Assessment of hematological toxicity in patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors and extensive/innumerable bone metastases undergoing lutetium-177 DOTATATE treatment.

Authors

Osama Mosalem

Osama M Mosalem

Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL

Osama M Mosalem , Tucker Coston , Tanmayi Pai , Bassam Bassam Sonbol , Ephraim E. Parent , Jason R. Young , Geoffrey Johnson , Ayse T. Kendi , Thorvardur Ragnar Halfdanarson , Jason S. Starr

Organizations

Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL, Duke Cancer Institute, Raleigh, NC, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonvillle, FL, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, Department of Oncology, Mayo Clinic Rochester, Rochester, MN, Department of Hematology-Oncology, Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, FL

Research Funding

No funding sources reported

Background: The introduction of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) using Lutetium-177 (177Lu) DOTATATE has led to a paradigm shift in the treatment of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs). Hematological toxicity is a well-recognized adverse effect (AE) of 177Lu DOTATATE. Most cytopenias are transient, with an estimated incidence of 10-25%, typically mild to moderate in severity (grade G1-2). The most dreaded AE of PRRT is therapy-related myeloid neoplasm (t-MN), with an estimated 2-8% incidence and a higher incidence reported in patients who also received prior chemotherapy. We sought to evaluate the hematological safety of 177Lu PRRT in the setting of NETs with extensive (i.e., innumerable) bone metastases. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all Mayo Clinic patients (pts) with extensive/innumerable osseous metastases, defined as >50% skeletal involvement by positron emission tomography (PET) DOTATATE, who were treated with 177Lu DOTATATE. Pts characteristics and laboratory results were collected before, during, and after 177Lu DOTATATE treatment. Hematotoxicity was graded according to the NCI-CTCAE v5. Results: Out of 27 pts, 13(48%) developed cytopenia(s) of any grade after treatment with one or more cycles of 177Lu DOTATATE. In total, there were 13(48%) pts with anemia, 13(48%) with thrombocytopenia, and 6(22%) with neutropenia. Six (22%) pts had severe hematological toxicity (G3-4). Twelve months post-PRRT, 7(26%) pts continued to experience cytopenia(s) of any grade, of whom 4(15%) had G3-4 hematotoxicity. One pt developed t-MN, and two pts had myelophthisis on bone marrow biopsy from infiltrating NET. 16(59%) pts received cytotoxic chemotherapy before PRRT, and 7(25.9%) developed subsequent cytopenia(s). Overall, 15(55%) pts completed four cycles, while 3 pts didn’t complete four cycles of 177Lu DOTATATE due to hematotoxicity. Conclusions: Pts with advanced NETs and extensive/innumerable bone metastases treated with PRRT could be at higher risk for myelosuppression than historical controls. Our study highlights the importance of carefully monitoring and assessing hematological parameters in pts being considered for 177Lu DOTATATE with extensive/innumerable bone metastasis.

NCI-CTCAE grading of hematological toxicity among patients with prolonged toxicity (i.e., ≥ 12 months).

PatientAnemia (grade)Thrombocytopenia (grade)Leukopenia (grade)Bone Marrow Evaluation
1330No
2342No
3222No
4321Yes, no t-MN
5220No
6032Yes, no t-MN
7200Yes, t-MN

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2024 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

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

Track

Pancreatic Cancer,Hepatobiliary Cancer,Neuroendocrine/Carcinoid,Small Bowel Cancer

Sub Track

Symptoms, Toxicities, and Whole-Person Care

Citation

J Clin Oncol 42, 2024 (suppl 3; abstr 592)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2024.42.3_suppl.592

Abstract #

592

Poster Bd #

H3

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