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`Chemotherapyfor Gastro-Enteropancreatic
`Endocrine Tumours
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`Dermot O’Toole Olivia Hentic Olivier Corcos Philippe Ruszniewski
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`Service de Gastroentérologie, Hépital Beaujon, Clichy, France
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`Key Words
`Gastro-enteropancreatic endocrine tumours-
`Chemotherapy- Well-differentiated tumours - Poorly
`differentiated tumours
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`Abstract
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`Despite similar histological and morphological aspects,
`gastro-enteropancreatic (GEP) endocrine tumoursrepre-
`sent a heterogeneous group of tumours with varying
`clinical expression depending on tumour type (function-
`al or not), origin and extension, but also on histological
`differentiation and proliferative capacity. The natural his-
`tory of well-differentiated tumours is often favourable
`without treatment and GEP endocrine tumours may
`remain indolent for many years. Chemotherapy may
`however be indicated in the presence of symptomatic
`non-progressive disease (progression evaluated over 3—
`6 months). In contrast, poorly differentiated GEP endo-
`crine tumoursare frequently aggressive and early treat-
`ment is required. Accurate staging is mandatory and
`where surgery is possible (even in the event of limited
`metastatic disease), this option should be re-evaluated in
`a multidisciplinary approach. Approximately 2/3 of ma-
`lignant GEP tumoursare metastatic at discovery and sur-
`gery is possible in a minority of patients; therefore, che-
`motherapy, with/without other strategies (e.g. local abla-
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`tion), is frequently indicated in patients with symptomat-
`ic, bulky or progressive disease. For well-differentiated
`pancreatic tumours, the reference association is Adria-
`mycin with streptozotocin yielding objective responses
`(OR) in 40-60% of patients. Prolonged treatmentis lim-
`ited due to potential cardiotoxicity of Adriamycin and
`standard 2nd-line regimens are notof proven efficacy;
`thus, other treatment modalities are usually additionally
`required (e.g. chemo-embolisation). A significant OR
`may render a small number of patients secondarily am-
`enable to surgery. Published series evaluating chemo-
`therapy for midgut endocrine tumours are outdated and
`disappointing. Objective response rates with combined
`associations (including either 5-fluorouracil and/or strep-
`tozotocin) rarely exceed 20% and where possible, che-
`mo-embolisation for hepatic metastases combined with
`somatostatin analogues (+ interferon) should be pre-
`ferred. Poorly differentiated GEP tumours are generally
`aggressive tumours with metastases at diagnosis and
`tend to progress rapidly. Surgery is rarely possible and
`ineffective even in locally advanced disease due to a high
`risk of recurrence. Chemotherapy, using cisplatin and
`etoposide,
`is the reference treatment and frequently
`yields OR rates >50%. However, despite being chemo-
`sensitive, disease control is limited (8-10 months). Over-
`all, advances in therapeutic chemotherapeutic options
`are required in the managementofall types of advanced
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`GEP endocrine tumours and evaluation of new drugs
`(e.g. irinotecan) and combination strategies (chemother-
`apy with local ablative therapies) are required in the
`future.
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`Introduction
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`Endocrine tumours of gastro-enteropancreatic (GEP)
`origin are a heterogeneous group of tumours of variable
`prognosis. The natural history varies from a frequently
`indolent course for tumours which are well differentiated
`to a much more aggressive form with poorly differen-
`tiated tumours. The principles of managementofpatients
`with GEP endocrine tumours depend on a numberoffac-
`tors requiring a multidisciplinary approach. Recent ad-
`vances in surgery imply that patients even with bilobar
`liver metastases may be deemed suitable to surgery using
`two-stage hepatectomies[1, 2] and therefore prior to con-
`sidering patients for chemotherapy, a surgical option
`should always be reconsidered. Nonetheless, surgery is
`rarely possible in patients with metastatic disease and oth-
`er approachesare therefore necessary.
`As opposed to treatment decisions for other solid
`tumours of the digestive tract, ‘wait-and-see’ strategies
`can often be adopted in patients with GEP tumours.
`The slow-growing nature of well-differentiated tumours
`means that chemotherapy and other treatment strategies
`should be reserved for patients with progressive disease.
