Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy in Patients with Advanced, Recurrent or Progressive Meningioma: An Updated...

Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) could be a therapeutic option for patients with advanced, recurrent or progressing meningiomas overexpressing somatostatin receptors. The aim of this study is to perform an updated meta-analysis to establish the disease control rate of PRRT in these patients.

A comprehensive literature search of studies on PRRT in patients with advanced, recurrent or progressing meningioma was carried out. Four different databases (PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane library, Google Scholar) were screened until April 2025. Only original articles about PRRT in advanced, progressive or refractory meningiomas were selected. Case reports were excluded. Three review authors independently performed the literature search, the article selection and the data extraction. Main findings of eligible studies were summarized and a proportion meta-analysis on the disease control rate was carried out using a random-effects model.

In total, 18 studies (269 patients) published from 2006 to 2025 were included in the analysis. In most of the included studies, PRRT was performed using [¹⁷⁷Lu]Lu-DOTATATE. The pooled disease control rate was 67.7% (95% confidence interval values: 59.6-75.7%). PRRT was well-tolerated in most patients with advanced, recurrent or progressive meningioma. Moderate statistical heterogeneity was found in the meta-analysis (I-square: 53%).

PRRT is an effective and well-tolerated treatment in patients with advanced, progressive or recurrent meningiomas, showing a significant disease control rate (in about two-thirds of patients). Even if well-designed clinical trials are needed to corroborate these findings, evidence-based data seem to support the clinical use of PRRT for this indication.