Radioactive therapy vs. pill: which works better for gut and pancreas tumors?
NCT ID NCT03049189
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether a radioactive drug called 177Lu-Edotreotide (PRRT) works better than the daily pill everolimus for people with advanced neuroendocrine tumors of the gut or pancreas that can't be removed by surgery. About 324 participants are randomly assigned to receive either four cycles of PRRT or daily everolimus. The main goal is to see which treatment delays tumor growth longer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 177Lu-Edotreotide (a radioactive drug) and Everolimus (a targeted therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more effective treatment option for people with advanced neuroendocrine tumors that cannot be surgically removed.
- What could go wrong
- This is a late-stage trial, but results are not yet available. The radioactive treatment may cause side effects like kidney damage or low blood counts, and it may not prove better than the current standard everolimus.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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324 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2017
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2029
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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18 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed diagnosis of well-differentiated neuro-endocrine tumour of non-functional gastroenteric origin (GE-NET) or both functional or non-functional pancreatic origin (P-NET) * Measurable disease per RECIST 1.1 * Somatostatin receptor positive (SSTR+) disease * Progressive disease based on RECIST 1.1. criteria as evidenced by two morphological imaging examinations made with the same imaging method (either CT or MRI) Exclusion Criteria: * Known hypersensitivity to edotreotide or everolimus * Known hypersensitivity to DOTA, lutetium-177, or any excipient of edotreotide or everolimus or any other Rapamycin derivative * Prior exposure to any peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) * Prior therapy with mTor inhibitors * Prior EFR (external field radiation) to GEP-NET lesions within 90 days before randomisation or radioembolisation therapy * Therapy with an investigational compound and/or medical device within 30 days prior to randomisation * Indication for surgical lesion removal with curative potential * Planned alternative therapy (for the period of study participation) * Serious non-malignant disease * Clinically relevant renal, hepatic, cardiovascular, or haematological organ dysfunction, potentially interfering with the safety of the study treatments * Pregnant or breast-feeding women * Subjects not able to declare meaningful informed consent on their own (e.g. with legal guardian for mental disorders) or any other vulnerable population to that sense (e.g. persons institutionalised, incarcerated etc.).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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"Gammed" Izabela Chuchrowksa
Warsaw, 02-351, Poland
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Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, 1100DD, Netherlands
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Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien
Vienna, 1090, Austria
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Banner Health d.b.a. Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center
Gilbert, Arizona, 85234, United States
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CHU de Nantes - Hôtel Dieu
Nantes, 44093, France
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Central University Hospital de Asturias (HUCA)
Oviedo, 33011, Spain
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Centre Jean Perrin
Clermont-Ferrand, 63011, France
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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Berlin, 10117, Germany
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European Institute of Oncology (EIO)
Milan, 20141, Italy
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Excel Diagnostics & Nuclear Oncology Center
Houston, Texas, 77042, United States
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Fiona Stanley Hospital
Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150, Australia
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Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Milan, 20133, Italy
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HP Hôpital Beaujon
Clichy, 92110, France
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Hospices civils de Lyon
Bron, 69677, France
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ICO Hospitalet, Granvia de l'Hospitalet
Barcelona, 08909, Spain
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IUCT-Oncopole
Toulouse, 31059, France
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Inselspital, Universitätsspital Bern
Bern, 3010, Switzerland
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Institut Jules Bordet
Brussels, 1000, Belgium
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Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier (IRCM)
Montpellier, 34298, France
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Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) Srl
Meldola, 47014, Italy
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Kings College Hospital
London, SE5 9RS, United Kingdom
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Klinikum rechts der Isar Technische Universität München
Munich, 81675, Germany
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MD Anderson Cancer Center Madrid
Madrid, 28033, Spain
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MSC Memorial Cancer Centre
Gliwice, 44-100, Poland
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Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre, Austin Hospital
Heidelberg, Victoria, 3084, Australia
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, 35043, Germany
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Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust
London, NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
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Royal North Shore Hospital
Saint Leonards, New South Wales, 2065, Australia
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Stanford University
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom
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Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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University Cape Town (UCT), Groote Schuur Hospital
Cape Town, 7925, South Africa
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University Hospital 12 de Octubre
Madrid, 28041, Spain
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University Hospital Motol
Prague, 150 06, Czechia
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University Hospital Olomouc
Olomouc, 775 20, Czechia
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University Medical Center, Abteilung für Nuklearmedizin
Hamburg, 20251, Germany
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University and Polytechnic Hospital La Fe
Valencia, 46026, Spain
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University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Pretoria & Steve Biko Academic Hospital
Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
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UniversitätsSpital Zürich
Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
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Universitätsklinikum Bonn
Bonn, 53127, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Erlangen
Erlangen, 91054, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Essen
Essen, 45147, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Magdeburg A.ö.R., Otto-von-Guericke Universität
Magdeburg, 39120, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Ulm
Ulm, 89081, Germany
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Universitätsklinikum Würzburg
Würzburg, 97080, Germany
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Universitätsspital Basel
Basel, 4031, Switzerland
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Vall d'Hebron University Hospital
Barcelona, 08035, Spain
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Zentralklinik Bad Berka GmbH
Bad Berka, 99437, Germany
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Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
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