Anja Rinke1, Michael Wittenberg2, Carmen Schade‐Brittinger2, Behnaz Aminossadati2, Erdmuthe Ronicke2, Thomas M. Gress1, Hans‐Helge Müller3, Rudolf Arnold4
1Division of Gastroenterology and Endocrinology, University Hospital Marburg (UKGM),
2KKS Marburg, Center for Clinical Trials,
3Institute of Medical Biometry and Epidemiology and
4Anneliese Pohl Cancer Center - Comprehensive Cancer Center, Philipp University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
Tóm tắt
Background: Somatostatin analogs have been shown to control the growth of well-differentiated metastatic neuroendocrine tumors. Their effect on overall survival is a matter of debate. We analyzed the prognostic significance of early treatment with octreotide LAR and of hepatic tumor load in the PROMID trial cohort. Patients and Methods: Between 2001 and 2008, 85 treatment-naïve patients were randomly assigned to monthly octreotide LAR 30 mg or placebo until tumor progression or death. Post-study treatment was at the discretion of the investigator. Upon disease progression, 38 out of 43 placebo patients (88.4%) received octreotide LAR. For survival, patients were followed until May 2014. Results: Forty-eight out of 85 patients (56.5%) died. In 38 patients (79.2%), death was tumor related. The median overall survival (84.7 and 83.7 months) was only slightly different in patients assigned to octreotide and placebo [HR = 0.83 (95% CI: 0.47-1.46); p = 0.51]. The median overall survival was 84.7 months for all 85 patients, 107.6 months in the low-tumor-load (n = 64) and 57.5 months in the high-tumor-load (n = 21) subgroups [HR = 2.49 (95% CI: 1.36-4.55); p = 0.002]. There was a trend towards improved overall survival in patients with a low hepatic tumor load receiving octreotide compared to placebo [‘median not reached' and 87.2 months; HR = 0.59 (95% CI: 0.29-1.2); p = 0.142]. Conclusion: The extent of tumor burden is a predictor for shorter survival. Overall survival was similar in patients receiving octreotide LAR or placebo treatment at randomization. Crossover of the majority of placebo patients to octreotide LAR may have confounded the data on overall survival.
