Intra-arterial peptide-receptor radionuclide therapy for neuro-endocrine tumour liver metastases: an in-patient randomised controlled trial (LUTIA)

Purpose Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) using [177Lu]Lu-DOTATATE has been shown to effectively prolong progression free survival in grade 1–2 gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours (GEP-NET), but is less efficacious in patients with extensive liver metastases. The aim was to investigate whether tumour uptake in liver metastases can be enhanced by intra-arterial administration of [177Lu]Lu-DOTATATE into the hepatic artery, in order to improve tumour response without increasing toxicity. Methods Twenty-seven patients with grade 1–2 GEP-NET, and bi-lobar liver metastases were randomized to receive intra-arterial PRRT in the left or right liver lobe for four consecutive cycles. The contralateral liver lobe and extrahepatic disease were treated via a “second-pass” effect and the contralateral lobe was used as the control lobe. Up to three metastases (> 3 cm) per liver lobe were identified as target lesions at baseline on contrast-enhanced CT. The primary endpoint was the tumour-to-non-tumour (T/N) uptake ratio on the 24 h post-treatment [177Lu]Lu-SPECT/CT after the first cycle. This was calculated for each target lesion in both lobes using the mean uptake. T/N ratios in both lobes were compared using paired-samples t-test. Findings After the first cycle, a non-significant difference in T/N uptake ratio was observed: T/$ N_{IA} $ = 17·4 vs. T/$ N_{control} $ = 16·2 (p = 0·299). The mean increase in T/N was 17% (1·17; 95% CI [1·00; 1·37]). Of all patients, 67% (18/27) showed any increase in T/N ratio after the first cycle. Conclusion Intra-arterial [177Lu]Lu-DOTATATE is safe, but does not lead to a clinically significant increase in tumour uptake..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

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2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:51

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European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging - 51(2023), 4 vom: 28. Okt., Seite 1121-1132

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Englisch

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Ebbers, S. C. [VerfasserIn]
Barentsz, M. W. [VerfasserIn]
de Vries-Huizing, D. M. V. [VerfasserIn]
Versleijen, M. W. J. [VerfasserIn]
Klompenhouwer, E. G. [VerfasserIn]
Tesselaar, M. E. T. [VerfasserIn]
Stokkel, M. P. M. [VerfasserIn]
Brabander, T. [VerfasserIn]
Hofland, J. [VerfasserIn]
Moelker, A. [VerfasserIn]
van Leeuwaarde, R. S. [VerfasserIn]
Smits, M. L. J. [VerfasserIn]
Braat, A. J. A. T. [VerfasserIn]
Lam, M. G. E. H. [VerfasserIn]

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Efficacy
Intra-arterial
Neuroendocrine tumour
PRRT
Safety

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doi:

10.1007/s00259-023-06467-y

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SPR054847168