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. 2021 Sep 4;75(1):293–302. doi: 10.1007/s12020-021-02859-y

Table 2.

Response to STZ CTx

Objective response No. (%) p* Stable disease No. (%) Progressive disease No. (%)
All patients (n = 50) 19 (38.0) 19 (38.0) 12 (24.0)
Treatment line 0.387
1st line (n= 27) 12 (44.4) 10 (37.0) 5 (18.5)
2nd or higher line (n= 23) 7 (30.4) 9 (39.1) 7 (30.4)
Previous SSA therapy >0.99
Yes (n = 16) 6 (37.5) 5 (31.3) 5 (31.3)
No (n = 34) 13 (38.2) 14 (41.2) 7 (20.1)
Previous targeted therapy 0.229
Yes (n = 7) 1 (14.3) 3 (42.9) 3 (42.9)
No (n = 43) 18 (41.9) 16 (37.2) 9 (20.9)
Previous PRRTa 0.742
Yes (n = 13) 4 (30.8) 4 (30.8) 5 (38.5)
No (n = 37) 15 (40.5) 15 (40.5) 7 (18.9)
Tumour type 0.452
Functioning (n = 9) 2 (22.2) 5 (55.6) 2 (22.2)
Non-functioning (n = 41) 17 (41.5) 14 (34.2) 10 (24.4)
Affected organ systems 0.244
≤1 (n = 25) 12 (48.0) 9 (36.0) 4 (16.0)
≥2 (n = 25) 7 (28.0) 10 (40.0) 8 (32.0)
Bone metastases 0.237
Yes (n = 19) 5 (26.3) 6 (31.6) 8 (42.1)
No (n = 31) 14 (45.2) 13 (41.9) 4 (12.9)
ECOG PSb at start 0.695
≤1 (n = 43) 17 (39.5) 16 (37.2) 10 (23.3)
2 (n = 7) 2 (28.6) 3 (42.9) 2 (28.6)
Grading >0.99
Ki-67 ≤ 15% (n = 32) 12 (37.5) 13 (40.6) 7 (21.9)
Ki-67 > 15% (n = 18) 7 (38.9) 6 (33.3) 5 (27.8)
Progression status at start 0.767
Radiologically (n = 33) 12 (36.4) 11 (33.3) 10 (30.3)
Tumour burden/symptoms (n = 17) 7 (41.2) 8 (47.1) 2 (11.8)
Time from initial diagnosis 0.773
≤1 year (n= 27) 11 (40.7) 10 (37.0) 6 (22.2)
>1 year (n = 23) 8 (34.8) 9 (39.1) 6 (26.1)
CgAc decrease 0.004
0–30% (n = 31) 7 (22.6) 15 (48.4) 9 (29.0)
>30% (n = 16) 11 (68.8) 3 (18.8) 2 (12.5)

All p-values have been specified as italicized values and all values showing statistical significance were highlighted using bold characters

aPRRT peptide receptor radionuclide therapy, bECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, cCgA Chromogranin A

*p-value by Fisher’s exact test (objective response vs. stable disease or progression).