TY - JOUR
T1 - Sunitinib in patients with pre-treated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors: A real-world study
AU - Badalamenti, Giuseppe
AU - Partelli, Stefano
AU - Pusceddu, Sara
AU - Gritti, Sara
AU - Rinzivillo, Maria
AU - Gelsomino, Fabio
AU - Brighi, Nicole
AU - Bongiovanni, Alberto
AU - Spada, Francesca
AU - Femia, Daniela
AU - Ibrahim, Toni
AU - Antonuzzo, Lorenzo
AU - Marconicini, Riccardo
AU - Delle Fave, Gianfranco
AU - Schinzari, Giovanni
AU - Catena, Laura
AU - Panzuto, Francesco
AU - Carnaghi, Carlo
AU - Spallanzani, Andrea
AU - Faggiano, Antongiulio
AU - Brizzi, Maria Pia
AU - Falconi, Massimo
AU - Ricci, Sergio
AU - Berardi, Rossana
AU - Campana, Davide
AU - Fazio, Nicola
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Introduction: Besides data reported in a Phase-III trial, data on sunitinib in pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (panNETs) are scanty. Aim: To evaluate sunitinib efficacy and tolerability in panNETs patients treated in a real-world setting. Patients and methods: Retrospective analysis of progressive panNETs treated with sunitinib. Efficacy was assessed by evaluating progression-free survival, overall survival, and disease control (DC) rate (stable disease (SD) + partial response + complete response). Data are reported as median (25th–75th IQR). Results: Eighty patients were included. Overall, 71.1% had NET G2, 26.3% had NET G1, and 2.6% had NET G3 neoplasms. A total of 53 patients (66.3%) had received three or more therapeutic regimens before sunitinib, with 24 patients (30%) having been treated with four previous treatments. Median PFS was 10 months. Similar risk of progression was observed between NET G1 and NET G2 tumors (median PFS 11 months and 8 months, respectively), and between patients who had received ≥ 3 vs ≤ 2 therapeutic approaches before sunitinib (median PFS 9 months and 10 months, respectively). DC rate was 71.3% and SD was the most frequent observed response, occurring in 43 pts (53.8%). Overall, 59 pts (73.8%) experienced AEs, which were grade 1–2 in 43 of them (72.9%), grade 3 in 15 pts (25.4%), and grade 4 in one patient (1.7%). Six pts (7.5%) stopped treatment due to toxicity. Conclusions: The present real-world experience shows that sunitinib is a safe and effective treatment for panNETs, even in the clinical setting of heavily pre-treated, progressive diseases.
AB - Introduction: Besides data reported in a Phase-III trial, data on sunitinib in pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (panNETs) are scanty. Aim: To evaluate sunitinib efficacy and tolerability in panNETs patients treated in a real-world setting. Patients and methods: Retrospective analysis of progressive panNETs treated with sunitinib. Efficacy was assessed by evaluating progression-free survival, overall survival, and disease control (DC) rate (stable disease (SD) + partial response + complete response). Data are reported as median (25th–75th IQR). Results: Eighty patients were included. Overall, 71.1% had NET G2, 26.3% had NET G1, and 2.6% had NET G3 neoplasms. A total of 53 patients (66.3%) had received three or more therapeutic regimens before sunitinib, with 24 patients (30%) having been treated with four previous treatments. Median PFS was 10 months. Similar risk of progression was observed between NET G1 and NET G2 tumors (median PFS 11 months and 8 months, respectively), and between patients who had received ≥ 3 vs ≤ 2 therapeutic approaches before sunitinib (median PFS 9 months and 10 months, respectively). DC rate was 71.3% and SD was the most frequent observed response, occurring in 43 pts (53.8%). Overall, 59 pts (73.8%) experienced AEs, which were grade 1–2 in 43 of them (72.9%), grade 3 in 15 pts (25.4%), and grade 4 in one patient (1.7%). Six pts (7.5%) stopped treatment due to toxicity. Conclusions: The present real-world experience shows that sunitinib is a safe and effective treatment for panNETs, even in the clinical setting of heavily pre-treated, progressive diseases.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/437163
M3 - Article
VL - 18
SP - 198
EP - 203
JO - Pancreatology
JF - Pancreatology
SN - 1424-3903
ER -