This phase I trial tests the safety and effectiveness of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) followed by 177Lu-DOTATATE peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) in treating patients with large well-differentiated grade 1-2 digestive system neuroendocrine tumors that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). SBRT is a type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position a patient and precisely deliver radiation to tumors in the body. The total dose of radiation is divided into smaller doses given over several days. This type of radiation therapy helps spare normal tissue. 177Lu-DOTATATE is a radioactive drug. It binds to a protein called somatostatin receptor, which is found on some neuroendocrine tumor cells. 177Lu-DOTATATE builds up in these cells and gives off radiation that may kill them. It is a type of radioconjugate and a type of somatostatin analog. Giving PRRT after SBRT may reduce the chances of the disease returning or getting worse, compared to the standard treatment of PRRT alone.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE: I. To determine the rate of acute grade 3+ non-hematologic toxicity of PRRT after external radiation compared to historical control of PRRT alone. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To determine the rate of acute grade 2+ toxicity compared to historical control of PRRT alone. II. To determine response rate of both large and small lesions at 3 months following treatment. III. To determine progression free survival. IV. To describe patient-reported outcomes (PROs) of toxicity. OUTLINE: Patients undergo SBRT over 5 fractions in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Starting 4-10 weeks after completion of SBRT, patients receive standard of care (SOC) lutetium-177 DOTATATE (177Lu-DOTATATE) intravenously (IV) once every 8 weeks for 4 doses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also undergo computed tomography (CT) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) throughout the trial and undergo gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE positron emission tomography (PET)/CT before treatment. After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 90 days and then every 3 months for 12 months.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
15
Undergo SBRT
Given IV
Undergo CT and PET/CT
Undergo MRI
Undergo gallium Ga 68-DOTATATE PET/CT
Undergo PET/CT
Ancillary studies
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Emory University Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Incidence of Acute Grade 3+ Non-Hematologic Adverse Events
Will evaluate acute grade 3+ non-hematologic toxicity (based on Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5) compared to historical controls of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy alone. The list of non-hematologic acute grade 3+ treatment related adverse events will be summarized descriptively using frequencies and percentages of all captured toxicities by severity and relevance. An exact binomial test will then be used to compare the observed toxicity rate to the historical control rate, assessing if the observed rate significantly exceeds expected levels.
Time frame: Within 3 months of therapy
Incidence of Acute Grade 2+ Non-Hematologic Adverse Events
Non-hematologic acute grade 2+ treatment related adverse events will be summarized descriptively using frequencies and percentages of all captured toxicities by severity and relevance.
Time frame: Up to 12 months
Response Rate
The response rate based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors criteria of both large and small lesions at 3 months following treatment will be calculated along with 95% exact confidence intervals.
Time frame: At 3 months
Progression Free Survival
Progression free survival at 12 months will be estimated with the Kaplan-Meier method along with 95% confidence intervals.
Time frame: At 12 months
Patient-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life
Patient reported outcome will be summarized as mean, median, first quartile, third quartile, and standard deviation.
Time frame: Up to 12 months
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