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ABSTRACT: Purpose
The aim of this retrospective analysis is to estimate the most appropriate single cycle and cumulative doses of 225Ac-DOTATOC in patients treated for somatostatin-receptor-expressing cancers.Methods
225Ac-DOTATOC was administered to thirty-nine patients with various somatostatin-receptor-positive tumors. Baseline and follow-up 68Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT, lab tests, and renal scintigraphy were obtained. Patients received long-term follow-up either at the local cancer center or in close collaboration with external oncologists. Acute and chronic hematological toxicity was evaluated quantitatively over time. Long-term follow-up of creatinine was used to approximate the annual loss of estimated GFR (eGFR).Results
Dose-dependent acute hematological toxicity was seen at single doses above 40 MBq or repeated doses greater than approximately 20 MBq 225Ac-DOTATOC at 4 month intervals. Treatment-related kidney failure occurred in 2 patients after a delay of >4 years but was independent of administered radioactivity, and other clinical risk factors were important contributors to renal decline. In general, the annual decline of eGFR among patients did not follow a clear dose-effect relationship even in patients with previous β-therapy. An average eGFR-loss of 8.4ml/min (9.9%) per year was observed which is similar to the experience with β-therapy studies.Conclusion
Treatment activities of approx. 20 MBq per cycle (4 monthly repetition) and cumulative doses up to 60-80 MBq generally avoided both acute and chronic grade 3/4 hematotoxicity in patients with advanced stage malignancies. Chronic renal toxicity was observed at these doses, but pre-existing renal risk factors were important co-factors. These data represent a starting point for additional research to more precisely define safety thresholds of 225Ac-DOTATOC.
SUBMITTER: Kratochwil C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8712294 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kratochwil Clemens C Apostolidis Leonidas L Rathke Hendrik H Apostolidis Christos C Bicu Felix F Bruchertseifer Frank F Choyke Peter L PL Haberkorn Uwe U Giesel Frederik L FL Morgenstern Alfred A
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging 20210826 1
<h4>Purpose</h4>The aim of this retrospective analysis is to estimate the most appropriate single cycle and cumulative doses of <sup>225</sup>Ac-DOTATOC in patients treated for somatostatin-receptor-expressing cancers.<h4>Methods</h4><sup>225</sup>Ac-DOTATOC was administered to thirty-nine patients with various somatostatin-receptor-positive tumors. Baseline and follow-up <sup>68</sup>Ga-DOTATOC PET/CT, lab tests, and renal scintigraphy were obtained. Patients received long-term follow-up either ...[more]