Pusceddu Sara, Verzoni Elena, Prinzi Natialie, Mennitto Alessia, Femia Daniela, Grassi Paolo, Concas Laura, Vernieri Claudio, Lo Russo Giuseppe, Procopio Giuseppe
Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Medical Oncology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Via Venezian 1, 20100, Milan, Italy.
Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2017 Mar;9(3):183-188. doi: 10.1177/1758834016683905. Epub 2017 Jan 11.
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a heterogeneous class of diseases characterized by challenging management. Preclinical evidence shows that the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway plays a central role in the pathogenesis and progression of NETs. Everolimus is a direct inhibitor of this pathway, and therefore this molecule appears to be a well-grounded strategy for the treatment of NETs, capable of changing clinical practice. The efficacy and safety of everolimus was demonstrated in the RADIANT trials. In this work, we comment on the results of the RADIANT trials, and other recent key evidence from fully published clinical trials on everolimus, and we discuss the current role of everolimus in the treatment of NETs.
神经内分泌肿瘤(NETs)是一类异质性疾病,其治疗颇具挑战性。临床前证据表明,PI3K/AKT/mTOR信号通路在NETs的发病机制和进展中起核心作用。依维莫司是该通路的直接抑制剂,因此该分子似乎是治疗NETs的一个有充分依据的策略,有望改变临床实践。依维莫司的疗效和安全性在RADIANT试验中得到了证实。在本文中,我们对RADIANT试验的结果以及其他有关依维莫司的已充分发表的临床试验的近期关键证据进行评论,并讨论依维莫司在NETs治疗中的当前作用。