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- Title
Position Statement on the Diagnosis, Treatment, and Response Evaluation to Systemic Therapies of Advanced Neuroendocrine Tumors, With a Special Focus on Radioligand Therapy.
- Authors
Capdevila, Jaume; Grande, Enrique; García-Carbonero, Rocío; Simó, Marc; Olmo-García, Mª Isabel del; Jiménez-Fonseca, Paula; Carmona-Bayonas, Alberto; Pubul, Virginia
- Abstract
Background The aim of this study was to provide a guidance for the management of neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) in clinical practice. Material and Methods Nominal group and Delphi techniques were used. A steering committee of 8 experts reviewed the current management of NETs, identified controversies and gaps, critically analyzed the available evidence, and formulated several guiding statements for clinicians. Subsequently, a panel of 26 experts, was selected to test agreement with the statements through 2 Delphi rounds. Items were scored on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 = totally agree to 4 = totally disagree. The agreement was considered if ≥75% of answers pertained to Categories 1 and 2 (consensus with the agreement) or Categories 3 and 4 (consensus with the disagreement). Results Overall, 132 statements were proposed, which incorporated the following areas: (1) overarching principles; (2) progression and treatment response criteria; (3) advanced gastro-enteric NETs; (4) advanced pancreatic NETs; (5) advanced NETs in other locations; (6) re-treatment with radioligand therapy (RLT); (7) neoadjuvant therapy. After 2 Delphi rounds, only 4 statements lacked a clear consensus. RLT was not only recommended in the sequencing of different NETs but also as neoadjuvant treatment, while several indications for retreatment with RLT were also established. Conclusion This document sought to pull together the experts' attitudes when dealing with different clinical scenarios of patients suffering from NETs, with RLT having a specific role where evidence-based data are limited.
- Subjects
GASTROINTESTINAL tumors treatment; CONSENSUS (Social sciences); DISEASE progression; PANCREATIC tumors; COMMITTEES; HEALTH outcome assessment; NEUROENDOCRINE tumors; INFORMATION resources; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; COMBINED modality therapy; MEDICAL practice; LIGANDS (Biochemistry); DELPHI method
- Publication
Oncologist, 2022, Vol 27, Issue 4, pe328
- ISSN
1083-7159
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/oncolo/oyab041