TABLE 3.

Safety of 177Lu-DOTATATE PRRT, n = 52

CharacteristicData
Reason for early discontinuation of PRRT
 General health deterioration2 (4)
 Toxicity4 (8)
  Cholestasis1 (2)
  Cytopenia1 (2)
  Renal insufficiency2 (4)
 Unknown3 (6)
Occurrence of gastrointestinal complications during PRRT4* (8)
 Bowel obstruction1 (2)
 Abdominal pain2 (4)
 Diarrhea because of mesenteric ischemia1 (2)
 Emesis1 (2)
Patients receiving short course of corticosteroid therapy2 (4)
Occurrence of long-term gastrointestinal complications6* (12)
 Bowel obstruction3 (6)
 Abdominal pain3 (6)
 Constipation2 (4)
 Perforation1 (2)
 Mesenteric ischemia1 (2)
Cause of death in affected patients
 MM-related2 (4)
  Occlusive syndrome with digestive perforation1 (2)
  Missing data1 (2)
 NET-related but non–MM-related7 (13)
  Altered general condition with cachexia4 (8)
  Missing data3 (6)
 Non–NET-related3 (6)
 Unknown2 (4)
  • * One patient presented with both gastrointestinal complications during PRRT and long-term gastrointestinal complications.

  • Data are number and percentage.