according to CommonTerminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) 5.0

  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status =< 2

  • Hemoglobin >= 80 g/L (>= 8.0 g/dL) (measured within 28 days prior to enrollment)

  • Absolute neutrophil count >= 1.0 x 10^9/L (>= 1000/mm^3) (measured within 28 daysprior to enrollment)

  • Platelets >= 80 x 10^9/L (>= 80 x 10^3/mm^3) (measured within 28 days prior toenrollment)

  • Total bilirubin < 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) (upper limit of normal) (measured within 28 days prior to enrollment)

  • If confirmed Gilbert's, eligible providing =< 3.0 x ULN

  • Creatinine clearance > 50 mL/min (measured within 28 days prior to enrollment)

  • Creatinine clearance to be measured directly by 24 hour urine sampling or ascalculated by Cockcroft and Gault equation

  • Prior or current use of somatostatin analogues is allowed for carcinoid syndromecontrol or in PRRT re-treatment patient population (Arm 1). Patients randomized toArm 2 and receiving everolimus or sunitinib (pancreatic NET patients only) orcabozantinib (US patients only) will not be allowed to continue somatostatinanalogues unless they have functional syndrome

  • Patient consent must be appropriately obtained in accordance with applicable localand regulatory requirements. Each patient must sign a consent form prior toenrollment in the trial to document their willingness to participate

  • Males and females of reproductive potential must have agreed to use a highlyeffective contraceptive method during protocol treatment and for 7 months after thelast dose of protocol treatment for females and 4 months after the last dose ofprotocol treatment for males. A woman is considered to be of "childbearingpotential" if she has had menses at any time in the preceding 12 consecutive months.In addition to routine contraceptive methods, "effective contraception" alsoincludes heterosexual celibacy and surgery intended to prevent pregnancy (or with aside-effect of pregnancy prevention) defined as a hysterectomy, bilateraloophorectomy or bilateral tubal ligation, or vasectomy/vasectomized partner.However, if at any point a previously celibate patient chooses to becomeheterosexually active during the time period for use of contraceptive measuresoutlined in the protocol, he/she is responsible for beginning contraceptivemeasures. Men should avoid fathering a child for 4 months after the last dose of 177Lu-DOTATATE

  • Women of childbearing potential will have a pregnancy test to determineeligibility as part of the Pre-Study Evaluation; this may include an ultrasoundto rule-out pregnancy if a false-positive is suspected. For example, whenbeta-human chorionic gonadotropin is high and partner is vasectomized, it maybe associated with tumour production of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), asseen with some cancers. Patient will be considered eligible if an ultrasound isnegative for pregnancy

  • Patients must be accessible for treatment, response assessment, and follow up.Patients enrolled on this trial must be treated and followed at the participatingcenter. Investigators must assure themselves the patients enrolled on this trialwill be available for complete documentation of the treatment, adverse events, andfollow-up

  • Patients must agree to return to their primary care facility for any adverseevents which may occur through the course of the trial

  • Patient must have access to everolimus or sunitinib (pancreatic NET patients only)or cabozantinib (US patients only). In the event that site/investigator is unable toprovide access to the drug, patient will not be eligible for this trial

  • Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients on effective anti-retroviraltherapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months are eligible for this trial

  • Patients with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatmentdoes not have the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment ofthe investigational regimen are eligible for this trial

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Major surgical procedures within 6 weeks from randomization date

  • Known brain metastases, unless these metastases have been treated, stabilized andoff steroids for at least 4 weeks prior to enrollment in the study. Patients with ahistory of brain metastases must have a head CT and/or MRI with contrast to documentstable disease prior to enrollment in the study

  • Uncontrolled congestive heart failure no worse than New York Heart Association Class (NYHA) IIB

  • Inability to swallow oral medications or gastrointestinal disease limitingabsorption of oral agents

  • Patients with any other significant medical or surgical condition, currentlyuncontrolled by treatment, which may interfere with completion of the study

  • Pregnant women are excluded from this study because 177Lu-DOTATATE is a peptidereceptor radionuclide therapy with the potential for teratogenic or abortifacienteffects. Because there is an unknown but potential risk for adverse events innursing infants secondary to treatment of the mother with 177Lu-DOTATATE,breastfeeding should be discontinued if the mother is treated with everolimus orsunitinib or cabozantinib (US patients only) and for 2.5 months following the lasttreatment with 177Lu-DOTATATE

Study Design

Total Participants: 100
Treatment Group(s): 9
Primary Treatment: Quality-of-Life Assessment
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
January 12, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
April 30, 2026

Study Description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. To evaluate the effect of lutetium Lu 177 dotatate (177Lu-DOTATATE) versus (vs.) everolimus or sunitinib (for pancreatic neuroendocrine [NET] patients only) or cabozantinib (United States [US] patients only) on progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with metastatic/unresectable GEPNET who have progressed following previous peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT).

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. To evaluate the toxicity and safety of 177Lu-DOTATATE and everolimus or sunitinib (for pancreatic neuroendocrine NET patients only) or cabozantinib (US patients only).

II. To determine the effect of 177Lu-DOTATATE vs. everolimus or sunitinib (for pancreatic neuroendocrine NET patients only) or cabozantinib (US patients only) on overall response rate (ORR).

III. To evaluate the effect of 177Lu-DOTATATE vs. everolimus or sunitinib (for pancreatic neuroendocrine NET patients only) or cabozantinib (US patients only) on overall survival (OS).

