Fanciulli Giuseppe, La Salvia Anna, Di Molfetta Sergio, Cannavale Giuseppe, Puliani Giulia, Verrico Monica, Campolo Federica, Colao Annamaria, Faggiano Antongiulio
Endocrine Oncology Program, Endocrine Unit, Department of Medical, Surgical and Experimental Sciences, University of Sassari, University Hospital of Sassari, 07100 Sassari, Italy.
National Center for Drug Research and Evaluation, National Institute of Health (ISS), 00161 Rome, Italy.
J Clin Med. 2023 Dec 7;12(24):7557. doi: 10.3390/jcm12247557.
Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (Pan-NENs) may exhibit a heterogeneous clinical course, ranging from indolent to progressive/metastatic behavior. In the latter scenario, streptozocin (STZ) is considered the cornerstone of systemic treatment; however, response to STZ-based chemotherapy may vary among individuals. In this narrative review, we aimed to identify the predictive factors of response to STZ in advanced Pan-NENs. We performed an extensive search in international online databases for published studies and ongoing clinical trials evaluating STZ in Pan-NENs. We found 11 pertinent studies evaluating 17 patient-, tumor-, or treatment-related factors. Age, CgA blood levels, tumor grade, Ki-67% index, anatomical location of the primary tumor, tumor stage, site of metastasis origin, liver tumor burden, extrahepatic spread, functional status, O6-methylguanine-methyltransferase (MGMT) status, line of therapy, and response to previous treatments were all statistically associated with radiological response and/or survival. The identified predictors may help clinicians make appropriate treatment decisions, in this way improving clinical outcomes in patients with advanced Pan-NENs.
胰腺神经内分泌肿瘤(Pan-NENs)的临床病程可能具有异质性,从惰性到进展性/转移性表现不等。在后一种情况下,链脲佐菌素(STZ)被认为是全身治疗的基石;然而,个体对基于STZ的化疗的反应可能有所不同。在这篇叙述性综述中,我们旨在确定晚期Pan-NENs对STZ反应的预测因素。我们在国际在线数据库中进行了广泛搜索,以查找已发表的研究和正在进行的评估Pan-NENs中STZ的临床试验。我们发现了11项相关研究,评估了17个与患者、肿瘤或治疗相关的因素。年龄、血胃泌素释放肽前体(CgA)水平、肿瘤分级、Ki-67%指数、原发肿瘤的解剖位置、肿瘤分期、转移起源部位、肝脏肿瘤负荷、肝外扩散、功能状态、O6-甲基鸟嘌呤-DNA甲基转移酶(MGMT)状态、治疗线数以及对先前治疗的反应均与放射学反应和/或生存存在统计学关联。所确定的预测因素可能有助于临床医生做出合适的治疗决策,从而改善晚期Pan-NENs患者的临床结局。