TABLE 1

Key Reports of PSMA-Targeted Antibody and Small-Molecule Radioligand Therapy for mCRPC

First authorPMIDReport dateAgentnKey efficacy outcomesKey safety outcomes
Bräuer28624848September 2017177Lu-PSMA-61759↓PSA in 91% of pts; ≥50% ↓PSA in 53%; median OS 32 wk; PSA decrease after 1 cycle and AP <220 U/L associated with longer OS2 pts each with grade 3 leukopenia and thrombocytopenia; 12 with new-onset xerostomia
Ahmadzadehfar28488028August 2017177Lu-PSMA-61752After 1 cycle, ↓PSA in 81% of pts and ≥50% ↓PSA in 44%; 50% of cycle 1 NRs with no response to subsequent treatment; survival of cycle 1 Rs more than twice that of cycle 1 NRs (68 vs. 33 wk)Not reported
Afshar-Oromieh28280855June 2017131I-MIP-109534≥50% ↓PSA in 70.6% of pts; first dose most effective; no association between applied activity and PSA response; median OS 17 moMeasurable leukopenia and thrombocytopenia, significant xerostomia transient but worsening with increasing number of treatments
Kratochwil28408529April 2017225Ac-PSMA-61714At 100 kBq/kg, duration of ↓PSA <4 mo; antitumor effects additive if therapy repeated every 2 moSevere xerostomia: dose-limiting toxicity at >100 kBq/kg
Rahbar27765862January 2017177Lu-PSMA-617145↓PSA in 60% of pts; ≥50% ↓PSA in 45%; elevated AP and visceral metastases negative predictors of response10%, 4%, and 3% of pts with anemia, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia, respectively; 8% with xerostomia
Fendler27683041January 2017177Lu-PSMA-617152 cycles of 3.7 GBq (n = 5) or 6.0 GBq (n = 10); ↓PSA in 80% of pts; 67% with PR or SD; pain relief in 70% of symptomatic pts3 pts with grade 3 events (nausea, leukopenia, anemia)
Kratochwil26985056August 2016177Lu-PSMA-61730↓PSA in 70% of pts; ≥50% ↓PSA in 43%; PSA response >24 wk in 8/11 pts receiving 3 cycles9 pts with worsening of anemia; 8 with leukopenia; 6 with thrombocytopenia
Baum26795286January 2016177Lu-PSMA-I&T56↓PSA in 80.4% of pts; ≥50% ↓PSA in 58.9%; 72% PR or SD by CT; 64% PR or SD by 68Ga-PSMA PET2 pts with transient xerostomia; statistically significant/clinically insignificant decreases in leukocyte and erythrocyte counts
Tagawa23714732September 2013177Lu-huJ591 mAb47↓PSA in 59.6%; ≥50% ↓PSA in 10.6%Grade 4 thrombocytopenia in 46.8%; grade 4 neutropenia in 25.5%
Milowsky15173215July 200490Y-huJ591 mAb29↓PSA of 85% and 70% in 2 pts; 6 pts with SD2 pts with thrombocytopenia and non–life-threatening bleeding
  • pts = patients; AP = alkaline phosphatase; NRs = nonresponders; Rs = responders; mAb = monoclonal antibody; PMID = PubMed identification number; OS = overall survival; PR = partial response; SD = stable disease.