IV. To evaluate post progression survival (PPS) and time to second objective disease progression (PFS2) for patients randomized to Arm 2 of the study and crossed over to Arm 1 at time of objective progression per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1.

V. To evaluate the effect of 177Lu-DOTATATE vs. everolimus or sunitinib (for pancreatic neuroendocrine NET patients only) or cabozantinib (US patients only) on patient quality of life (QoL).

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Patients receive 177Lu-DOTATATE intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes every 8 weeks (Q8W). Treatment repeats for two cycles in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicities. Patients also undergo computed tomography (CT) scan and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and collection of blood samples while on study.

ARM II: Patients receive everolimus orally (PO) on a daily basis (QD), sunitinib PO QD or cabozantinib PO QD. Treatment continues in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicities. Patients whose cancer worsens may cross over to ARM I. Patients also undergo CT scan and/or MRI and collection of blood samples while on study.

After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up every 12 weeks until objective disease progression and then every 6 months until death.

Connect with a study center

  • BCCA-Vancouver Cancer Centre

    Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4E6
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • BCCA-Vancouver Cancer Centre

    Vancouver 6173331, British Columbia 5909050 V5Z 4E6
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • CancerCare Manitoba

    Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0V9
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • CancerCare Manitoba

    Winnipeg 6183235, Manitoba 6065171 R3E 0V9
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Doctor H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre

    St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1B 3V6
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Doctor H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre

    St. John's 6324733, Newfoundland and Labrador 6354959 A1B 3V6
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Canadian Cancer Trials Group

    Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • London Regional Cancer Program

    London, Ontario N6A 4L6
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • Ottawa Hospital and Cancer Center-General Campus

    Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6
    Canada

    Suspended

  • Odette Cancer Centre- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5
    Canada

    Active - Recruiting

  • London Regional Cancer Program

    London 6058560, Ontario 6093943 N6A 4L6
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Ottawa Hospital and Cancer Center-General Campus

    Ottawa 6094817, Ontario 6093943 K1H 8L6
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Odette Cancer Centre- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

    Toronto 6167865, Ontario 6093943 M4N 3M5
    Canada

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  • University of Alabama at Birmingham Cancer Center

    Birmingham, Alabama 35233
    United States

    Suspended

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    Birmingham 4049979, Alabama 4829764 35233
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona

    Phoenix, Arizona 85054
    United States

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  • Banner University Medical Center - Tucson

    Tucson, Arizona 85719
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Arizona Cancer Center-North Campus

    Tucson, Arizona 85719
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Mayo Clinic Hospital in Arizona

    Phoenix 5308655, Arizona 5551752 85054
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Banner University Medical Center - Tucson

    Tucson 5318313, Arizona 5551752 85719
    United States

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  • University of Arizona Cancer Center-North Campus

    Tucson 5318313, Arizona 5551752 85719
    United States

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  • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

    Aurora, Colorado 80045
    United States

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  • UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital

    Aurora 5412347, Colorado 5417618 80045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Aventura

    Aventura, Florida 33180
    United States

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    Coral Gables, Florida 33146
    United States

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  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Deerfield Beach

    Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442
    United States

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  • Mayo Clinic in Florida

    Jacksonville, Florida 32224-9980
    United States

    Suspended

  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Kendall

    Miami, Florida 33176
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center

    Miami, Florida 33136
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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    Plantation, Florida 33324
    United States

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  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Aventura

    Aventura 4146429, Florida 4155751 33180
    United States

    Site Not Available

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    Coral Gables 4151871, Florida 4155751 33146
    United States

    Site Not Available

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    Deerfield Beach 4153071, Florida 4155751 33442
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Mayo Clinic in Florida

    Jacksonville 4160021, Florida 4155751 32224-9980
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Kendall

    Miami 4164138, Florida 4155751 33176
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine-Sylvester Cancer Center

    Miami 4164138, Florida 4155751 33136
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • UM Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at Plantation

    Plantation 4168782, Florida 4155751 33324
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chicago, Illinois 60637
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Kishwaukee

    DeKalb, Illinois 60115
    United States

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    Geneva, Illinois 60134
    United States

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  • UC Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross

    New Lenox, Illinois 60451
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Chicago Medicine-Orland Park

    Orland Park, Illinois 60462
    United States

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  • Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville

    Warrenville, Illinois 60555
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861 60611
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

    Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861 60637
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Kishwaukee

    DeKalb 4889553, Illinois 4896861 60115
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Delnor

    Geneva 4893591, Illinois 4896861 60134
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UC Comprehensive Cancer Center at Silver Cross

    New Lenox 4903535, Illinois 4896861 60451
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Chicago Medicine-Orland Park

    Orland Park 4904937, Illinois 4896861 60462
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville

    Warrenville 4915525, Illinois 4896861 60555
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Iowa Methodist Medical Center

    Des Moines, Iowa 50309
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Iowa Methodist Medical Center

    Des Moines 4853828, Iowa 4862182 50309
    United States

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  • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center

    Lexington, Kentucky 40536
    United States

    Suspended

  • University of Kentucky/Markey Cancer Center

    Lexington 4297983, Kentucky 6254925 40536
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit, Michigan 48202
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Henry Ford Hospital

    Detroit 4990729, Michigan 5001836 48202
    United States

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  • Mayo Clinic in Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota 55905
    United States

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    Rochester 5043473, Minnesota 5037779 55905
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    Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
    United States

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    Rochester, New York 14642
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    Columbus, Ohio 43210
    United States

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    Columbus 4509177, Ohio 5165418 43210
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    Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
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    Salt Lake City 5780993, Utah 5549030 84112
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