Vol 25, No 1 (2022)
Research paper
Published online: 2022-01-31
Hepatic complications of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy with Lutetium-177 and Yttrium-90 in patients with neuroendocrine neoplasm
Abstract
Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are a heterogeneous group of tumors originating from neuroendocrine cells spread throughout the body, forming the so-called diffuse endocrine system. The gold standard in treating unresectable or disseminated, progressive, and well-differentiated NENs is therapy with radiolabeled somatostatin analogs (peptide receptor radionuclide therapy — PRRT). PRRT is a method based on peptides combined with beta-emitting radionuclides. The study aimed to assess the early and long-term liver complications after administration of Lutetium-177 or Lutetium-177 combined with Yttrium-90. We enrolled 27 patients treated with [177Lu]Lu-DOTATATE with an activity of 7.4 GBq (200 mCi) and 9 patients received the tandem treatment [90Y]Y-DOTATATE + [177Lu]Lu-DOTATATE with an activity of 3.7 GBq (50 mCi + 50 mCi). In the assessment of early as well as long-term complications, no significant effect of the applied treatment on the parameters of liver injury was found. Regarding liver function PRRT was a safe treatment for patients with highly or moderately differentiated, unresectable, or diffuse NENs.
Keywords: neuroendocrine neoplasmstreatment of neuroendocrine neoplasmsradioisotope treatmentPRRTcomplications of radioisotope treatment
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