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    P1.08 - Poster Session/ Thymoma, Mesothelioma and Other Thoracic Malignancies (ID 224)

    • Event: WCLC 2015
    • Type: Poster
    • Track: Thymoma, Mesothelioma and Other Thoracic Malignancies
    • Presentations: 1
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      P1.08-025 - Tumor Control of Advanced Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumors (Carcinoids) with Somatostatin Analogs: Experience at Gustave Roussy (ID 2758)

      09:30 - 17:00  |  Author(s): E. Baudin

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      Background:
      Pulmonary carcinoids are rare neuroendocrine tumors (puNETs) of the lung with no standard therapeutic option. Antitumor control benefit of somatostatin analogs (SSAs) has been demonstrated in gastroeneropancreatic (GEP)-NETs, but only a few data have been published in puNETs.

      Methods:
      Data from advanced puNETs patients treated with SSAs in monotherapy between 1986 and 2014 at Gustave Roussy were retrospectively collected. Demographical, clinical and tumor-related features were recorded. Patients had a tumor evaluation by CT-scan and/or MRI every 3 months. Progression-free survival (PFS) and Overall survival (OS) were estimated using Kaplan-Meier. Response rate and toxicity were assessed according to RECIST (v1.0 until 2008 and v1.1 since 2009) and NCI.CTC v4.03 criteria respectively.

      Results:
      Sixty-one metastatic patients with a median follow-up of 5.8 yrs (0.4-13.0 yrs) were included, with a median age of 55 yrs (13-84 yrs), 55.7% were male, 29% current or former smokers, and 95% had PS ≤1. At diagnosis, 20 patients were classified as typical carcinoids (TCs) and 41 as atypical carcinoids (ACs) according to 2004 WHO classification. Before SSAs initiation, 49 patients (80%) showed uptake at somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) (grade ≥2) and 29 (52%) showed hormone-related symptoms. The majority of patients (75.4%) presented at least two metastatic sites, liver being the most frequent one (80.3%). Forty-six (75%) patients received SSAs as first-line therapy: 32 patients (70%) for disease progression and 14 patients (30%) for symptomatic carcinoid syndrome. The median duration of SSAs was 13.7 months (3.0-155.1). Overall, median PFS (mPFS) and OS (mOS) were 17.4 [95% CI=8.7-26.0] and 58.4 months [44.2-102.7], respectively. Best response was stable disease (SD) for 43 patients (70.5%) and progression disease (PD) for 14 patients (23%). All PD were ACs. The number of events and deaths was 46 (75%) and 29 (48%), respectively. mPFS was 24.8 months [10.1-36.3] for the TCs and 12.8 months [6.2-26.0] for the ACs patients (p=0.32). mPFS was significantly longer in functional puNETs with a mPFS of 28.7 months [13.2-55.6] vs. 8.7 months [5.8-21.2] in non-functional tumors (p=0.01). The most common adverse event was grade 1 diarrhea in 43% of patients. Only one grade 3 (abdominal pain) was reported with a consequent withdrawal of treatment.

      Conclusion:
      In the real-world setting, SSAs are safe and potentially effective for the antitumor control of puNETs. Our results suggest that patients with typical carcinoids and functional puNETs seem to benefit most from SSAs therapy.

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