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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma: predictors and pitfalls

 

Overall

(N = 10)

Stable disease

(N = 4)

Progressive disease

(N = 6)

Age years median [range]

63 [19–75]

69 [19–75]

60 [42–73]

Male N (%)

4/10 (40%)

1/4 (25%)

3/6 (50%)

RET

 Wild-type N (%)

6/10 (60%)

3/4 (75%)

3/6 (50%)

 Unknown N (%)

4/10 (40%)

1/4 (25%)

3/6 (50%)

Disease extent

 Moderate

8/10 (80%)

2/4 (50%)

6/6 (100%)

 Extensive

2/10 (20%)

2/4 (50%)

0/6 (0%)

Tumormarkers

 Calcitonin DT years, [range]

2.4 [0.6–4.1]

0.8 [0.6–4.1]

2.6 [2.4–2.9]

 CEA DT years, [range]

1.9 [0.6–7.4]

1.9 [1.2–2.1]

4.0 [0.6–7.4]

PRRT indication

 PD

8/10 (70%)

3/4 (75%)

5/6 (83%)

 Tumor localization

2/10 (30%)

1/4 (25%)

1/6 (17%)

WHO

 1

8/10 (80%)

3/4 (75%)

5/6 (83%)

 3

2/10 (20%)

1/4 (25%)

1/6 (17%)

Hormonal functioning

3/10 (30%)

1/4 (25%)

2/6 (33%)

Endpoints

 Death from MTC

7/10

2/4 (50%)

5/6 (83%)

 Death other cause

1/10

1/4 (25%)

0/4 (0%)

 Alive

2/10

1/4 (25%)

1/4 (25%)

  1. Abbreviations: CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; DT, doubling time; MTC, medullary thyroid carcinoma; N, number; PRRT, peptide receptor radionuclide therapy; RET, rearranged during transfection; WHO, world health organization performance status
  2. Footnote:
  3. ❶ Intracardial metastasis and biochemical progression; inoperable cervical tumour load
  4. ❷ Ectopic ACTH; PTH-rp; dopamine
  5. ❸ Fibrosarcoma