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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Erasmus Medical Center | OTHER |
| ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development | OTHER |
| Belgium Health Care Knowledge Centre | OTHER_GOV |
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The SAUNA trial is a multi-national, multi-centre, open-label, randomised, controlled, pragmatic clinical trial in patients with advanced, non-functional gastroenteropancreatic (GEP) neuroendocrine tumours (NET) with progressive disease on first-line therapy with somatostatine analogues (SSA). Eligible patients will be divided into two substudies according to the second-line therapy of choice (peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) or targeted therapy, at the discretion of the local investigator). Patients within each substudy will be randomised 1:1 between continuation or withdrawal from SSA at the start of second-line systemic therapy. Stratification will occur according to study site and according to the Ki67 value (below 10% (grade 1 and low grade 2) and equal to or above 10% (high grade 2)).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| somatostatin analogs continuation | Active Comparator | Somatostatin analog (octreotide long-acting release (LAR) 30 mg or lanreotide 120 mg) will be given every four weeks for a duration of 18 months. |
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| somatostatin analogs withdrawal | No Intervention | Somatostatin analog treatment (octreotide LAR 30 mg or lanreotide 120 mg) will be withdrawn for a duration of 18 months. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somatostatin analog | Drug | Somatostatin analog treatment every 4 weeks |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| the difference in progression-free survival (PFS) in patients continuing or stopping second-line therapy with SSAs, as assessed by the blinded local investigator on cross-sectional imaging, according to RECIST 1.1 criteria per substudy | PFS | 18 months after start second-line treatment |
| The difference in time to deterioration (TTD) in patients continuing or stopping second-line therapy with SSAs per substudy | TTD | 18 months after start second-line treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| progression-free survival rate according to RECIST 1.1 | PFS rate | 18 months after start second-line treatment |
| The difference in a pooled progression-free survival of both substudies | PFS |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marc U Peeters, MD | Contact | 03821 | 4366 | sauna@uza.be |
| Timon Vandamme, MD | Contact | timon.vandamme@uza.be |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Peeters, MD | University Hospital, Antwerp | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ Klina | Recruiting | Brasschaat | Antwerp | Belgium |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40615151 | Derived | Chhajlani S, Kuiper J, Beutels P, Borbath I, Dercksen W, Deroose CM, Heemskerk S, Polinder S, Roelant E, Smits E, Verhaegen I, Van der Massen I, Walenkamp A, de Herder WW, Peeters M, Hofland J, Vandamme T; SAUNA investigators and the Dutch Belgian Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (DBNETS). Somatostatin analogue continuation upon progression in patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumour (SAUNA trial): a randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open. 2025 Jul 3;15(7):e099996. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-099996. |
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| 18 months after start second-line treatment |
| The difference in a pooled time to deterioration of both substudies | TTD | 18 months after start second-line treatment |
| Overall survival (OS) per substudy and pooled over both substudies | OS | Time until death; assessed up to 5 years after treatment phase |
| Overall survival pooled over both substudies | OS | Time until death; assessed up to 5 years after treatment phase |
| Response rates (RR) per substudy | RR | 18 months after start second-line treatment |
| Response rates over both substudies | RR | 18 months after start second-line treatment |
| Quality of life (QoL) measurement with questionnaire | QoL measurement with 30-item Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) | End of study (6.5 years after start second-line treatment) |
| Quality of life (QoL) measurement with questionnaire | QoL measurement with 21-item QoL questionnaire in the gut, pancreas and liver neuroendocrine tumours (QLQ-GINET21) | End of study (6.5 years after start second-line treatment) |
| Quality of life (QoL) measurement with questionnaire | QoL measurement with EuroQol-5 Dimensions-5 Level questionnaire | End of study (6.5 years after start second-line treatment) |
| Cost-effectiveness | Health technology assessment (HTA) analysis | End of study (6.5 years after start second-line treatment) |
| Drug safety | Safety will be reported in terms of incidence and severity of (serious) adverse events | 18 months after start second-line treatment |
| AZ Rivierenland | Active, not recruiting | Rumst | Antwerp | Belgium |
| Ghent University Hospital | Active, not recruiting | Ghent | East Flanders | Belgium |
| VITAZ | Recruiting | Sint-Niklaas | East-Flanders | Belgium |
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| University Hospital Leuven | Recruiting | Leuven | Flemish Brabant | Belgium |
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| Grand Hôpital de Charleroi | Active, not recruiting | Charleroi | Hainaut | Belgium |
| AZ Monica | Not yet recruiting | Antwerp | Belgium |
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| GZA | Active, not recruiting | Antwerp | Belgium |
| Ziekenhuis Netwerk Antwerpen | Withdrawn | Antwerp | Belgium |
| Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc | Recruiting | Brussels | Belgium |
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| H.U.B. | Active, not recruiting | Brussels | Belgium |
| Antwerp University Hospital | Recruiting | Edegem | Belgium |
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| Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sart Tilman | Active, not recruiting | Liège | Belgium |
| Rijnstate | Recruiting | Arnhem | Gelderland | Netherlands |
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| Maastricht UMC+ | Recruiting | Maastricht | Limburg | Netherlands |
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| Maxima Medisch Centrum | Active, not recruiting | Eindhoven | North Brabant | Netherlands |
| Amsterdam UMC | Active, not recruiting | Amsterdam | North Holland | Netherlands |
| UMC Groningen | Recruiting | Groningen | Netherlands |
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| Erasmus MC | Recruiting | Rotterdam | Netherlands |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| C535650 | Gastro-enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumor |
| D018358 | Neuroendocrine Tumors |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D017599 | Neuroectodermal Tumors |
| D009373 | Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal |
| D009370 | Neoplasms by Histologic Type |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D009380 | Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013004 | Somatostatin |
| C060347 | lanreotide |
| D015282 | Octreotide |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010905 | Pituitary Hormone Release Inhibiting Hormones |
| D007028 | Hypothalamic Hormones |
| D036361 | Peptide Hormones |
| D006728 | Hormones |
| D006730 | Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |
| D010187 | Pancreatic Hormones |
| D009479 | Neuropeptides |
| D010455 | Peptides |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |
| D009419 | Nerve Tissue Proteins |
| D011506 | Proteins |
| D010456 | Peptides, Cyclic |
| D047028 | Macrocyclic Compounds |
| D011083 | Polycyclic Compounds |
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