Drugs / 177Lu-PSMA-617
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177Lu-PSMA-617

Other / unclassified

Developed for
castration-resistant prostate carcinoma · prostate cancer · metastatic prostate carcinoma · prostate adenocarcinoma · prostate carcinoma · prostate neoplasm · clear cell renal carcinoma · adenoid cystic carcinoma
+8 more · anemia · diffuse astrocytoma · diffuse glioma, H3 G34 mutant · diffuse midline glioma, H3 K27-altered · diffuse pediatric-type high-grade glioma, H3-wildtype and IDH-wildtype · IDH-wildtype glioblastoma · thrombocytopenia · urinary system neoplasm
Investigated by
Novartis · Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Advanced Accelerator Applications · National Cancer Institute (NCI) · Endocyte · Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
+52 more · Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia · Weill Medical College of Cornell University · Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology · Australian and New Zealand Urogenital and Prostate Cancer Trials Group · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute · Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology · Mayo Clinic · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · Movember Foundation · University of California, San Francisco · University of Washington · Alliance Foundation Trials, LLC. · Australasian Radiopharmaceutical Trials network (ARTnet) · Australia's Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) · Bayer · Blue Earth Therapeutics Ltd · Bristol-Myers Squibb · Canadian Cancer Trials Group · Cancer Research UK · Centre for Biostatistics and Clinical Trials (BaCT) · City of Hope Medical Center · E.J. Whitten Foundation Prostate Cancer Research Centre · Emory University · European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC · Institute for Prostate Cancer Research (IPCR) · Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori Dino Amadori IRST S.r.l. IRCCS · Janssen Research & Development, LLC · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Medical Research Future Fund · Medpace, Inc. · Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · OncoC4, Inc. · Prostaatkankerstichting · Prostate Cancer Canada · Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium · Prostate Cancer Foundation · Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia · Prostate Cancer Research Alliance · RTOG Foundation, Inc. · Radboud University Medical Center · Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins · Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) Mars Shot Research Fund · The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School · The Netherlands Cancer Institute · Thomas Hope · UMC Utrecht · UNICANCER · United States Department of Defense · University College, London · University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center · University of Sydney · VA Office of Research and Development

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 7 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Filed castration-resistant prostate carcinoma 2 milestones
Filed US (FDA) Pluvicto castration-resistant prostate carcinoma 2024-10-29

“Completed FDA submission for Pluvicto pre-taxane mCRPC label expansion based on the positive Phase III PSMAfore study.” novartis.com ↗

Filed EU (EMA) Pluvicto castration-resistant prostate carcinoma 2022-03-23

“Novartis has submitted marketing authorization for Pluvicto to the European Medicines Agency” novartis.com ↗

Filed progesterone-receptor positive breast cancer 1 milestone
Filed US (FDA) Pluvicto progesterone-receptor positive breast cancer 2026-02-04

“Pluvicto (lutetium Lu177 vipivotide tetraxetan) FDA submission for Pluvicto in PSMA+ metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) was completed based on Phase III...” novartis.com ↗

Approved Indication not stated 3 milestones
Label expansions (2) US (FDA) PLUVICTO — 2025-03-28 – 2026-07-31 fda.gov ↗
Approved EU (EMA) Pluvicto — 2022-12-09 europa.eu ↗
Approved US (FDA) PLUVICTO — 2022-03-23 fda.gov ↗

