Antitumour activity of somatostatin analogues in progressive metastatic neuroendocrine tumours
Antitumour activity of somatostatin analogues in progressive metastatic neuroendocrine tumours
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DOI:
10.1016/s0959-8049(01)00073-9
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发表时间:
2001-05-01
影响因子:
8.4
通讯作者:
Rougier, P
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作者:
Aparicio, T;Ducreux, M;Rougier, P
A few studies have suggested an antitumour activity of somatostatin analogues in neuroendocrine tumours (NET). The aim of this study was to evaluate the antitumour efficacy of somatostatin analogues in patients with documented progressive tumours. 35 consecutive patients with documented tumour progression were treated with somatostatin analogues. Patients were classified into two groups. In Group 1, tumours were progressing rapidly (an increase of 50% or more in the lesion surface area in 3 months) and in Group 2, tumours were progressing more slowly (an increase of less than 50% in the lesion surface area in 3 months but greater than 25% in 6 months). Treatment consisted of subcutaneous (s.c.) octreotide, 100 mug thrice daily for 17 patients, intramuscular lanreotide, 30 mg/every 14 days for 11 patients and for 7 patients both somatostatin analogues were used successively during the follow-up. Primary tumour sites were the small intestine (n = 12), pancreas (n = 13). lungs (n = 5). and other sites (n = 5). 18 patients had the carcinoid syndrome with flushing and/or diarrhoea. The median duration of treatment was 7 months. Treatment was discontinued in 3 patients due to side-effects. One patient (3%) achieved a partial response and the disease was stabilised in 20 patients (57%) for a median duration of 11 months (6-48 months). Stabilisation of patients in Group 1 was significantly less frequent at 6 months than that of patients in Group 2 (4/12 and 13/17 respectively, P