The NETTER-2 phase 3 trial results show Lutathera® may be offered as first-line treatment for newly diagnosed grade 2 and 3 advanced gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs). When compared to long-acting octreotide, Lutathera® reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 72% in patients with somatostatin receptors.
“These positive results for Lutathera are practice-changing and offer new first-line treatment data for patients who have a significant unmet need. This study confirms the clinical benefit of first-line radioligand therapy (RLT) for newly diagnosed patients living with these types of advanced GEP-NETs. These findings should instill confidence among physicians in using Lutathera as a first-line treatment for patients with this life-threatening type of cancer.”
— Dr. Simron Singh, NET expert, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Ontario, Canada.
Novartis Lutathera® significantly reduced risk of disease progression or death by 72% as first-line treatment for patients with advanced gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
In the Phase III NETTER-2 trial, Lutathera plus octreotide LAR significantly extended median Progression Free Survival (PFS) to 22.8 months vs. 8.5 months with high-dose octreotide LAR in patients with newly diagnosed grade 2 and 3 advanced gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs).
NETTER-2 is the first and only positive Phase III trial for a radioligand therapy (RLT) or PRRT in the first-line setting, demonstrating the potential of RLTs in earlier treatment lines.
Novartis is investigating a broad portfolio of RLTs or PRRT in advanced cancers, in addition to GEP-NETs, including lung, prostate, breast, colon, glioblastoma and pancreatic cancers to continue reimagining medicine for patients.
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