Journal
ONCOLOGIST
Volume 26, Issue 7, Pages E1171-E1178Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1002/onco.13847
Keywords
Octreotide; Lanreotide; Carcinoid syndrome; Neuroendocrine tumors
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Funding
- Sun Pharmaceuticals Inc., an NCI Cancer Center Support Grant [P30 CA177558]
- University of Iowa Specialized Program of Research Excellence [P50 CA174521]
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Octreotide is commonly used for GEP-NETs and carcinoid syndrome, with two formulations available in the U.S. Challenges with the current depot-based treatment paradigm include unmet patient needs and bioactivity loss over time. Re-evaluating the role of immediate-release octreotide in combination with depot therapy may improve symptom control.
Octreotide acetate (octreotide) is the most prescribed and most studied somatostatin congener, or analog, for gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs) and carcinoid syndrome, the latter of which may be characterized by debilitating diarrhea and flushing. Approved in the U.S. more than 30 years ago, octreotide is widely used to control the symptoms of carcinoid syndrome and has been shown to demonstrate antiproliferative activity. The two formulations available in the U.S. include a subcutaneous immediate-release (IR) injection introduced in 1989 and a long-acting repeatable (LAR) intramuscular injection approved in 1999. Lanreotide depot (lanreotide), a more recent somatostatin congener, has been available in the U.S. since 2014. Despite widespread use of octreotide LAR, several key challenges exist with the current depot-based treatment paradigm. Studies indicate that LAR formulations are associated with continued unmet patient needs, owing in part to a loss of bioactivity over time that may necessitate progressive supplemental treatment with IR octreotide to adequately control symptoms. Clinicians should understand the key differences in the pharmacokinetic profiles of the LAR and IR formulations that may contribute to bioactivity loss and somatostatin receptor desensitization. In addition, there is a need to re-evaluate the role of IR octreotide in combination with depot therapy to provide consistent bioavailability and better control of carcinoid syndrome symptoms. The purpose of this review is to explore all these issues and to re-establish a rationale for the IR formulation, particularly with respect to novel use cases and its use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Implications for Practice There is a need to re-evaluate the role of immediate-release octreotide in combination with depot therapy to provide consistent bioavailability and better control of carcinoid syndrome symptoms.
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