`Indeed, to date interpretation of data on treatment of
`patients with GEP tumours has been hampered by the
`lack of evidence for progressive disease in a number of
`studies. Documented progression (on eithersolid clinical
`groundsora = 25%increasein targeted lesions or appear-
`ance of a new disease in patients with non-symptomatic
`disease) should be based on accurate and comparable
`evaluation ofclinical, biological and morphological data
`at least at 3-monthly intervals. Given that response to
`cytotoxic agents in patients with GEP tumours may be
`short-lived, determining the correct moment to com-
`mence treatmentis often difficult. Early treatment at the
`outset is, on the contrary, usually necessary for patients
`with aggressive well-differentiated tumours and for those
`with poorly differentiated lesions whose natural history
`mirrors that of small cell lung cancer. Another consider-
`ation in commencingtreatmentat the momentof diagno-
`sis is the presence ofbulky disease, especially the presence
`of extensive liver metastases (usually >70%).
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`Until now, the type of chemotherapy has been largely
`based onthesite of origin of the primary tumour and on
`the histological differentiation. Endocrine tumoursof the
`duodenum or pancreas, whether functional or not, are
`considered for cytotoxic regimens, which greatly differ
`from those of midgut origin. In addition, given that
`tumour differentiation also dictates response to individu-
`al cytotoxic protocols, correct histological classification
`should be applied using strict WHOcriteria [3]. Accurate
`histological classification is not always easy as interob-
`server differences among pathologists are not uncommon
`and guidelines to increase uniformity are required. The
`importance of accurate histology cannot be underesti-
`mated and in cases where doubt exists, slides should be
`sent for an expert opinion. The recentuse ofthe prolifera-
`tion index Ki-67 has been helpful in distinguishing certain
`tumours and guiding treatment regimens; this markeris
`invariably high (>15%) in poorly differentiated lesions;
`however,cases with a histological architecture resembling
`well-differentiated tumours and moderately elevated Ki-
`67 (between 2 and 15% or‘borderline tumours’) [3] may
`be problematic when it comes to choosing chemotherapy.
`The appraisal of proliferation indices on treatment out-
`comesis requisite in future protocols.
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`Chemotherapyfor Well-Differentiated GEP
`Tumours of the Pancreas or Duodenum
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`Apart from insulinomas, other GEP tumours from the
`pancreas or duodenum are frequently associated with
`metastatic disease and curative surgical optionsare rarely
`possible (<25%) [4]. Thus, cytotoxic therapyis a frequent-
`ly posed question in these patients. Single-agent chemo-
`therapy with streptozotocin yielded tumour response
`rates of between 36 and 42% [5, 6]; however, these early
`studies can becriticized with respect to the crude methods
`ofinterpreting morphological responses. Other monother-
`apies including chlorozotocin, doxorubicin, 5-fluorouracil
`(5-FU)[7] or dacarbazine[5, 8] have been used butcriti-
`cised either due to the high toxicity rate or lack of objec-
`tive response. Such strategies have been universally re-
`placed by combination chemotherapy protocols. As seen
`in table 1, many associations have been used with strepto-
`zotocin, 5-FU and anthracyclines forming the cornerstone
`of the regimens tested. The results by Moertelet al. [9] in
`1992 using streptozotocin and doxorubicin have not been
`bettered to date, with a 69% objective response rate and a
`median survival of 26 months; this compared to a 45%
`objective response rate for 5-FU and streptozotocin. The
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`Table 1. Combination chemotherapy for
`well-differentiated endocrine tumoursof
`the pancreas and duodenum
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`Reference
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`Phase Regimen
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`Moertelet al. [10]
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`Moertelet al. [9]
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`Erikssonet al. [13]
`Bukowskiet al. [14]
`Rivera and Ajani[11]
`Cheng andSaltz [15]
`Bajetta et al. [37]
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`III
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`Ill
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`II
`II
`II
`II
`II
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`STZ
`STZ +5-FU
`DOX + STZ
`5-FU + STZ
`DOX + STZ
`CLZ +5-FU
`STZ +5-FU + DOX
`DOX + STZ
`5-FU+EPI+DTIC
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`n
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`42
`42
`36
`33
`25
`44
`12
`16
`15
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`Objective Response Median
`response duration survival
`%
`months months
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`36
`63
`69
`45
`36
`36
`55
`6
`27
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`17
`17
`18
`14
`22
`11
`15
`18
`10
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`17
`26
`26
`18
`-
`-
`21
`-
`-
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`STZ = Streptozotocin; DOX = doxorubicin; CLZ = chlorozotocin; EPI = epirubicin;
`DTIC = dacarbazine.
