Lutetium-177-PSMA-617 in Oligo-metastatic Hormone Sensitive Prostate Cancer

Summary

Radioligand therapy (RLT) using Lutetium-177 labelled PSMA is a promising new therapeutic approach to treat metastatic prostate cancer. This tumor-specific treatment is directed against prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), which is overexpressed in prostate cancer cells. In the last few years, several lutetium-177 (177Lu, β emitter) labeled PSMA ligands have been developed and are currently applied to treat metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer patients. To date, there are no prospective randomized studies published using this treatment in the hormone sensitive setting or in oligometastatic prostate cancer. Therefore, this study we will evaluate the effect of 177Lu-PSMA in patients with hormone sensitive oligo-metastatic prostate cancer.

Timeline

Start

2020-07-20

Primary completion

2025-04-01

Completion

2026-01-01

Publications

• Background Rahbar K, Ahmadzadehfar H, Kratochwil C, Haberkorn U, Schafers M, Essler M, Baum RP, Kulkarni HR, Schmidt M, Drzezga A, Bartenstein P, Pfestroff A, Luster M, Lutzen U, Marx M, Prasad V, Brenner W, Heinzel A, Mottaghy FM, Ruf J, Meyer PT, Heuschkel M, Eveslage M, Bogemann M, Fendler WP, Krause BJ. German Multicenter Study Investigating 177Lu-PSMA-617 Radioligand Therapy in Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients. J Nucl Med. 2017 Jan;58(1):85-90. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.116.183194. Epub 2016 Oct 20.
• Background Hofman MS, Violet J, Hicks RJ, Ferdinandus J, Thang SP, Akhurst T, Iravani A, Kong G, Ravi Kumar A, Murphy DG, Eu P, Jackson P, Scalzo M, Williams SG, Sandhu S. [177Lu]-PSMA-617 radionuclide treatment in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (LuPSMA trial): a single-centre, single-arm, phase 2 study. Lancet Oncol. 2018 Jun;19(6):825-833. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30198-0. Epub 2018 May 8.
• Prive BM, Noordzij W, Muselaers CHJ, de Jong IJ, van Oort IM, Janssen MJR, Van Rijk MC, van Gemert WA, Timmermans B, de Groot M, Mehra N, Gerritsen WR, Jonker MA, Alevroudis E, van der Gaag S, Koppes JCC, Sedelaar JPM, Vis AN, Vrachimis A, Oprea-Lager DE, Nagarajah J. [177Lu]-PSMA-617-PSMA-617 in oligometastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer (BULLSEYE): an open-label, randomised, phase 2 study. Lancet Oncol. 2026 Apr;27(4):461-469. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(25)00762-4.
• Prive BM, Janssen MJR, van Oort IM, Muselaers CHJ, Jonker MA, van Gemert WA, de Groot M, Westdorp H, Mehra N, Verzijlbergen JF, Scheenen TWJ, Zamecnik P, Barentsz JO, Gotthardt M, Noordzij W, Vogel WV, Bergman AM, van der Poel HG, Vis AN, Oprea-Lager DE, Gerritsen WR, Witjes JA, Nagarajah J. Update to a randomized controlled trial of lutetium-177-PSMA in Oligo-metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer: the BULLSEYE trial. Trials. 2021 Nov 4;22(1):768. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05733-4.
• Prive BM, Janssen MJR, van Oort IM, Muselaers CHJ, Jonker MA, de Groot M, Mehra N, Verzijlbergen JF, Scheenen TWJ, Zamecnik P, Barentsz JO, Gotthardt M, Noordzij W, Vogel WV, Bergman AM, van der Poel HG, Vis AN, Oprea-Lager DE, Gerritsen WR, Witjes JA, Nagarajah J. Lutetium-177-PSMA-I&T as metastases directed therapy in oligometastatic hormone sensitive prostate cancer, a randomized controlled trial. BMC Cancer. 2020 Sep 14;20(1):884. doi: 10.1186/s12885-020-07386-z.

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