The therapeutic goals in the management of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNET) are the control of symptoms and tumor growth control in order to improve patient survival. In recent years, data from two phase III studies with targeted therapies, sunitinib and everolimus, have broadened the possibilities for treatment of patients with neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas. Unfortunately, patients progress and development of new active drugs and evaluating the best treatment approach is decisive. Given the lack of data comparing the activity of different treatment strategies, final decisions are based on medical experience and consensus of experts. In this context, different questions are still unanswered, as which is the best sequence of treatment and if all patients can benefit from all available drugs. Neuroendocrine pancreatic tumors are highly vascularized tumors in which cells may be dependent on this pathway for growth throughout the entire history of the tumor and in which inhibition of this pathway is crucial. On the other hand, this aspect has not been endorsed by the population of patients with pNET who have previously failed treatment with sunitinib. In this scenario the investigators will assess retreatment with sunitinib to evaluate the activity of this drug in the context of therapeutic rescue in patients with metastatic pNET.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
11
Sunitinib 37.5 mg/day
Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias
Oviedo, Principality of Asturias, Spain
Hospital Universitario Valle de Hebrón
Barcelona, Spain
Hospital Reina Sofía
Córdoba, Spain
Hospital Universitario Donostia
Donostia / San Sebastian, Spain
Hospital Ramón y Cajal
Madrid, Spain
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, Spain
Hospital General Universitario J.M. Morales Meseguer
Murcia, Spain
Complejo Hospitalario Regional Virgen Del Rocío
Seville, Spain
Instituto Valenciano de Oncología
Valencia, Spain
6 months progression free survival
Time form start of treatment to progression disease
Time frame: 6 months
Overall survival
Time form start of treatment to death
Time frame: 2 years
Progression free survival
Time form start of treatment to progression disease
Time frame: 12 months
Response duration
Time from first response to progression disease
Time frame: 12 months
Overall response rate
Complete response + partial response
Time frame: 12 months
Incidence of Adverse Events
Number of adverse events per patient
Time frame: 12 months
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