Promising new combo therapy targets Hard-to-Treat gut tumors
NCT ID NCT06784752
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding a radioactive drug (177Lu-DOTA-TATE) to standard therapy (octreotide) helps control advanced neuroendocrine tumors of the gut or pancreas better than standard therapy alone. About 240 newly diagnosed patients with slow-growing but high-burden tumors will participate. The goal is to see if the combination delays tumor growth and maintains quality of life.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2034
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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12 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Presence of metastasized or locally advanced, unresectable (curative intent), histologically proven, well differentiated Grade 1 or Grade 2 (Ki-67 \<10%) gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (GEP-NET) diagnosed within 6 months prior to screening. * Participants with high disease burden in the Investigator's opinion. Following criteria should be used as the guiding principle for determining high disease burden: * Primary tumor or a metastatic lesion \> 4 cm * More than one tumor or metastatic lesions measuring \> 2 cm * Elevated alkaline phosphatase \> 2.5 X upper limit of normal (ULN) * Presence of bone metastasis * Presence of peritoneal metastasis * Symptoms due to tumor volume such as pain, fatigue, weight loss, anorexia etc. * Symptoms due to hormone excess requiring active management * Additionally, participants who, in the Investigator's opinion, have high disease burden due to their disease characteristics not specified above could also be considered eligible. * Participants ≥ 12 years of age. * RLI somatostatin receptor (SSTR) uptake on all target lesions (defined by RECIST v1.1 criteria) at least as high as normal liver uptake assessed within 3 months prior to randomization. Any of the RLI modalities as available (some examples are listed below) can be used as per local practice: * \[68Ga\]Ga-DOTA-TOC PET/CT or PET/MRI * \[68Ga\]Ga-DOTA-TATE PET/CT or PET/MRI * \[64Cu\]Cu-DOTA-TATE PET/CT or PET/MRI * Somatostatin receptor scintigraphy (SRS) (planar and/or SPECT/CT) with \[111In\]In-pentetreotide * SRS (planar and/or SPECT/CT) with \[99mTc\]Tc-octreotide. * Adequate bone marrow and organ function as defined by the following laboratory values prior to receiving the first study treatment: * White blood cell (WBC) count ≥ 2 x 109/L * Platelet count ≥ 75 x 109/L * Hemoglobin (Hb) ≥ 8 g/dL * Creatinine clearance \> 40 mL/min calculated by the Cockcroft Gault method * Total bilirubin ≤ 3 x ULN * Potassium within normal limits. Potassium level of up to 6.0 millimoles per liter (mmol/L) is acceptable at study entry if associated with creatinine clearance within normal limits calculated using Cockcroft-Gault formula. Mild decrease (grade 1) below lower limit of normal (LLN) is acceptable at study entry if considered not clinically significant by Investigator. * ECOG performance status 0-1. * Presence of at least 1 measurable site of disease. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior administration of a therapeutic radiopharmaceutical for GEP-NET at any time prior to randomization in the study. * Any previous therapy with interferons, mTOR-inhibitors, chemotherapy or other systemic therapies except somatostatin analogues (SSAs) of GEP-NET. If as per Investigator's opinion a participant is candidate for such therapies, such participant must not be enrolled. * Participant who received more than 4 cycles of prior SSAs (e.g., octreotide long-acting release) are not eligible. In addition, any participant receiving treatment with short-acting octreotide, which cannot be interrupted for 24 h before the administration of \[177Lu\]Lu-DOTA-TATE, or any participant receiving treatment with SSAs, which cannot be interrupted for at least 4 weeks before the administration of \[177Lu\]Lu-DOTA-TATE. * Documented RECIST v1.1 progression during previous SSA treatments for the current GEP-NET at any time prior to randomization. * Any previous radioembolization, chemoembolization and radiofrequency ablation for GEP-NET. * Any major surgery within 12 weeks prior to randomization in the study. * Known brain metastases. * Participant with known intolerance to CT scans with intravenous (i.v.) contrast due to allergic reaction or renal insufficiency. If such a participant can be imaged with MRI, then the participant would not be excluded. * Hypersensitivity to any somatostatin analogues, to the Investigational Medicinal Products (IMPs) active substance or to any of the excipients. * Active severe urinary incontinence, severe voiding dysfunction, or urinary obstruction requiring an indwelling/condom catheter that, in the judgment of the Investigator, could prevent adhering to radiation safety instructions. Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
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How to take part
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The places running it
66 sites in 12 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AdventHealth
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32804, United States
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Blue Ridge Cancer Center
RECRUITINGWytheville, Virginia, 24382, United States
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Hartford Hospital
RECRUITINGHartford, Connecticut, 06102, United States
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Henry Ford Hospital
RECRUITINGDetroit, Michigan, 48202-2689, United States
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Highlands Oncology Group
RECRUITINGFayetteville, Arkansas, 72703, United States
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LSU Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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Mayo Clinic Arizona
RECRUITINGScottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States
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Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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Mount Sinai Medical Center
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029-6574, United States
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Northwest Medical Specialties
RECRUITINGTacoma, Washington, 98405, United States
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGEdmonton, Alberta, T6G 1Z2, Canada
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGLondon, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMontreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2, Canada
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100036, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBeijing, 100730, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBeijing, 102200, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGShanghai, 200032, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBron, 69677, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGClichy, 92110, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMontpellier, 34298, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGNantes, 44093, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGPessac, 33604, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGErlangen, 91054, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGEssen, 45147, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMünchen, 80377, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBudapest, 1083, Hungary
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSzeged, 6725, Hungary
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGCona, FE, 44124, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGGenova, GE, 16132, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMilan, MI, 20133, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMilan, MI, 20141, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGRozzano, MI, 20089, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGPisa, PI, 56126, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGRoma, RM, 00168, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGRoma, RM, 00189, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGRotterdam, South Holland, 3015 GD, Netherlands
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGUtrecht, 3584 CX, Netherlands
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGGdansk, 80-214, Poland
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGGliwice, 44-101, Poland
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGKrakow, 30-688, Poland
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGPoznan, 60-355, Poland
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGWarsaw, 02-351, Poland
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGWarsaw, 04-141, Poland
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03080, South Korea
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSeoul, 03722, South Korea
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSeoul, 05505, South Korea
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGL'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 08907, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGOviedo, Principality of Asturias, 33011, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08035, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28034, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28040, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMadrid, 28041, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSalamanca, 37007, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGGlasgow, G12 0YN, United Kingdom
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGLondon, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Piedmont Healthcare
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30318, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers
RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80218, United States
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St Elizabeth Healthcare
RECRUITINGEdgewood, Kentucky, 41017, United States
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Tennessee Oncology
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States
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Texas Oncology
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75251, United States
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TxO Austin Midtown
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78705, United States
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Virginia Cancer Specialists
RECRUITINGFairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Virginia Oncology Associates
RECRUITINGNorfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States
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Winship Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Yale New Haven Hospital
RECRUITINGNew Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States