Comparison of 177Lu-PSMA-617 and 225Ac-PSMA-617
Comparison of 177Lu-PSMA-617 and 225Ac-PSMA-617 in a Prostatectomy Model (LUTACT Trial)
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Compensation
- Not stated
Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.
What to expect
No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.
What participation involves
- Time periods mentioned: 6 weeks, 60 months, 24 months
Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.
Show the study's own words
- "Participants enrolled in the RLT cohorts will receive 1 to 2 cycles of PSMA radioligand therapy up to 6 weeks apart before a scheduled, non-investigational, prostatectomy four weeks after PSMA radioligand therapy."
- "Participants receiving RLT will be followed up for a safety assessment 6 weeks after surgery and for up to 60 months after prostatectomy for long term follow-up."
- "Participants in the prostatectomy only cohort will have safety and long-term follow-up performed as part of clinical care up to 24 months after surgery."
- Compensation
- Not stated
- Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
- Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
- Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
- Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.
About this study
In plain language
This pilot study compares how two targeted radiation treatments, actinium-225 PSMA-617 and lutetium-177 PSMA-617, work. It is for adults with high-risk or very high-risk prostate cancer that is in or near the prostate, who plan to have surgery to remove the prostate.
There is evidence that Actinium-225 Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (225Ac-PSMA) has a potentially higher level of efficacy than 177 Lutetium Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (177Lu-PSMA) as a radioligand therapy. This single center, pilot study will compare differences in the mechanisms of actinium-225 and lutetium-177 radioligand therapies (RLT) in participants with high or very high risk localized or locoregional prostate cancer planning on undergoing a prostatectomy.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- Be age 18 or older and have prostate adenocarcinoma, a type of cancer confirmed by a tissue test.
- Have high-risk cancer based on the tissue test or scans showing spread to nearby lymph nodes or tissues. Scans must show no spread to distant parts of the body.
- Have a prostate tumor larger than 1 cm on an MRI scan.
- For treatment groups only: have a tumor uptake score above 10 on a PSMA PET scan, which shows how much of the scan tracer collects in the tumor.
- Be willing and medically able to have surgery to remove the prostate, with or without nearby lymph nodes.
- Be able to care for yourself and be out of bed or a chair for at least half the waking day. Treatment groups must also meet blood count, kidney, and liver test requirements.
- Be able to understand and sign the consent form, and agree to follow radiation safety steps.
- Use effective birth control and do not donate sperm during study treatment and for at least 14 weeks after the last treatment.
Who can't join
- Have another cancer that could affect life expectancy, safety, or study results. Some cancers treated successfully in the past are allowed.
- Have a serious health problem that could prevent safe participation, such as severe heart failure, an inherited heart rhythm problem, uncontrolled infection, or active hepatitis B or C.
- Have had prostate cancer treatment before. Finasteride or dutasteride use is allowed if stopped at least 3 weeks before treatment starts.
- Have received an experimental treatment or used an experimental device within 4 weeks before the first study dose.
- Have had radiation from an outside machine to the prostate or the area where the prostate was.
- Have dry mouth that affects eating, such as needing fluids before eating.
- For treatment given through an artery only: have a severe allergy to iodine-based contrast dye.
- For treatment given through an artery only: have severe artery hardening on a prior CT scan. If no prior scan is available, a smoking history over 10 pack-years also excludes you—for example, one pack a day for more than 10 years.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age ≥18 years. 2. Histologically confirmed prostate adenocarcinoma. 3. High-risk disease as defined as meeting 1 or more of the 3 following criteria: 1. Gleason score of 4+4 disease or higher, Or Gleason 4+3 with large cribriform component (defined as \>0.25 mm in short diameter) 2. Pelvic nodal metastases on PSMA PET. 3. Extracapsular extension or seminal vesicle invasion on MRI or PSMA PET. 4. No evidence of distant metastatic disease as determined by PSMA PET. Nodal disease at or below the iliac bifurcation (clinical stage N1) is allowed. 5. Maximum Standardized Uptake Value (SUVmax) in the primary tumor greater than 10 on PSMA PET using Gallium-68 (68Ga)-PSMA-11 or piflufolastat F 18 (18F-DCFPyL). \*Note: this applies to treatment cohorts only; there are no SUV requirements for tissue-only cohorts (Control Group). 6. Target tumor in the prostate measuring greater than 1.0 cm on MRI. 7. Willing to undergo prostatectomy with or without lymph node dissection, and candidate for prostatectomy as determined by urologic oncology. 8. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2 (Karnofsky ≥ 60%), 9. Demonstrates adequate organ function as defined below: 1. Platelets ≥100,000/mcL, independent of transfusions or growth factors within 3 months of treatment start. 2. Hemoglobin ≥10 g/dL, independent of transfusions or growth factors within 3 months of treatment start. 3. Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) ≥1,500/microliter (mcL). 4. Creatinine clearance Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 , calculated using the Cockcroft-Gault equation. 5. Albumin ≥2.5 g/dL. 6. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤3.0 x ULN. 7. Total bilirubin (TBIL) ≤2 x the institutional upper limit of normal (ULN). For participants with known Gilbert's Syndrome ≤3 x ULN is permitted. * Note: this applies to treatment cohorts only; there are no requirements for tissue-only cohorts (Control Group) 10. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. 11. Participants must provide consent to comply to recommended radioprotection precautions during study. 12. Participants must use adequate contraception and not donate sperm while on study drug and for at least 14 weeks after the last study treatment. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosed with other malignancies that are expected to alter life expectancy or may interfere with disease assessment. However, participants with a prior history of malignancy that has been adequately treated and who have been disease- free, treatment- free for more than 3 years prior to randomization, or participants with adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer, superficial bladder cancer are eligible. 2. Individuals with a prior or concurrent malignancy whose natural history or treatment has the potential to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessment of the investigational regimen. 3. Concurrent and serious (as determined by the principal investigator) medical conditions, including, but not limited to New York Heart Association class III or IV congestive heart failure, history of congenital prolonged QT syndrome, uncontrolled infection, known active hepatitis B or C or other significant co-morbid conditions that in the opinion of the investigator would impair study participation or cooperation. 4. Has received prior prostate cancer therapy. a. Prior 5-alpha reductase inhibitors (e.g. finasteride, dutasteride) allowed if discontinued at least 3 weeks prior to treatment start. 5. Has participated in a study of an investigational therapeutic product and received study treatment or used an investigational device within four weeks of the first dose of treatment. 6. Prior external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) to the prostate or prostate bed. 7. Dry mouth that impacts the eating of food (i.e., requiring fluids prior to eating) Additional exclusion criteria applicable only to participants undergoing intraarterial administration of PSMA RLT: 1. Severe allergy to iodinated contrast. 2. Severe atherosclerosis from prior CT imaging study, or greater than 10 pack-year smoking history if no prior imaging available.
Study sites (1)
CA
- University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, CA 94143Maya Aslam · Study contact · 415-514-8987 · Maya.Aslam@ucsf.edu · Study contact · 877-827-3222 · cancertrials@ucsf.eduThomas A Hope, MD · Principal investigatorCarissa Chu, MD · Sub-investigatorMore trials in San Francisco