Improving Treatment Options for Somatostatin Type 2 Receptor Negative Neuroendocrine Tumor Patients
- Conditions
- carcinoidneuroendocrine tumor1002911210014713
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 10
• Age >=18 years
• Inoperable or metastasized neuroendocrine tumor with well-differentiated
histology (grade 1, 2 or 3)
• SSTR2 negativity or low uptake on 68Ga DOTATATE PET scan, defined as tumor
uptake on 68Ga-DOTATATE PET CT below that or equal to that (Krenning Score 1 or
2) of the liver
A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded
from participation in this study:
• Hypotension, defined as systolic blood pressure <90mmHg
• Heart failure, defined as NYHA III-IV
• Impaired kidney function, defined as creatinine clearance <50ml/min
• Impaired liver function, defined as bilirubin or liver transaminases >3
times upper normal range
• Epilepsy
• Known allergies / intolerances to valproic acid or hydralazine
• Existing drug treatment which cannot be stopped and interacts or interferes
with study drugs
• Inability to provide informed consent
• End of life care
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary endpoint will be the percentage of patients that after treatment<br /><br>will have an uptake of 68Ga-DOTATATE that is at least one point higher on the<br /><br>Krenning scale.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary endpoints include safety monitoring, circulating drug levels,<br /><br>dosimetric evaluations and leucocyte methylation analysis.</p><br>