Demographic and Baseline Clinical Characteristics of Patients With G3 NENs (n = 69)
Characteristic | No. of patients | % of patients |
Sex | ||
Male | 41 | 59.4 |
Female | 28 | 40.6 |
Primary tumor site | ||
Unknown | 11 | 15.9 |
Pancreas | 46 | 66.7 |
Stomach | 3 | 4.3 |
Midgut | 6 | 8.7 |
Rectum | 3 | 4.3 |
Differentiation | ||
Well differentiated | 11 | 15.9 |
Moderately differentiated | 3 | 4.3 |
Poorly differentiated | 28 | 40.6 |
NA | 27 | 39.1 |
Primary tumor resected | ||
Yes | 25 | 36.2 |
No | 44 | 63.8 |
Ki-67 index | ||
≤55% | 53 | 76.8 |
>55% | 11 | 15.9 |
NA (>20) | 5 | 7.2 |
Primary treatment before PRRT | ||
Somatostatin analog | 17 | 24.6 |
Chemotherapy | 35 | 50.7 |
Temozolomide | 4 | 5.8 |
Capecitabine–5-fluorouracil | 13 | 18.8 |
Streptozocin | 5 | 7.2 |
Doxorubicin | 4 | 5.8 |
Cisplatin | 14 | 20.3 |
Carboplatin | 8 | 11.6 |
Etoposide | 16 | 23.2 |
Oxaliplatin | 3 | 4.3 |
Gemcitabine | 3 | 4.3 |
Doxorubicin– cyclophosphamide– vincristine | 2 | 2.9 |
Doxorubicin–vincristine– actinomycin | 1 | 1.2 |
Interferon | 2 | 2.9 |
Surgery | 34 | 49.3 |
Liver-directed therapy | 11 | 15.9 |
Radiofrequency ablation | 2 | 2.9 |
Transarterial chemoembolization | 7 | 10.1 |
Embolization | 2 | 2.9 |
Selective internal radiation therapy (radioembolization) | 5 | 7.2 |
External-beam radiotherapy | 5 | 7.2 |
NA = not available.
Patients were 58.1 ± 12.9 y old.