In neuroendocrine tumors, lanreotide produced two objective responses among 39 evaluable patients, a 5% response rate.
In plain wordsIn neuroendocrine tumours, two of 39 evaluable lanreotide-treated patients had objective responses, a 5% response rate.
- Peptide
- Lanreotide
- Outcome
- Not applicableObjective response
- Study
n = 39
- Outcome group
- Tumor growth · Cancer
- Studied dose
- 30 mg every 14 days for symptomatic tumors or every 10 days for nonsymptomatic tumors · intramuscular · mean 12 months in symptomatic tumors and 13 months in nonsymptomatic tumorsAs given in this study (human).
Measurements
- Objective response rate
- 5%
- 39 evaluable patients, 2 objective responses
- Objective responses
- 2 patients
- 39 evaluable patients
Source sentences
Among the 39 evaluable patients, two objective responses were obtained, giving an objective response rate of 5% (one in the group with symptomatic tumors and one in the other group).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
A total of 46 patients were enrolled in this open, prospective, phase II trial.
They received lanreotide 30 mg i.m. every 14 days for 6 months when they had symptomatic carcinoid tumors, and lanreotide 30 mg i.m. every 10 days if they had nonsymptomatic tumors.