TABLE 1.

Patient Characteristics at Time of First PRRT Dose, n = 52

CharacteristicData
Women24 (46)
Age (y)70 (47–89)
NET primary location
 Ileum38 (73)
 Jejunum6 (12)
 Not available8 (15)
WHO classification
 NET-G125 (48)
 NET-G222 (42)
 Unknown5 (10)
Ki-67 (%) in 44 patients2.5 (1–16)
Non-MM metastatic sites
 03 (5)
 117 (33)
 216 (31)
 >216 (31)
Location of metastatic sites
 Liver45 (87)
 Distant lymph node19 (37)
 Peritoneum17 (33)
 Bone14 (27)
 Other*8 (15)
Treatment received before PRRT
 Primary tumor resection24 (46)
 Liver surgery5 (10)
 Liver embolization16 (31)
 Somatostatin analogs47 (90)
 Targeted therapy with everolimus10 (19)
 Chemotherapy8 (15)
ECOG performance status
 0–150 (96)
 ≥22 (4)
Clinical CS39 (75)
Carcinoid heart disease7 (13)
MM-related symptoms
 No symptoms on MM26 (50)
 Abdominal pain20 (38)
 Diarrhea14 (27)
 Occlusive syndrome8 (15)
 Mesenteric ischemia symptoms5 (10)
 Constipation3 (6)
 Vomiting1 (2)
MM uptake on SRI
 Krenning 2 or equivalent for PET1 (2)
 Krenning 3 or equivalent for PET4 (8)
 Krenning 4 or equivalent for PET47 (90)
CgA > 2 ULN15 (29)
MM RECIST progression before PRRT20 (38)
  • * Other metastatic sites were ovary (n = 3), pancreas (n = 1), breast (n = 1), lung (n = 1), pericardium (n = 2), testis (n = 1), and muscle (n = 1).

  • WHO = World Health Organization; ECOG = Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; SRI = somatostatin receptor imaging; ULN = upper limit of normal.

  • Categoric data are number and percentage; continuous data are median and range.