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`same group had previously obtained better results with
`5-FU/streptozotocin in a phase III trial comparison to
`monotherapywith streptozotocin [10]. While no group has
`managed to achieve the same response rates, objective
`response rates of between 36 and 55% have been estab-
`lished using streptozotocin/doxorubicin [11-14] with the
`exception of Chenget al. [15] who reported a 6% response
`rate in a group of 16 patients. Chenget al. [15] in their
`article questioned the reliability of the earlier studies by
`Moertel et al. [9] especially concerning methods of mea-
`suring responses. However,a recent report by Delaunoit et
`al. [12] in 45 patients found a 36% overall response rate
`using well-defined criteria for recruitment and evaluation;
`in addition, 2- and 3-year overall survival rates were 50
`and 24%, respectively. Such discrepancies are difficult to
`explain; however, while the 69% response rates by Moer-
`tel’s group have not been re-achieved, a combination of
`streptozotocin with either doxorubicin or 5-FU in the
`treatment of advanced GEP tumours of the pancreas or
`duodenum is supported by recent data [11-14]. Nonethe-
`less, despite being the standard treatment, newer agents
`needto be tested in appropriate phase II andIII trials.
`The cumulative cardiotoxicity of doxorubicin, quick-
`ly attained following the standard Moertel regimen (the
`prevalence of cardiomyopathy increases significantly
`when patients are given doses of doxorubicin >550 mg/
`m? [16]) meansthat strategies with 5-FU should be con-
`sidered either at the outset or following maximal treat-
`ment with anthracyclines. The use of agents with less car-
`diotoxicity may also be worthwhile (e.g. epiadriamycin
`and liposomal formulations [17, 18]); however, appraisal
`of both efficacy and toxicity is required prior to universal
`approval for this indication. Careful monitoring of renal
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`function with 24-hour proteinuria prior to each cycle
`administration of streptozotocin is advised to avoid per-
`manent renal damage. Nausea and vomiting are usually
`not problematic provided adequate antiemetics are sys-
`tematically administered (we combine 5-HT;inhibitors
`with corticosteroids on a routine basis unless otherwise
`contra-indicated).
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`Well-Differentiated GEP Tumours of Midgut
`Origin
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`Similar to well-differentiated GEP tumoursof the pan-
`creas and duodenum, in GEP tumours of midgutorigin,
`single-agent regimens have been largely disappointing
`with objective response rates <25% and response dura-
`tions rarely exceeding 3 months[5]. In 1979, Moertel and
`Hanley [19] combined 5-FU with streptozotocin in mid-
`gut carcinoids yielding a response rate of 33%. Studies
`using the same combination since then have failed to
`reproducetheseresults (table 2) [20-23]. Therefore, other
`combinations have also been examined and apart from a
`40% objective response rate for patients with midgutcar-
`cinoids observed using doxorubicin andstreptozotocin in
`a phaseII study [24], no otherreliable cytotoxic regimen
`has been found for patients with advanced or metastatic
`disease of midgut origin. The association of cytotoxics
`with interferon has also been investigated with largely
`poor outcomesuccess apart from one study by Andreyev
`et al. [25] who demonstrated a 47% objective response
`using a combination of interferon with continuous infu-
`sion of 5-FU; response duration lasted 21 months. The
`excellent, and reproducible, results obtained with chemo-
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`Table 2. Combination chemotherapy for
`well-differentiated GEP tumours of midgut
`origin
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`Reference
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`Phase Regimen
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`Moertel and Hanley[19]
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`Engstrom etal. [20]
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`Moerteletal. [21]
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`Frameetal. [24]
`Moertelet al. [22]
`Di Bartolomeo etal. [23]
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`Ill
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`Ill
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`Ill
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`II
`II
`II
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`5-FU + cyclophosphamide
`5-FU + STZ
`5-FU + STZ
`DOX
`MTX + cyclophospahmide
`STZ + cyclophosphamide
`DOX + STZ
`VP 16 + cisplatin
`5-FU + DOX + DTIC
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`n
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`47
`422
`80
`81
`16
`14
`33
`13
`20
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`Objective Median
`response
`survival
`%
`months
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`26
`33
`22
`21
`0
`0
`40
`0
`~=10
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`-
`-
`15
`11
`-
`-
`11
`-
`5
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`STZ = Streptozotocin; DOX = doxorubicin; DTIC = dacarbazine.
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`Table 3. Combination chemotherapy for
`poorly differentiated GEP tumours
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`Reference
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`Regimen
`
`Moertelet al. [22]
`Seitz et al. [28]
`Mitry et al. [29]
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`etoposide + cisplatin
`etoposide + cisplatin
`etoposide + cisplatin
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`1
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`65% survival at 1 year.