Trials 47

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 01 trial
Phase 0 NCT06516510 Oct 2024 → Aug 2025 metastatic prostate carcinoma Blue Earth Therapeutics Ltd Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 110 trials
Phase 1 NCT07682649 Aug 2026 → Aug 2027 expected castration-resistant prostate carcinoma University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT07145177 Mar 2026 → Oct 2028 expected metastatic prostate carcinoma University of California, San Francisco Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT07219147 Mar 2026 → Jul 2028 expected prostate adenocarcinoma City of Hope Medical Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT07223034 Oct 2025 → Oct 2027 expected IDH-wildtype glioblastoma, diffuse astrocytoma, diffuse glioma, H3 G34 mutant, diffuse midline glioma, H3 K27-altered +1 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT07054346 Jul 2025 → Apr 2027 expected prostate carcinoma Thomas Hope Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06303713 May 2024 → Oct 2026 expected castration-resistant prostate carcinoma, metastatic prostate carcinoma Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05818683 Apr 2023 → Aug 2027 expected prostate carcinoma Janssen Research & Development, LLC Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05162573 Dec 2021 → Sep 2025 prostate neoplasm The Netherlands Cancer Institute Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05079698 Oct 2021 → Oct 2027 expected prostate cancer Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04886986 Jun 2021 → Dec 2027 expected prostate cancer Weill Medical College of Cornell University Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/25 trials
Phase 1/2 NCT05682443 Dec 2023 → Nov 2026 expected prostate carcinoma OncoC4, Inc. Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT05340374 Jul 2022 → Jun 2026 overdue castration-resistant prostate carcinoma Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT04430192 Aug 2020 → Dec 2022 overdue prostate neoplasm Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT03545165 Apr 2018 → Jul 2020 prostate cancer Weill Medical College of Cornell University Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT03042468 Dec 2016 → Sep 2021 prostate cancer Weill Medical College of Cornell University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 223 trials · 2 met primary
Phase 2 NCT07698535 Dec 2026 → Jul 2029 expected prostate adenocarcinoma University of Washington Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07860554 Nov 2026 → Dec 2027 expected prostate adenocarcinoma Emory University Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07550517 Aug 2026 → Aug 2032 expected — Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07650240 Aug 2026 → Dec 2030 expected metastatic prostate carcinoma, prostate adenocarcinoma Mayo Clinic Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06783348 Apr 2026 → Jan 2028 expected clear cell renal carcinoma European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07150715 Dec 2025 → Oct 2030 expected prostate adenocarcinoma Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT07025512 Aug 2025 → May 2026 anemia, castration-resistant prostate carcinoma, thrombocytopenia M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06964958 Jul 2025 → Dec 2026 expected clear cell renal carcinoma Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06526299 Apr 2025 → Dec 2027 expected castration-resistant prostate carcinoma University of Washington Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT06632977 Feb 2025 → Apr 2030 expected castration-resistant prostate carcinoma Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 36 trials · 3 met primary
Phase 3 NCT07200830 Mar 2026 → Sep 2034 expected castration-resistant prostate carcinoma, prostate adenocarcinoma Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06496581 Sep 2024 → Feb 2033 expected metastatic prostate carcinoma UNICANCER Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT06320067 Jun 2024 → Apr 2031 expected metastatic prostate carcinoma University College, London Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT04689828 Jun 2021 → Oct 2022 overdue prostate neoplasm Novartis Pharmaceuticals Active not recruiting Met primary
Phase 3 NCT04720157 Jun 2021 → Jan 2025 overdue prostate neoplasm Novartis Pharmaceuticals Active not recruiting Met primary
Phase 3 NCT03511664 May 2018 → Jan 2021 prostate cancer Endocyte Completed Met primary
Phase 41 trial
Phase 4 NCT07677566 Jul 2026 → Jul 2027 expected prostate cancer The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Not yet recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase not stated1 trial
— NCT04825652 — castration-resistant prostate carcinoma Advanced Accelerator Applications No longer available No outcome recorded
Comparator or background therapy7 trials
Phase 1 NCT06943495 Comparator Aug 2025 → Mar 2029 expected castration-resistant prostate carcinoma Jean-Mathieu Beauregard Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT06095089 Background Nov 2023 → Jun 2027 expected prostate neoplasm Janssen Research & Development, LLC Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05613894 Background Jul 2023 → Dec 2026 prostate carcinoma University of Utah Suspended No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT07206056 Comparator Oct 2025 → Nov 2029 expected castration-resistant prostate carcinoma Novartis Pharmaceuticals Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT06329830 Background Oct 2024 → Oct 2026 castration-resistant prostate carcinoma, metastatic prostate carcinoma Baptist Health South Florida Withdrawn No outcome recorded Stop: Business

