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The Potential Contribution of Radiopharmaceutical Therapies in Managing Oligometastatic Disease

Amar U. Kishan, Shankar Siva, Michael S. Hofman, James Nagarajah, Ana P. Kiess, Phuoc Tran and Jeremie Calais
Journal of Nuclear Medicine April 2024, 65 (4) 502-509; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.123.266772
Amar U. Kishan
1Department of Radiation Oncology, UCLA, Los Angeles, California;
2Department of Urology, UCLA, Los Angeles, California;
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Shankar Siva
3Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;
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Michael S. Hofman
4Prostate Cancer Theranostics and Imaging Centre of Excellence, Molecular Imaging and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;
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James Nagarajah
5Roentgeninstitut Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany;
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Ana P. Kiess
6Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland;
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Phuoc Tran
7Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; and
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Jeremie Calais
8Ahmanson Translational Theranostics Division, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, California
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    Summary of Prospective Trials of MDT for Oligorecurrent Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer

    TrialDesignImagingPatients (n)Lesion distributionMedian follow-upResult
    STOMP (18)Phase II RCT MDT vs. surveillance (80% MDT was SBRT)Choline PET/CT (1–3 lesions)62Bone, 39%; node, 55%; viscera, 2%36PFS, 10 vs. 6 mo; ADT-FS, 21 vs. 13 mo
    ORIOLE (19)Phase II RCT SBRT vs. surveillanceConventional imaging (1–3 lesions)54Bone, 39%; node, 61%196-mo progression rate: 19% vs. 61%
    POPSTAR (20)Phase I SBRT (33% had ADT)NaF PET/CT (1–3 lesions)33Bone, 61%; node, 36%; bone and node, 3%242-y distant PFS, 58%; 2-y ADT-FS, 48%
    MRgRT (23)Phase II single MDT (73% SBRT)Negative conventional and positive PSMA PET/MRI/CT (1–5 lesions)37Node, 92%; bone, 8%1622% had complete response with PSA < 0.05; ADT-FS, 17.7 mo
    • RCT = randomized controlled trial; ADT-FS = ADT-free survival.

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    Summary of Selected Phase II–III Randomized Trials of 223Ra and 177Lu-Based RLTs in Prostate Cancer

    TrialDesignDosageInclusion criteriaPatients (n)Result
    ALSYMPCA (44)Phase III RCT; standard of care + 6 doses of 223Ra vs. standard of care50 kBq per kilogram of body weight every 4 wkProgressive mCRPC and ≥2 symptomatic bone metastases with no known visceral metastases921OS, 14.9 vs. 11.3 mo; time to first symptomatic skeletal event, 15.6 vs. 9.8 mo; meaningful improvements in pain (30.2% vs. 20.1%)
    VISION (51)Phase III RCT; 4–6 cycles of 177Lu-PSMA-617 vs. standard of care7.4 GBq every 6 wkProgressive mCRPC ≥1 PSMA-positive lesion with uptake greater than liver parenchyma and no PSMA-negative lesions831Improved OS, median 15.3 mo vs. 11.3 mo; radiographic PFS, median 8.7 vs. 3.4 mo; time to first symptomatic skeletal event or death, median of 11.5 vs. 6.8 mo
    TheraP (53)Phase II RCT; op to 6 cycles of 177Lu-PSMA-617 vs. cabazitaxel8.5 GBq for first cycle, with 0.5-GBq decrease per subsequent cycle (6 wk between cycles)Progressive mCRPC ≥1 PSMA-positive lesion with SUVmax ≤20 (with all other PSMA-avid sites having SUVmax of ≥10) and nondiscordant findings between PSMA and 18F-FDG PET/CT200PSA response rate (50% reduction or more), 66% vs. 37%; progression was delayed with 177Lu-PSMA-617 (HR, 0.63)
    • RCT = randomized controlled trial.

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    Summary of Prospective Studies Integrating RLT with External-Beam Radiotherapy in Oligorecurrent Disease

    TrialInclusionnRLT and dosageTiming of RLTPrimary endpoint
    Randomized evaluating addition of RLT to SBRT
     LUNAR (NCT05496959)≤5 lesions outside prostate/prostate bed on PSMA PET/CT90177Lu-PNT2002 (6.8 GBq per cycle, 2 cycles given 6–8 wk apart)NeoadjuvantPFS: progression defined on basis of PSMA PET/CT scans obtained at 12 mo or at time of PSA-based biochemical progression; initiation of salvage therapy
     POPSTAR II (NCT05560659)≤5 sites of nodal or bony metastases, with at least 1 site with SUVmax 2× SUVmax liver92177Lu-PNT2002 (6 GBq (±10%) per cycle, 2 cycles 6–8 wk apart)SABR between cycles 1 and 2PFS: progression defined as biochemical or clinical
     RAVENS (NCT04037358)≤3 metastases with at least 1 bone (on CT or bone scan) or ≤5 metastases with at 1 least 1 bone (on PET/CT); PSADT < 15 mo; PSA ≥ 0.564223Ra (55 kBq per cycle, 6 cycles 4 wk apart)SABR concurrent with cycle 1PFS: progression defined as biochemical (PSA increased by ≥2 ng/mL from nadir) or clinical (based on conventional imaging or initiation of ADT)
     PSMA-DC (NCT05939414)≤5 metastases by PSMA PET only with none on CT or bone scan450177Lu-PSMA-617 (6.8 GBq per cycle, 4 cycles given 6 wk apart)NeoadjuvantMetastasis-free survival: defined as lack of metastasis identifiable on bone scan, CT, or MRI
    Phase II single arm evaluating adding radiotherapy to RLT
     ProstACT target (NCT05146973)Recurrent after prostatectomy; ≤5 nodal lesions, all at or below aortic bifurcation with SUVmax > 5; radiotherapy here is conventionally fractionated salvage radiotherapy50177Lu-DOTA-TLX591-CHO (2.8 GBq per cycle, 2 cycles given 2 wk apart)AdjuvantPSA-based PFS: time from enrollment to time of PSA increase > 25%
     NCT03361735≤4 metastases with at least 1 bone lesion and ≤1 visceral or nodal lesions24223Ra 5 (55 kBq per cycle, 6 cycles 4 wk apart)9 mo of ADT, with SBRT starting on day 1 of ADT and radium starting on day 31 of ADTTime to treatment failure: time from initiation of ADT for metastatic disease until PSA increase to >pre-ADT level or PSA > 10 (whichever is smaller) or radiographic or clinical progression or resumption of ADT by physician’s choice
    • PSADT = PSA doubling time; RCT = randomized controlled trial.

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