Laiko Hospital, 1 Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece;
3 Department of Clinical Oncology, Theagenio Cancer Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Anticancer Res. 2022 Apr;42(4):1941-1948. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15672.
BACKGROUND/AIM: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (panNETs) are rare neoplasms with challenging disease management. We aimed to evaluate the progression-free survival (PFS) and overall response rate (ORR) in chemotherapy-naïve patients with unresectable or metastatic Grade (G) 1-2 panNETs treated with everolimus in the routine care in Greece.
This was a multicenter, prospective, observational study. Eligible patients were recently (≤4 weeks) initiated on treatment with everolimus and were followed for up to 48 months.
Nineteen eligible patients (mean age 55.1 years) were enrolled. All patients had metastatic disease and 84.2% had G2 panNET. Everolimus was initiated in combination with somatostatin analogues in 84.2% of the patients. The mean everolimus treatment duration was 21.5 months. The median Kaplan-Meier-estimated PFS was 20.4 months (95% confidence interval=14.1-41.5). The ORR was 27.8%. The rate of everolimus-related adverse events was 84.2% (Grade ≥3: 31.6%).
Everolimus displayed clinical benefit and a predictable safety profile in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.
背景/目的:胰腺神经内分泌肿瘤(panNETs)是一种罕见的肿瘤,疾病管理极具挑战性。我们旨在评估在希腊常规治疗中,未经化疗的不可切除或转移性 1-2 级 panNET 患者使用依维莫司治疗的无进展生存期(PFS)和总缓解率(ORR)。
这是一项多中心、前瞻性、观察性研究。符合条件的患者最近(≤4 周)开始接受依维莫司治疗,并随访了长达 48 个月。
19 名符合条件的患者(平均年龄 55.1 岁)被纳入研究。所有患者均患有转移性疾病,84.2%的患者为 G2 panNET。84.2%的患者在开始依维莫司治疗时同时使用了生长抑素类似物。依维莫司的中位治疗持续时间为 21.5 个月。中位 Kaplan-Meier 估计 PFS 为 20.4 个月(95%置信区间=14.1-41.5)。ORR 为 27.8%。依维莫司相关不良事件的发生率为 84.2%(≥3 级:31.6%)。
依维莫司在胰腺神经内分泌肿瘤中显示出临床获益和可预测的安全性。