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From Concept to Regulatory Drug Approval: Lessons for Theranostics

Marlon Perera and Michael J. Morris
Journal of Nuclear Medicine December 2022, 63 (12) 1793-1801; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.121.263301
Marlon Perera
1Urology Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York; and
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2Genitourinary Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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    Trials assessing 177Lu-PSMA-617 therapy in various stages of PCa.

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    Comparison of 223Ra and 177Lu-PSMA-617 Phase III Trial Designs

    Type of reviewALSYMPCA (43)VISION (57)
    Therapeutic agent223Ra177Lu-PSMA-617
    Patient eligibilityProgressive CRPC; 2 or more bone metastases based on bone scintigraphy with no visceral metastases; previous docetaxel or docetaxel-ineligibleProgressive metastatic CRPC; PSMA-positive disease, based on PSMA-PET; 1 or more androgen receptor inhibitors; previous taxane chemotherapy (1 or 2 agents)
    Treatment arm223Ra (50 kBq/kg), up to 6 doses every 4 wk177Lu-PSMA-617 (7.4 GBq), up to 4 cycles every 6 wk
    Control armStandard of care: for example, antiandrogens, excluding concurrent use of chemotherapy, EBRT, systemic radionuclidesStandard of care: for example, antiandrogens, excluding concurrent use of chemotherapy, EBRT, systemic radionuclides, immunotherapy
    Primary endpointsOverall survivalOverall survival; rPFS
    Secondary endpointsTotal ALP (time to increase, total ALP response); time to PSA increase; time to first symptomatic skeletal event (first use of EBRT for skeletal symptoms or new symptomatic pathologic fracture, spinal cord compression or tumor-related orthopedic intervention)Objective response and disease control (RECIST); time to first symptomatic skeletal event (first use of EBRT for skeletal symptoms or new symptomatic pathologic fracture, spinal cord compression or tumor-related orthopedic intervention)
    FDA-approved indicationsCRPC with symptomatic bone metastases and no visceral metastasesPSMA-positive metastatic CRPC, previous treatment with androgen receptor pathway inhibition and taxane-based chemotherapy
    • ALP = alkaline phosphatase; EBRT = external-beam radiotherapy.

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    Current Radiopharmaceutical Trials in PCa

    Trial nameClinicalTrials.gov numberPhaseSize (n)RegimenGeographic region
    High-risk localized or oligometastatic PCa
     LutectomyNCT04430192II20177Lu-PSMA-617 before prostatectomyAustralia
     BullseyeNCT04443062II58177Lu-PSMA-617 vs. standard of careThe Netherlands
     PROQURE-1NCT05162573I18EBRT + 177Lu-PSMA-617The Netherlands
    Metastatic CRPC
     UpFrontPSMANCT04343885II140Docetaxel ± 177Lu-PSMA-617Australia
     ProstACT TARGETNCT05146973II50EBRT + 177Lu-DOTA-TLX591Australia
     PSMAdditionNCT04720157III1,126Standard of care ± 177Lu-PSMA-617United States, Europe, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan
     NANCT04206319II26223RaUnited States
     NANCT05079698I6177Lu-PSMA-617 + stereotactic radiotherapyUnited States
    First-line therapy for metastatic CRPC
     EnzaPNCT04419402II160Enzalutamide ± 177Lu-PSMA-617Australia
     PSMAforeNCT04689828III450177Lu-PSMA-617 vs. change in ARSINorth America, Europe
    Second-line therapy for metastatic CRPC
     LuPARPNCT03874884I52177Lu-PSMA-617 + olaparibAustralia
     PRINCENCT03658447I/II37177Lu-PSMA-617 + pembrolizumabAustralia
     NANCT03805594I43177Lu-PSMA-617 + pembrolizumabUnited States
     NANCT04946370I/II76225Ac-J591 + pembrolizumabUnited States
     SPLASHNCT04647526III415177Lu-PSMA-I&T vs. second-line ARSINorth America, Europe
     NANCT04506567I/II105225Ac-J591United States
     ARROWNCT03939689II120Enzalutamide ± MIP 1095 131INorth America
     NANCT04644770I70225Ac h11B6United States
     SECuRENCT04868604I/II4464Cu-SAR-bisPSMAUnited States
     LuCABNCT05340374I/II44177Lu-PSMA-617 + cabazitaxelAustralia
     NANCT04071236I/II24223Ra ± M3814 ± avelumabUnited States
     TATCISTNCT05219500II100225Ac-PSMA-I&TUnited States
     NANCT04886986I/II33225Ac + 177Lu-PSMA-I&TUnited States
     ECLIPSENCT05204927III400177Lu-PSMA-I&TUnited States
     NANCT04597411I30225Ac-PSMA-617Australia, South Africa
     PROSTACTNCT04876651III387177Lu-J591Australia
    • EBRT = external beam radiotherapy; ARSI = androgen receptor signaling inhibitor; NA = not applicable.

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