Effect of dose intensification (DI) of octreotide-LAR (O-LAR) among symptomatic patients with neuroendocrine tumors (NETs).

299 Background: O-LAR 20 to 30 mg IM monthly (qM) is approved for the management of symptomatic NETs. While higher doses are sometimes used for improved symptom control, the benefit of this is not well described. The objectives of the study were to evaluate pre-DI and post-DI symptom, biomarker and tumor size among patients who received O-LAR 40-60 mg qM. Methods: With approval of the BC Cancer Agency research ethics committee …