title: Preliminary results of [131I]metaiodobenzylguanidine treatment in metastatic carcinoid tumors.
abstract: The successful use of [131I]metaiodobenzylguanidine (131I-MIBG) in the scintigraphic localisation and treatment of several tumors deriving from neuroectoderm has led us to its application in metastatic carcinoid tumors. We selected five patients (two men and three women; age range 53-79 years) who showed progression of the disease with severe related symptoms, poor response to traditional therapy and a good uptake of 131I-MIBG in neoplastic tissue. A cumulative radioactivity of 3.7-22.2 GBq was given. All patients had a clear subjective improvement with a better quality of life for a period of 2-36 months, sometimes accompanied by decreased 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid urinary excretion. Results concerning objective remission of the disease were unsatisfactory. No remarkable early or late side-effect was noted. We believe 131I-MIBG is useful for symptomatic treatment of metastatic carcinoid in seriously ill patients too. Different treatment schedule and recruitment of patients with less advanced disease could make pathological remission a possible goal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ospedale di Circolo, Busto Arsizio, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Colombo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vignati
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lomuscio
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Dottorini
mesh_terms: D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007462:Iodobenzenes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007462:Iodobenzenes; D019797:3-Iodobenzylguanidine