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Randomized Trial of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen PET/CT Before Definitive Radiotherapy for Unfavorable Intermediate- and High-Risk Prostate Cancer (PSMA-dRT Trial)

John Nikitas, Ethan Lam, Kiara Adame Booker, Wolfgang P. Fendler, Matthias Eiber, Boris Hadaschik, Ken Herrmann, Nader Hirmas, Helena Lanzafame, Martin Stuschke, Johannes Czernin, Michael L. Steinberg, Nicholas G. Nickols, Amar U. Kishan and Jeremie Calais
Journal of Nuclear Medicine July 2024, 65 (7) 1076-1079; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.123.267004
John Nikitas
1Department of Radiation Oncology, UCLA, Los Angeles, California;
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Ethan Lam
2Ahmanson Translational Theranostics Division, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA, Los Angeles, California;
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Kiara Adame Booker
2Ahmanson Translational Theranostics Division, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, UCLA, Los Angeles, California;
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Wolfgang P. Fendler
3Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Duisburg–Essen and German Cancer Consortium–University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany;
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Matthias Eiber
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Boris Hadaschik
4Department of Urology, University of Duisburg–Essen and German Cancer Consortium–University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany;
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Ken Herrmann
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Nader Hirmas
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Helena Lanzafame
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Martin Stuschke
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Johannes Czernin
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Michael L. Steinberg
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Nicholas G. Nickols
1Department of Radiation Oncology, UCLA, Los Angeles, California;
6Radiation Oncology Service, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California
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Amar U. Kishan
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    PFS: control and PSMA PET/CT cohorts were compared using log rank testing. Ticks represent censored cases. Patients with extrapelvic metastasis on PSMA PET/CT who were not eligible for dRT were excluded (1 patient).

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    Patient and Treatment Characteristics

    CharacteristicControl armPSMA PET/CT arm
    All patients*
     Median age (y)73.670.7
     Race
      White17 (58.6%)16 (64.0%)
      African American2 (6.9%)2 (8.0%)
      Other10 (34.5%)7 (28.0%)
     NCCN risk group
      Unfavorable intermediate risk14 (48.3%)11 (44.0%)
      High risk15 (51.7%)14 (56.0%)
     Median initial PSA (ng/mL)8.4 (IQR, 4.9–20.5)10.7 (IQR, 6.4–12.9)
     Gleason score
      ≤718 (62.1%)13 (52.0%)
      85 (17.2%)4 (16.0%)
      9–106 (20.7%)8 (32.0%)
     T stage by conventional imaging
      T1–225 (86.2%)20 (80.0%)
      T3–44 (13.8%)5 (20.0%)
     N stage by conventional imaging
      N0/Nx27 (93.1%)23 (92.0%)
      N12 (6.9%)2 (8.0%)
     Conventional imaging performed
      CT1 (3.4%)1 (4.0%)
      MRI8 (27.6%)7 (28.0%)
      CT and MRI3 (10.3%)2 (8.0%)
      Bone scan and CT1 (3.4%)1 (4.0%)
      Bone scan and MRI0 (0%)3 (12.0%)
      Bone scan, CT, and MRI11 (37.9%)10 (40.0%)
      18F-fluciclovine PET and MRI4 (13.8%)0 (0%)
      18F-fluciclovine PET, MRI, bone scan, and CT1 (3.4%)0 (0%)
      18F-fluciclovine PET, bone scan, and CT0 (0%)1 (4.0%)
    Patients included in primary endpoint analysis†
     Concurrent ADT21 (75.0%)18 (75%)
     Pelvic lymph node irradiation7 (25.0%)8 (33.3%)
     PSMA PET/CT miTNM stage—
      miT2bN0M010 (41.7%)
      miT2cN0M04 (16.7%)
      miT3aN0M04 (16.7%)
      miT3bN0M02 (8.3%)
      miT3aN1M03 (12.5%)
      miT3bN1M1b1 (4.2%)
    • ↵* All patients in the study (n = 29 patients in the control arm and 25 patients in the PSMA PET/CT arm).

    • ↵† Patients included in primary endpoint analysis (n = 28 patients in the control arm and 24 patients in the PSMA PET/CT arm).

    • NCCN = National Comprehensive Cancer Network; PSA = prostate-specific antigen; IQR = interquartile range; ADT = androgen deprivation therapy.

    • Data are number and percentage unless otherwise indicated.

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John Nikitas, Ethan Lam, Kiara Adame Booker, Wolfgang P. Fendler, Matthias Eiber, Boris Hadaschik, Ken Herrmann, Nader Hirmas, Helena Lanzafame, Martin Stuschke, Johannes Czernin, Michael L. Steinberg, Nicholas G. Nickols, Amar U. Kishan, Jeremie Calais
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John Nikitas, Ethan Lam, Kiara Adame Booker, Wolfgang P. Fendler, Matthias Eiber, Boris Hadaschik, Ken Herrmann, Nader Hirmas, Helena Lanzafame, Martin Stuschke, Johannes Czernin, Michael L. Steinberg, Nicholas G. Nickols, Amar U. Kishan, Jeremie Calais
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