Unresectable or recurrent grade 1/2 gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) with poor prognostic factors — Japan Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG) / National Cancer Center; funded by National Cancer Center Research and Development Fund + Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED)
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Good takeaways from Dr. Shaheen #GI25 https://t.co/qkB3lxb5Kp
✅First line treatment of GEP-NETs are evolving
➡️STARTER-NET trial shows PFS benefit of Everolimus Plus Lanreotide #GI25 @ASCO
Surveilance without teeatment?
SSA monotherapy?
Lutetium plus SSA?…
If you had "these are cross-trial comparisons, which we shouldn't do, but we do anyway!" on your bingo board, you win! #GI25 https://t.co/paUnOt5bEF
STARTER NET trial . Probably will not change the practice. Discussion is spot on @ASCO @OncoThor @5_utr #GI25 https://t.co/NAIEYukZKT
New research just presented at #GI25: STARTER-NET trial shows everolimus + lanreotide more than doubles PFS vs everolimus monotherapy among pts w/ aggressive GEP-NETs: https://t.co/LyF50SL8UI…
STARTER-NET rand PhIII of 1:1 everolimus + lanreotide vs evero alone in #1L G1/2 adv #GEP-NET ➡️ sig improved median PFS (29.7 mos vs 11.5 mos), higher ORR (23% vs 8.3%), more G3 tox w/combo. No sig…
Dr. Hijioka presents P3 JCOG1901, STARTER-NET: everolimus +/- lanreotide for unresectable/recurrent GEP NET. PFS 29.7 vs 11.5 months (HR 0.38). mOS not reached in either arm. #GI25…
Susumu Hijioka, MD, PhD, stopped in for an interview to discuss the phase 3 STARTER-NET study of everolimus plus lanreotide in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Stay tuned to…
Agree, lack of 1L SSA -> 2L evero as a control arm may have been a missed opportunity here. #GI25 https://t.co/8CFmeWXpao
Elegant discussion of the STARTER NET trial by @SShaheenMD at #GI25 @ASCO . Unfortunately, despite positive results, this is not a practice-changing trial for most patients with WD GI-GEP-NETs.…
STARTER-NET (JCOG1901) is the first Phase 3 to demonstrate that adding lanreotide to everolimus more than DOUBLES PFS (29.7 vs. 13.6 months, HR 0.44, P=0.00016) in patients with unresectable or recurrent GEP-NETs and poor prognostic factors (Ki-67 5-20% or diffuse liver mets). Benefit is strongest in Ki-67 >10% subgroup (HR 0.32, 95% CI 0.15-0.69). Trial was terminated early for overwhelming efficacy. Establishes combination as potential new first-line SOC for this poor-prognosis subset. Open questions: PRRT (177Lu-DOTATATE) comparison, QoL impact of hyperglycemia/mucositis, immature OS.
Median: 29.7 months (everolimus + lanreotide) vs. 11.5 months (interim) / 13.6 months (updated) (everolimus monotherapy). HR 0.38 (95% CI 0.15-0.96), P=0.00017 Updated PFS (Nov 2024) rate: 29.7% (EVE+LAN) vs. 13.6% (EVE alone) vs. 0.44% (HR) vs. 0.28-0.69% (95% CI) vs. 0.00016% (P). Phase 3 Japanese multicenter trial (N=178 enrolled of planned 250). Trial TERMINATED EARLY at planned interim analysis (June 2024) due to overwhelming efficacy. Interim analysis (n=145): median PFS 29.7 months (EVE+LAN) vs. 11.5 months (EVE); HR 0.38 (99.91% CI 0.15-0.96, P=0.00017 vs. prespecified 0.00046). Updated analysis (Nov 2024): mPFS 29.7 vs. 13.6 months; HR 0.44 (95% CI 0.28-0.69, P=0.00016). Benefit consistent across subgroups: primary tumor site (pancreatic vs. GI), age, Ki-67 index. Greatest effect in Ki-67 >10% subgroup. Hijioka et al., JCO 43:652 (2025).
HR 0.74 (95% CI 0.25-2.24) OS immature. Median OS not reached in either arm. 1-year OS 96.2% (EVE+LAN) vs. 97.0% (EVE alone); OS HR 0.74 (95% CI 0.25-2.24, 13 events observed). Long-term OS maturation pending. Secondary endpoints: ORR 23.0% vs. 8.3% (P=0.011); DCR 92.0% vs. 84.5% (P=0.16).
Grade ≥3 adverse events: 35.6% (eve_lan) vs. 14.9% (eve). Key AEs: hyperglycemia (Grade ≥3: 9.1% EVE+LAN vs. 1.1% EVE), oral mucositis (Grade ≥3: 8.0% vs. 4.6%), fatigue (Grade ≥3: 5.7% vs. 1.1%), anorexia (Grade ≥3: EVE arm 3.4%), diarrhea (Grade ≥3: EVE arm 3.4%), pneumonitis (Grade ≥3: 3% vs. 1%). Combination associated with more adverse events: Grade ≥3 non-hematologic toxicity 35.6% (EVE+LAN) vs. 14.9% (EVE alone). Hyperglycemia particularly elevated (all-grade 62.1% vs. 33.3%). ILD occurred in 5% vs. 3%. No treatment-related deaths in either arm. Per discussant (Shagufta Shaheen, Stanford), tolerability + missing QoL data are considerations; toxicities deemed manageable by investigators.
✅ Practice-changing in Japan: everolimus + lanreotide more than doubles PFS vs. everolimus alone in poor-prognosis GEP-NETs. STARTER-NET (JCOG1901) is the first Phase 3 to demonstrate that adding lanreotide to everolimus more than DOUBLES PFS (29.7 vs. 13.6 months, HR 0.44, P=0.00016) in patients with unresectable or recurrent GEP-NETs and poor prognostic factors (Ki-67 5-20% or diffuse liver mets). Benefit is strongest in Ki-67 >10% subgroup (HR 0.32, 95% CI 0.15-0.69). Trial was terminated early for overwhelming efficacy. Establishes combination as potential new first-line SOC for this poor-prognosis subset. Open questions: PRRT (177Lu-DOTATATE) comparison, QoL impact of hyperglycemia/mucositis, immature OS.