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Trial reportPancreas2020

Prospective Analysis of the Impact of 68Ga-DOTATOC Positron Emission Tomography-Computerized Axial Tomography on Management of Pancreatic and Small Bowel Neuroendocrine Tumors.

Silvia N Ghobrial, Yusuf Menda, Gideon K Zamba, Sarah L Mott, Kristin Gaimari-Varner, David Dick, Joseph Dillon, James R Howe, Michael Graham, John Sunderland and 3 more

Open access · hybridAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase II
In one paragraph

Trial report in Pancreas, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. [Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2025
    Article
  3. The University of Iowa Neuroendocrine Tumor Clinic.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Silvia N GhobrialFrom the Departments of Pediatrics.
Yusuf MendaRadiology.
Gideon K ZambaBiostatistics.
Sarah L MottBiostatistics.
Kristin Gaimari-VarnerHolden Comprehensive Cancer Center.
David DickRadiology.
Joseph DillonDepartments of Medicine.
James R HoweSurgery.
Michael GrahamRadiology.
John SunderlandRadiology.
Andrew BellizziPathology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
Thomas M O'DorisioDepartments of Medicine.
M Sue O'DorisioFrom the Departments of Pediatrics.
Cancer Research And Biostatistics · USPediatrics and Genetics · USUniversity of Iowa · USUniversity of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Funding

Viral VectorP30CA086862 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Christopher K Laubenthal · 2000 to 2026
$70.0M
Project 4: New Approaches to Improving the Effectiveness of Radionuclide Targeted Treatments in Neuroendocrine TumorsP50CA174521 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI ODORISIO, THOMAS · 2015 to 2021
$13.2M
Image-guided Diagnosis and Therapy of Neuroendocrine TumorsR01CA167632 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI MENDA, YUSUF, O'DORISIO, M. SUE · 2012 to 2016
$2.6M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA174521NCI NIH HHS R01 CA167632
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesA prospective clinical trial evaluated the effect of Ga-DOTATOC positron emission tomography-computerized axial tomography (PET-CT) on change in management of patients with lung, pancreatic, and small bowel neuroendocrine tumors. The primary eligibility criterion was a histologically proven tumor with positive somatostatin receptor subtype 2A immunohistochemistry. The primary and secondary end points were change in patient management and safety.

methodsReferring physicians completed questionnaires pre- and post-Ga-DOTATOC PET-CT, stating current and planned patient management, respectively, with tumor board adjudication of final management decisions. Change in management was categorized as follows: no change; minor change (additional imaging, supportive care); or major change (octreotide/lanreotide therapy, tumor biopsy, surgery, peptide receptor radiotherapy, chemotherapy, biological therapy, liver embolization).

resultsA major change in management was recommended for 54 (47.37%) of 114 subjects and a minor change for 6 (5.26%) of 114 subjects, with no change for 54 (47.37%) of 114 subjects. Grade 1 adverse events were observed in 26 of 114 subjects (nausea, headache, back pain, diarrhea); one grade 2 (petechiae) and one grade 3 (abdominal pain) adverse event were observed. No grade 2 or 3 adverse events were related to study drug and none required intervention.

conclusionsImaging with Ga-DOTATOC PET-CT has a significant impact on management of patients with neuroendocrine tumors.

Indexed as

Organometallic CompoundsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantIntestinal NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeuroendocrine TumorsOutcome Assessment, Health CarePancreatic Neoplasmsgallium Ga 68 dotatateOrganometallic Compounds

Identifiers

PMID32769854
PMCPMC7447173
OpenAlexW3048057065

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