Observational Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2015; 21(8): 2450-2459
Published online Feb 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2450
Table 7 Second-line treatment in patients with unresectable metastatic well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Rate the appropriateness of the following as a second-line medical treatment in a patient who has had an initial adequate trial of a somatostatin analogueIn a patient whose primary problem is:
Uncontrolled secretory symptomsUncontrolled tumor-related symptomsRapid radiographic progressionNonrapid radiographic progressionNo symptoms and no radiographic progression
Higher dose/frequency of somatostatin analogue (e.g., > 30 mg dose or < 4 wk dosing of octreotide LAR)9.03 (0.2)3.01 (0.8)2.01 (0.8)5.02 (1.4)1.01 (1.0)
Everolimus8.03 (0.4)9.03 (0.4)8.03 (0.5)8.03 (0.6)1.51 (1.1)
Sunitinib8.03 (0.7)8.53 (0.8)7.53 (0.7)7.03 (0.7)1.51 (1.0)
Cytotoxic chemotherapy7.03 (0.8)8.53 (0.8)7.53 (1.4)6.02 (1.0)1.01 (0.8)
Interferon5.02 (1.1)4.02 (0.9)4.02 (1.3)3.52 (1.7)1.01 (0.3)