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177Lu-Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Ligand After 223Ra Treatment in Men with Bone-Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Real-World Clinical Experience

Oliver Sartor, Christian la Fougère, Markus Essler, Samer Ezziddin, Gero Kramer, Jörg Ellinger, Luke Nordquist, John Sylvester, Giovanni Paganelli, Avivit Peer, Martin Bögemann, Jeffrey Meltzer, Per Sandström, Frank Verholen and Daniel Y. Song
Journal of Nuclear Medicine March 2022, 63 (3) 410-414; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.121.262240
Oliver Sartor
1Tulane Cancer Center, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana;
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Christian la Fougère
2Department of Nuclear Medicine and Clinical Molecular Imaging, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany;
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Markus Essler
3Clinic and Polyclinic for Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany;
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Samer Ezziddin
4Department of Nuclear Medicine, Saarland University, Homburg, Germany;
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Gero Kramer
5Urology Clinic, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria;
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Jörg Ellinger
6Clinic for Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany;
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Luke Nordquist
7Guam Research Network LLC, Omaha, Nebraska;
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John Sylvester
821st Century Oncology–Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Florida;
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Giovanni Paganelli
9Scientific Institute of Romagna for the Study and Treatment of Tumors, UOC Nuclear Medicine, Meldola, Italy;
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Avivit Peer
10Rambam MC, Haifa, Israel;
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Martin Bögemann
11Department of Urology, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany;
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Jeffrey Meltzer
12Bayer HealthCare, Whippany, New Jersey;
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Per Sandström
12Bayer HealthCare, Whippany, New Jersey;
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Frank Verholen
13Bayer Consumer Care, Basel, Switzerland;
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Daniel Y. Song
14Radiation Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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    Anticancer therapies administered before 177Lu–PSMA. All patients received 223Ra.

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    Time since end of 223Ra to start of 177Lu-PSMA ligand and duration of 177Lu-PSMA therapy.

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    Baseline Disease Characteristics

    Time pointCharacteristicFindingData
    Initial diagnosisGleason score≤63 (12)
    79 (35)
    8–1012 (46)
    Unknown2 (8)
    Stage (American Joint Committee on Cancer criteria)I5 (19)
    IIB1 (4)
    III3 (12)
    IV13 (50)
    Missing4 (15)
    Start of 223Ra therapyTime from diagnosis of mCRPC (mo)20 (6–48)
    Time from diagnosis of bone metastases (mo)23 (3–40)
    Extent of disease*<6 lesions2 (8)
    6–20 lesions7 (29)
    >20 lesions11 (46)
    Superscan2 (8)
    Missing2 (8)
    Primary tumor statusUnresected11 (42)
    Resected, status of residual tumor unknown3 (12)
    R0 complete resection, all margins histologically negative6 (23)
    R1 incomplete resection, microscopic margin involvement5 (19)
    Missing1 (4)
    Laboratory valuesProstate-specific antigen (ng/mL) (n = 21)127 (8–1,319)
    Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) (n = 20)147 (45–769)
    Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L) (n = 14)228 (112–393)
    Hemoglobin (g/dL) (n = 23)13 (9–15)
    • *Baseline scan data available for 24/26 patients.

    • Qualitative data are number and percentage (n = 26 unless indicated otherwise); continuous data are median and range.

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    Adverse Events During and After 223Ra Treatment

    Adverse eventIncidence (n = 26)
    Drug-related
     Treatment-emergent*15 (58%)
     Serious†3 (12%)
    Bone-associated events6 (23%)
     Fractures2 (8%)
     Bone disorders‡4 (15%)
    • *During 223Ra therapy and up to 30 d after last 223Ra dose.

    • ↵†During 223Ra therapy and up to 7 y after last 223Ra dose.

    • ↵‡Excluding congenital disorders and fractures, according to Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities, version 21.1 (https://www.meddra.org/).

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    Grade 3 Hematologic Adverse Events After Start of 223Ra Therapy*

    Incidence (n = 26)
    Patients with events† OverallStarting before 177Lu-PSMA treatmentStarting during or after 177Lu-PSMA treatment‡
    Any9 (35%)5 (19%)5 (19%)
    Leukopenia000
    Neutropenia000
    Pancytopenia1 (4%)01 (4%)
    Thrombocytopenia3 (12%)2 (8%)1 (4%)
    Anemia6 (23%)3 (12%)4 (15%)
    • *No grade ≥4 events were recorded.

    • †Patients may have had >1 event at different times; these patients are counted only once in “Any” row and “Overall” column.

    • ‡Grade 3/4 hematologic toxicity data were systematically recorded only up to 6 mo after completion of 223Ra therapy; data are therefore not consistently available for patients who received 177Lu-PSMA after this window.

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177Lu-Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Ligand After 223Ra Treatment in Men with Bone-Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Real-World Clinical Experience
Oliver Sartor, Christian la Fougère, Markus Essler, Samer Ezziddin, Gero Kramer, Jörg Ellinger, Luke Nordquist, John Sylvester, Giovanni Paganelli, Avivit Peer, Martin Bögemann, Jeffrey Meltzer, Per Sandström, Frank Verholen, Daniel Y. Song
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