Table of contents
- Overview of the clinical research
- Who the trials study
- Trial phases and what they mean
- Main endpoints being measured
- Summary of the individual trials
- Important patient terms
Overview of the clinical research
The source data includes four interventional studies that investigate Arginine Hydrochloride-related trial settings in cancer research, mainly with radiolabeled somatostatin analogs and related treatment combinations.[1][2][3][4]
These studies look at different goals, such as safety, dose finding, treatment effect, and comparison with standard care.[1][3][4]
Who the trials study
One study includes children with recurrent or refractory neuroblastoma, which means the cancer has come back or has not responded well to treatment.[1]
Another study includes adults with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours and focuses on people with dominant liver metastases, meaning the liver is the main place where the cancer has spread.[2]
A third study includes patients with advanced GEP-NET and compares treatment strategies in a larger group of participants.[3]
The fourth study includes people with extensive stage small cell lung cancer who are newly diagnosed and receive treatment in combination with chemotherapy and immunotherapy.[4]
Trial phases and what they mean
The data includes a Phase 1 study in children with neuroblastoma, where the main goal is to find the maximum tolerated dose.[1]
There is also a Phase 2 study in adults with GEP-NET and liver metastases, which looks at uptake on PET-scan after intra-hepatic injection and compares it with intravenous treatment.[2]
A Phase 3 study evaluates whether [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE plus octreotide LAR works better than active comparator treatment in delaying progression or death.[3]
The small cell lung cancer study is listed as Phase 1 in the source data, with a first part that focuses on dose finding and safety, followed by a later part that measures survival.[4]
Main endpoints being measured
The neuroblastoma study measures the maximum tolerated dose, and its dose-limiting toxicity period lasts from the first injection until 6 weeks after the first injection.[1]
The liver metastasis study measures 68Ga-DOTA-peptides uptake on PET-scan, using the maximum standardized uptake value in up to five liver metastases.[2]
The Phase 3 GEP-NET study measures progression-free survival, defined as the time from randomization until the disease gets worse or the participant dies from any cause.[3]
The small cell lung cancer study measures the frequency of dose-limiting toxicities, adverse events, serious adverse events, events that lead to stopping treatment, and overall survival.[4]
Summary of the individual trials
- NCT03966651 is a completed Phase 1 study in 18 children with recurrent or refractory neuroblastoma, and its main goal is to define the maximum tolerated dose.[1]
- NCT04837885 is an authorised Phase 2 study in 23 adults with GEP-NET and dominant liver metastases, and it measures PET-scan uptake after intra-hepatic treatment.[2]
- 2024-518325-15-00 is an authorised Phase 3 study in 241 patients with advanced GEP-NET, and it evaluates progression-free survival as the main endpoint.[3]
- NCT05142696 is an authorised Phase 1 study in 138 newly diagnosed patients with extensive stage small cell lung cancer, and it measures safety and overall survival.[4]
Important patient terms
Interventional study means the researchers give a treatment and then observe what happens.[1][2][3][4]
Enrollment is the number of people planned or included in the study.[1][2][3][4]
Authorised means the study has been approved to proceed according to the source data.[2][3][4]
Completed means the study has finished collecting information.[1]
Radiolabeled somatostatin analogs are study drugs used in these trials to help target certain tumours, as described in the trial titles and summaries.[2][3]