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 44

DateIssuerRelease
2026-07-31 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Regulatory FDA approves Pluvicto for PSMA+ metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC), advancing potential new standard of care across metastatic disease novartis.com ↗
Novartis today announced the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Pluvicto® (lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan) in combination with an androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI) for patients with prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-positive metastatic androgen pathway modulation-naive/sensitive (mAPMN/S) prostate cancer, commonly known as metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC).
2026-05-31 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Results Pluvicto™ demonstrated consistent efficacy across key patient subgroups in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer novartis.com ↗
Pluvicto demonstrated a similar rPFS improvement across key subgroups, consistent with the previously reported primary endpoint showing a 28% reduction in the risk of radiographic progression or death (HR 0.72; 95% CI: 0.58, 0.90).
2026-05-17 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Results New PSMAddition data show 58% lower risk of PSA progression with Pluvicto® in metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer novartis.com ↗
Risk of PSA progression was 58% lower (HR 0.42; 95% CI: 0.30-0.59) in patients treated with Pluvicto plus SoC compared to SoC alone.
2026-02-24 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Results New real‑world data reinforce earlier use of Pluvicto™ before chemotherapy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer novartis.com ↗
Real-world use of Pluvicto resulted in a median progression-free survival (PFS) of 13.5 months (95% CI: 11.7 – 14.7 months) in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who had been treated with ≥1 androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI) and were taxane-naïve.
2025-10-19 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Results PSMAddition data show Novartis Pluvicto™ delays progression to end-stage prostate cancer novartis.com ↗
Pluvicto delayed time to progression to metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) (HR 0.70; 95% CI: 0.58, 0.84) 1 .
2025-06-02 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Results Novartis Pluvicto™ demonstrates statistically significant and clinically meaningful rPFS benefit in patients with PSMA-positive metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer novartis.com ↗
At interim analysis, PSMAddition trial met its primary endpoint showing statistically significant and clinically meaningful benefit for Pluvicto™ plus hormone therapy versus hormone therapy alone, with positive trend in overall survival (OS) 1
2025-05-12 BAMF Health Regulatory Prostate Cancer Patients Now Have an Option Other Than Chemotherapy bamfhealth.com ↗
With this new indication, patients can now be considered for PSMA-targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy after treatment with ADT and ARPI.
2025-03-28 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Regulatory FDA approves Novartis radioligand therapy Pluvicto® for earlier use before chemotherapy in PSMA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer novartis.com ↗
2024-04-23 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Results Novartis delivers double-digit sales growth and core margin expansion in Q1; FY 2024 guidance raised novartis.com ↗
Pluvicto Phase III PSMAfore updated OS results demonstrated HR<1.0 in pre-taxane mCRPC
2024-02-28 Radiopharm Theranostics, Ltd Results Pilot Study Validates RAD Terbium-161 Radiotherapeutics radiopharmtheranostics.com ↗
The study demonstrated that 161Tb-PSMA-617 delivers markedly higher tumor-absorbed doses compared to 177Lu-PSMA-617, whereas the absorbed doses of the relevant organs at risk were only slightly higher.
2024-01-05 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Regulatory Novartis expands production of Pluvicto™ with addition of its largest and most advanced radioligand therapy manufacturing facility in Indianapolis novartis.com ↗
Novartis announced today that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for commercial manufacturing of Pluvicto TM (INN: lutetium ( 177 Lu) vipivotide tetraxetan / USAN: lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan) at its new large-scale, state-of-the-art radioligand therapy (RLT) manufacturing facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
2023-10-26 Novartis Pharmaceuticals Regulatory Novartis confirms unconstrained supply for Pluvicto® and continues to significantly expand the number of treatment centers novartis.com ↗
Novartis today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has classified the Pluvicto ® (lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan) drug shortage status as resolved.

