Clinical trial • Phase III • Oncology|Gastroenterology|Endocrinology

Lutetium (177Lu) oxodotreotide for Small intestine neuroendocrine tumour | Stage III (locoregionally restricted) small intestine neuroendocrine tumour

Phase III trial of Lutetium (177Lu) oxodotreotide for Small intestine neuroendocrine tumour | Stage III (locoregionally restricted) small intestine neuroe…

Overview

Trial Therapeutic Area
Oncology|Gastroenterology|Endocrinology
Trial Disease
Small intestine neuroendocrine tumour | Stage III (locoregionally restricted) small intestine neuroendocrine tumour
Trial Stage
Phase III
Drug Modality
Radiopharmaceutical
Orphan Drug
Yes

Key dates

Initial CTIS Submission Date
16-05-2025
First CTIS Authorization Date
14-07-2025

Trial design

Randomised, open-label, arm a (experimental): adjuvant prrt with lutathera 370 mbq/ml solution for infusion (iv infusion). product information indicates max daily dose 7.4 gbq and max total dose 14.8 gbq; protocol notes: "only two cycles instead of four cycles will be administered." arm b (control): standard care based on close surveillance (no investigational medicinal product). Phase III trial across 5 sites in Germany.

Randomised
Yes
Open Label
Yes
Comparator
Arm A (experimental): adjuvant PRRT with Lutathera 370 MBq/mL solution for infusion (IV infusion). Product information indicates max daily dose 7.4 GBq and max total dose 14.8 GBq; protocol notes: "Only two cycles instead of four cycles will be administered." Arm B (control): standard care based on close surveillance (no investigational medicinal product).
Target Sample Size
160
Trial Duration For Participant
1825

Eligibility

Recruits 160 No vulnerable populations selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Participants are adults (Age ≥ 18) and must provide written informed consent. No assent procedures for minors are described..

Pregnancy Exclusion
Pregnancy
Vulnerable Population
No vulnerable populations selected (isVulnerablePopulationSelected: false). Participants are adults (Age ≥ 18) and must provide written informed consent. No assent procedures for minors are described.

Inclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Written informed consent"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Age ≥ 18"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Preoperative positive functional Somatostatin receptor (SRS) imaging by PET-CT"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Histologically confirmed resected locoregionally limited SI-NEN (UICC stage III), which may be achieved by one or more surgical interventions: a. Palpation of the entire small bowel, b. At least 8 lymph nodes are removed, c. R0 situation according to pathology"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Tumor grading G1, G2 or G3 (WHO classification)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Postoperative negative functional Somatostatin receptor (SRS) imaging by PET-CT"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- For women of childbearing potential (a woman is considered of childbearing potential (WOCBP), i.e., fertile, following menarche and until becoming post-menopausal unless permanently sterile. Permanent sterilization methods include hysterectomy, bilateral salpingectomy and bilateral oophorectomy): Agreement to practice a highly effective method of contraception (as defined in 8.) from the date of consent until at least 7 months after last study treatment."}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Non-sterilized male participants who are sexually active with a female partner of child-bearing potential are eligible to participate in the study if they agree to the following during treatment and until at least 4 months after the last administration of study medication: •\tInformation of the partner of their participation in the study and the need to comply with contraception instructions as directed by the investigator. •\tMale participants are required to use a condom during treatment and until at least 4 months after the last administration of study medication. •\tFemale partners have to agree to practice a highly effective method of contraception (as defined below) from the date of consent until at least 4 months after last study treatment. •\tSperm donation is not allowed during treatment and until at least 4 months after the last administration of study medication. Highly effective methods of contraception according to CTFG guidance include: •\tCombined (estrogen and progestogen containing) hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation: oral, intravaginal or transdermal •\tProgestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation: oral, injectable or implantable •\tIntrauterine device (IUD) •\tIntrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS) •\tBilateral tubal occlusion •\tVasectomized partner •\tSexual abstinence"}

