Temozolomide in grade III neuroendocrine neoplasms (G3 NENs): A multicenter retrospective review.

Authors

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David Chan

Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada

David Chan , Emily K. Bergsland , Jennifer A. Chan , Rujuta Gadgil , Thorvardur Ragnar Halfdanarson , Kathleen Hornbacker , Virginia Kelly , Pamela L. Kunz , Patrick Walsh McGarrah , Nitya Prabhakar Raj , Diane Lauren Reidy , Alia Thawer , Julia Whitman , Linda Wu , Simron Singh

Organizations

Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Stanford Cancer Clinical Trials Office, Palo Alto, CA, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY

Research Funding

Other

Background: G3 NENs are aggressive, and optimal systemic treatment is unclear. Temozolomide (TEM)-based regimens have been used to treat grade 1-2 NETs, but their efficacy in G3 NENs (Ki-67 > 20%) remains undetermined. Aims: To assess the clinical efficacy of TEM-containing regimens in advanced grade III gastroenteropancreatic NENs (GEPNENs). Methods: A multicentre retrospective review (2008-2017) of patients with metastatic/unresectable G3 GEPNENs who received a TEM-containing regimen. The primary endpoint was time to treatment failure (TTF). Radiologic response was extracted from local reports without formal RECIST criteria. Results: 118 patients in six centers were included (median age 55, 65% male, 15% functional, 75% pancreatic NEN). 57% were well-differentiated, 35% poorly-differentiated, and 18% unknown based on local pathology reports. The regimen used was CAPTEM in 93% and TEM in 7%. Best radiological responses were: complete response (1%), partial response (39%), stable disease (22%), progressive disease (31%), unknown (7%) not by RECIST. Median TTF was 150 days and median overall survival (OS) 18.0 months. Fifteen patients (14%) required dose reductions/discontinuation due to adverse events. TTF was shorter for patients on TEM alone (p = 0.02, Table 1). Well-differentiated NENs had better response rate (52% vs 26%, p = 0.02) and overall survival (30.1 vs 12.0 mo, p = 0.008) compared to poorly-differentiated NEN. Conclusions: This is the largest TEM treatment series in G3 NEN, involving collaboration of several major North American NET centers. 40% of patients showed some degree of response, and treatment was generally well-tolerated. TEM-based regimens should be considered a viable treatment option in this setting. Prospective confirmatory trials (such as EA2142) may face difficulties in accrual due to disease rarity.

TTF (log-rank test)Response rate (chi-squared test)OS from start of TEM (log-rank test)
Regimen (CAPTEM vs TEM)5.7 mo vs 1.0 mo, p = 0.0245% vs 25%, p = 0.2818.0 mo vs 15.2 mo, p = 0.91
Primary (pNEN vs non-pNEN)5.8 mo vs 2.1 mo, p = 0.3846% vs 35%, p = 0.3620.4 mo vs 13.1 mo, p = 0.10
Differentiation (well-diff vs poorly-diff)5.8 mo v 2.1 mo, p = 0.3752% v 26%, p = 0.0230.1 mo vs 12.8 mo, p = 0.008

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2019 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Cancers of the Pancreas, Small Bowel, and Hepatobiliary Tract

Track

Cancers of the Pancreas, Small Bowel, and Hepatobiliary Tract

Sub Track

Multidisciplinary Treatment

Citation

J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl 4; abstr 321)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2019.37.4_suppl.321

Abstract #

321

Poster Bd #

G19

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