All press releases naming this drug 46 releases

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Evidence & citations 14 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 61 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as 177Lu PSMA 617 “PEACE-6 Poor Responders is an international, multicenter, open-label, controlled, randomized, phase III trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 177Lu-PSMA-617 when...” NCT06496581 ↗
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“Five participants will receive a single dose of 177Lu-PSMA-617 radioligand therapy intravenously (IV), five participants will receive a single dose of 177Lu-PSMA-617...” NCT07054346 ↗

“(177)Lu-PSMA-617 versus a change of androgen receptor pathway inhibitor therapy for taxane-naive patients with progressive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer...” PMID 39293462 ↗ Sep 2024

“177Lu PSMA 617 is a new type of therapy which is designed to deliver high doses of radiation directly to prostate cancer sites in the body.” NCT04663997 ↗

“injection of 3.7-5.5 GBq of 177Lu-PSMA-617 repeated four times at interval of 8 weeks.” PMID 32430583 ↗ May 2020

“(177Lu)-PSMA-617 will be administered every 6 weeks for up to 6 cycles per SOC.” NCT05613894 ↗

“177Lu-PSMA-617 is a nuclear medicine therapy.” NCT06320067 ↗

NCT05162573 ↗

NCT05150236 ↗

NCT07223034 ↗

NCT04886986 ↗

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Known as 177Lu-DOTA-PSMA-617 “177Lu-DOTA-PSMA-617 (177Lu-PSMA-617) is a PSMA-targeted small molecule with favorable properties and is the most extensively investigated PSMA radioligand for radionuclide...” PMID 31595044 ↗ Oct 2019
Known as 177Lu-PSMA-617 also referred to as 177Lu-PSMA “177Lu-PSMA-617 also referred to as 177Lu-PSMA” NCT04343885 ↗
Known as 177Lutetium -PSMA 617 also referred to as 177Lu-PSMA “177Lutetium -PSMA 617 also referred to as 177Lu-PSMA” NCT05150236 ↗
Known as 177Lutetium-PSMA-617 “The goal of this study is to examine if a new drug treatment called 177Lutetium-PSMA-617, hereafter referred as 177Lu-PSMA-617, which holds the active ingredient...” NCT06783348 ↗
Known as [177Lu]Lu-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-617 “[177Lu]Lu-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-617 is a standard treatment for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) previously treated...” PMID 39978808 ↗ Apr 2025
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“[177Lu]Lu-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-617 (177Lu-PSMA-617) is a novel treatment for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.” PMID 41926960 ↗ Apr 2026

Known as [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 “lutetium-177 [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 (vipivotide tetraxetan) significantly improved radiographic progression-free survival compared with change of androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI)” PMID 40441170 ↗ May 2025
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“[177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 radiopharmaceutical therapy has been approved for the treatment of men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC)” PMID 40876952 ↗ Oct 2025

Known as Lutetium (177Lu) vipivotide tetraxetan “lutetium (177Lu) vipivotide tetraxetan (Pluvicto®)” NCT06516510 ↗
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NCT06199453 ↗

NCT06449781 ↗

Known as Lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan “The goal of this clinical trial is to assess if a personalized regime of 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan, also known as Pluvicto) is feasible and safe in...” NCT06943495 ↗
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NCT06095089 ↗

NCT06632977 ↗

NCT07219147 ↗

NCT07698535 ↗

NCT06200103 ↗

NCT07200830 ↗

NCT07682649 ↗

NCT05818683 ↗

NCT06216249 ↗

NCT07150715 ↗

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Known as Pluvicto “The goal of this clinical trial is to assess if a personalized regime of 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan, also known as Pluvicto) is feasible and safe in...” NCT06943495 ↗
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“Androgen Receptor Pathway Inhibitors (ARPI), chemotherapy or Pluvicto (AAA617) at the discretion of the investigator” NCT07206056 ↗

“lutetium (177Lu) vipivotide tetraxetan (Pluvicto®)” NCT06516510 ↗

NCT06084338 ↗

Known as vipivotide tetraxetan “In VISION, the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted radioligand therapy lutetium-177 [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 (vipivotide tetraxetan) improved radiographic...” PMID 37269841 ↗ Jun 2023
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“lutetium-177 [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 (vipivotide tetraxetan) significantly improved radiographic progression-free survival compared with change of androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI)” PMID 40441170 ↗ May 2025

Action Inhibit “which is an inhibitor capable of binding to the domain of PSMA.” NCT03042312 ↗
Modality Other / unclassified “Radioligand therapy (RLT) with 177Lu-PSMA-617 is a promising option” PMID 32430583 ↗ May 2020
Route Intravenous “repeated intravenous (i.v.) injection” NCT03042312 ↗