Exclusion criteria

  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients unfit for study therapy (ECOG performance status of 4)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Pregnancy"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Breast-feeding"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) at any time prior to randomization in the study"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Patients with any other significant medical, psychiatric, or surgical condition, currently uncontrolled by treatment, which may interfere with completion of the study"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Prohibited Medication: •\tLong-acting analogs of somatostatin within 4 weeks before first administration of Lutathera® •\tShort-acting somatostatin analogs within 24 hours before administration of Lutathera® • Repeated administration of high-doses of glucocorticosteroids"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Concurrent participation in another interventional pharmaceutical trial"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Distant Metastases"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Creatinine clearance < 40 mL/min calculated by the Cockroft Gault method"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Hb concentration < 5.0 mmol/L (< 8.0 g/dL)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- WBC < 2 x 10^9/L (2000 / mm^3)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Platelets < 75 x 10^9/L (75 x 10^3 / mm^3)"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Total bilirubin > 3 x upper limit of normal"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Serum albumin < 3.0 g/dL unless prothrombin rate is within the normal range"}
  • {"criterion_text":"- Contraindication for Lutathera® (e.g., hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the following excipients: acetic acid, sodium acetate, gentisic acid, ascorbic acid, pentetic acid, sodium chloride or sodium hydroxide)."}

Endpoints

Primary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- RFS will be defined as the time from randomization to first relapse or death, whichever occurs earlier (acc. to ENETS guidelines). Relapse is defined as newly detected lesion with SSTR uptake in PET-CT.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"RFS defined as time from randomization to first relapse or death (per ENETS guidelines). Relapse defined as newly detected lesion with somatostatin receptor (SSTR) uptake on PET-CT."}

Secondary endpoints

  • {"endpoint_text":"- Overall Survival (OS) and cancer-specific OS will be defined as the time from randomization to death/ cancer-specific death.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"OS and cancer-specific OS defined as time from randomization to death/cancer-specific death."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- AEs/SAEs","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Adverse events and serious adverse events as reported and graded per study safety reporting procedures (no further definition provided)."}
  • {"endpoint_text":"- HRQOL will be measured by means of EORTC QLQ-C30/ GINET21 questionnaires.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Health-related quality of life measured using EORTC QLQ-C30 and GINET21 questionnaires."}

Recruitment

Planned Sample Size
160
Recruitment Window Months
98
Consent Approach
Written informed consent required from each participant (inclusion criterion: Written informed consent). Participants are adults (≥18) and provide consent themselves. Subject information and informed consent form documents are provided (document titles include German suffixes '_DE'), indicating German-language materials are available. No assent process for minors is described.

Geography

Total Number Of Sites
5
Total Number Of Participants
160

Germany

Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
04-07-2025
Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
15-04-2026
Processing Time Days
285
Number Of Sites
5
Number Of Participants
160

Sites

Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Essen AöR
Department Name
Klinik für Nuklearmedizin
Contact Person Name
Ken Herrmann
Contact Person Email
ken.herrmann@uk-essen.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Wuerzburg AöR
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin
Contact Person Name
Philipp Hartrampf
Contact Person Email
Hartrampf_P@ukw.de
Site Name
Universitaetsklinikum Tuebingen AöR
Department Name
Nuklearmedizin und Klinische Molekulare Bildgebung
Contact Person Name
Christian la Fougère
Site Name
Klinikum der Technischen Universitaet Muenchen (TUM Klinikum)
Department Name
Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin
Contact Person Name
Wolfgang Weber
Contact Person Email
w.weber@tum.de
Site Name
Philipps-Universitaet Marburg
Department Name
Klinik für Nuklearmedizin
Contact Person Name
Markus Luster
Contact Person Email
luster@med.uni-marburg.de

Sponsor

Primary sponsor

Full Name
Philipps-Universitaet Marburg
Organisation Type
Educational Institution
Country Of Registered Address
Germany

Third parties

  • {"country":"","full_name":"Deutsche Krebshilfe (DKH): Bearbeitungsnummer 70115125","duties_or_roles":"Monetary support / funding","organisation_type":""}
  • {"country":"","full_name":"Advanced Accelerator Applications International S. A. (ADACAP)","duties_or_roles":"Monetary support / funding","organisation_type":""}

Investigational products

Investigational Product Name
Lutathera 370 MBq/mL solution for infusion
Active Substance
Lutetium (177Lu) oxodotreotide
Modality
Radiopharmaceutical
Routes Of Administration
IV infusion
Route
IV infusion
Authorisation Status
Authorised (Marketing authorisation EU/1/17/1226/001)
Orphan Designation
Yes
Dose Levels
Max daily dose 7.4 GBq; Max total dose 14.8 GBq
Maximum Dose
14.8 GBq

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