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`n
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`18
`11
`41
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`Objective Duration Median
`response
`ofresponse
`survival
`%
`months
`months
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`67
`54
`42
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`8
`-
`9
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`19
`-!
`15
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`embolisation in patients with hepatic metastases and car-
`cinoid syndrome (tumourresponserates of approximate-
`ly 40-50% andexcellent control of symptoms) [26] argue
`for its use in such patients with liver metastases. In
`patients with extensive disease outside of the liver (e.g.
`carcinomatosis or bony metastases), current treatment
`strategies are wanting and novel approachesusing peptide
`receptor radionuclide therapy [27] have appeared more
`seductive to date than endlesstrials with largely ineffec-
`tive cytotoxics. Investigation of newer treatment options
`such as targeted molecular approaches mayalso prove of
`value in these patients.
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`Chemotherapyof Poorly Differentiated GEP
`Tumours
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`Standard treatment in patients with advanced poorly
`differentiated GEP tumours has largely been based on
`protocols containing etoposide and cisplatin (table 3).
`While tumour response rates are often good (42-65%),
`duration of response rarely exceeds 10 months and me-
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`dian survival is in the order of 15 months [22, 28, 29].
`Newer options are required for the treatment of these
`patients.
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`OtherIndications for Chemotherapy in GEP
`Tumours (Adjuvant or Neo-Adjuvant)
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`To date, there have been no data to support the system-
`atic use of chemotherapy in an adjuvant setting. Some
`units have adoptedpolicies of 4 cycles of adjuvant chemo-
`therapy following resection of hepatic metastases (includ-
`ing some unpublished personal observations); however,
`evaluation of such treatment requires a randomized study
`comparing adjuvant treatmentto surgery alone. Adjuvant
`chemotherapy is frequently employed following hepatic
`transplantation for metastases of digestive GEP tumours
`[2, 30]; however,its indication has not been evaluated and
`such a study would provevery difficult given the rarity of
`transplantation in this setting. While chemotherapy in a
`neo-adjuvant setting has not been formally evaluated in
`patients with digestive GEP tumours, we and others have
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`performed resection of both primary tumours andliver
`metastases following excellent chemotherapy-induced ob-
`jective responses (personal experience). A surgical ap-
`proach should be discussed where chemotherapy or other
`strategies render patients (event with metastatic disease)
`operable.
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`Perspectives
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`Agents showing promisingresults in the setting of oth-
`er solid gastro-intestinal tumours have been applied to
`patients with GEP tumours. Irinotecan, in a single-agent
`form, has recently been found to be inactive in patients
`with carcinoid syndrome [31]. Paclitaxel in high dose
`(250 mg/m) was also found to be disappointing with an
`8% response rate and significant haematological toxicity
`[32]. A search for expression of tyrosine kinase receptors,
`namely c-kit, has also been performed in GEP tumours.
`Fyallskog etal. [33] found 35 of 38 tissue specimens (92%)
`from GEP tumoursto express c-kit on tumourcells. How-
`ever, a phaseII trial using the PDGF-Rinhibitor imatinib
`(found to be revolutionary in gastro-intestinal stromal
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`tumours) in 21 patients with advanced GEP tumours
`demonstrated only weak biological activity with a partial
`responsein only 1 patient; 8 patients with progressive dis-
`ease at study entry were progression-free at 3 months[34].
`This might be explained by the mixed results for c-kit
`staining found in GEP tumoursas highlighted by Theo-
`dossiouetal. [35] who found only 9% positive weak stain-
`ing in 21 patients with metastatic GEP tumours. Interest-
`ingly,
`inhibitors of epidermal growth factor receptors
`have shown antiproliferative activity in in vitro GEP
`tumour models. Hopfneret al. [36] demonstrated a time-
`and dose-dependantgrowth inhibition of the insulinoma
`cell line as well as in pancreatic BON cells and in gut
`SCT-1 cells. Discerning antiproliferative mechanisms
`should provide more efficacious chemotherapeutics and
`molecular arsenals for the targeting of these tumours. One
`such approach which should work stems from the vascu-
`larity of such tumoursallowing the intriguing prospect of
`developing anti-angiogenic agents(e.g. anti-VEGFfactors
`and inhibitors of EGF-R) and while industry-driven re-
`search is mainly focused on otherdigestive solid tumours,
`advances in the latter area will no doubt aid in our
`approach to GEP tumours.
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