PReCedeNT Trial: Phase III Randomised Controlled Open Label Trial of Lutetium 177 PRRT Plus Chemotherapy Versus PRRT Aalone in FDG Avid Well Differentiated Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors
Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs), better defined as neoplasms (NENs), are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms that range from well-differentiated tumours to more aggressive carcinomas. Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with Lutetium-177 DOTATATE is the established standard of care for patients with well-differentiated metastatic or locally advanced GEP-NETs. It has demonstrated a significant improvement in outcomes compared to Octreotide LAR, both as a first-line and second-line treatment approach, following the results of NETTER-1 and NETTER-2 trials, respectively. ENETS guidelines recommend the use of Ga-68 labeled DOTANOC/TOC/TATAE imaging only for WHO Grade 1 NET whereas FDG PET is the preferred modality for WHO Grade 3 NEN and NEC. For Grade 2 tumors (Mib index ranging from 3-20%), there are no strong recommendations for the addition of FDG PETCT in existing diagnostic algorithm. FDG PET positivity has been shown to be an independent predictor of shorter progression-free and overall survival in NET patients undergoing peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT). (8) Consequently, it is imperative to address FDG-avid tumors by integrating PRRT and chemotherapy. There are no strong recommendations for the grade wise management of GEP-NETs particularly grade 2 \& 3. Although recently published NETTER 2 trial substantiated the role of PRRT as a first line treatment for advanced grade GEP-NETs, still there is lack of evidence supporting the addition of chemotherapy in management of GEP-NETs. Given the absence of a prospective study to establish this treatment regimen, we designed a Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Trial to evaluate the combination of PRRT and CAPE-TEM-based chemotherapy in patients with FDG-positive metastatic well-differentiated NETs.
• Male or female, age greater than 18 years
• Histopathological diagnosis of GEP-NET, necessarily satisfying all the the criteria below
• Well differentiated G2 (Ki67 : ≥3-20%) OR G3 (ki67- greater than 20-55%), OR
• Well-differentiated G1 (\<3%) with disease progression in last 6 months
• Positive Ga-68-DOTANOC PET/CT, Krennings score \>/=3
• Positive FDG PET imaging, grade 3 or 4 uptake
• Locally advanced/inoperable disease or metastatic disease
• Karnofsky performance-status score of at least 60 or ECOG performance status \</= 2
• Life expectancy greater than 6 months