Name

Lutrin

Alternate Names

Lutetium texaphyrin
Motexafin lutetium
Lutetium Lu77
Lutathera

Abbreviations

LU-177

Category

Radiation

Subcategory

See remarks for coding instructions
radioisotope conjugate

NSC Number

695239

Primary Site

Breast
prostate cancer
GI sites
GEP-NETs

Histology

None

Remarks

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS: See STORE and SEER program manuals for coding instructions.

April 23, 2024 FDA approved lutetium Lu 177 dotatate (Lutathera) for pediatric patients 12 years and older with somatostatin receptor (SSTR)-positive gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs), including foregut, midgut, and hindgut neuroendocrine tumors. Lutetium Lu 177 dotatate received approval for this indication for adults in 2018.

Feb 2, 2018 FDA has approved lutetium LU 177 dotatate, a radiolabeled somatostatin analog, for the treatment of somatostatin receptor-positive gastroen-teropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, including foregut, midgut, and hindgut neuroendocrine tumors in adults.

Lutathera is: A radioconjugate consisting of the tyrosine-containing somatostatin analog Tyr3-octreotate (TATE) conjugated with the bifunctional, macrocyclic chelating agent tetra-azacyclododecanetetra-acetic acid (DOTA) and radiolabeled with the beta-emitting radioisotope lutetium Lu 177 with potential antineoplastic activities.

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