New PET scan agent spots prostate cancer missed by standard tests
NCT ID NCT05407311
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 study tested a new radioactive imaging agent called 64Cu-SAR-BBN in 53 men with prostate cancer that had returned after treatment but was not visible on standard PSMA PET scans. The goal was to see if this agent could safely and accurately detect where the cancer had recurred. Results could help doctors find hidden cancer spots and choose better treatments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 64Cu-SAR-BBN (a radioactive imaging agent)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new way to detect prostate cancer recurrence in patients who don't show up on standard PSMA scans, helping guide treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study (53 participants) focused on imaging accuracy, not treatment. The agent may not detect all recurrences, and results need confirmation in larger trials.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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53 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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May 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Male participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. At least 18 years of age. 2. Signed informed consent. 3. Life expectancy ≥ 12 weeks as determined by the Investigator. 4. Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of prostate per original diagnosis and completed subsequent definitive therapy. 5. Suspected recurrence of PC based on rising PSA after definitive therapy on the basis of: 1. Post-radical prostatectomy: Detectable or rising PSA that is ≥ 0.2 ng/mL with a confirmatory PSA ≥ 0.2 ng/mL (per American Urological Association recommendation) or 2. Post-radiation therapy, cryotherapy, or brachytherapy: Increase in PSA level that is elevated by ≥ 2 ng/mL above the nadir (per American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology-Phoenix consensus definition). 6. Negative or equivocal findings for PC on (1) approved PSMA PET and (2) anatomical imaging (CT and/or magnetic resonance imaging) and (3) if available, any other conventional imaging performed as part of routine standard of care imaging workup within 60 days prior to Day 0. 7. The Eastern Cooperative Oncology performance status 0-2. 8. Adequate recovery from acute toxic effects of any prior therapy. 9. Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate of 30 mL/min or higher. 10. Adequate liver function. 11. For participants who have partners of childbearing potential: Partner and/or participant must use a method of birth control with adequate barrier protection. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participants who received other investigational agents within 28 days prior to Day 0. 2. Participants administered any high energy (\>300 kiloelectronvolts (keV)) gamma-emitting radioisotope within 5 physical half-lives prior to Day 0. 3. Ongoing treatment or treatment within 90 days of Day 0 with any systemic therapy (e.g. androgen-deprivation therapy, antiandrogen, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist or antagonist) for PC. 4. Participants who are known to require prohibited treatment (e.g., initiation of androgen-deprivation therapy due to rapidly rising PSA) before the 64Cu-SAR-BBN PET/CT results can be verified via histopathology or follow-up imaging. 5. Known or expected hypersensitivity to 64Cu-SAR-BBN or any of its components. 6. Any serious medical condition or extenuating circumstance which the investigator feels may interfere with the procedures or evaluations of the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bamf Health, Inc
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
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Biogenix Molecular
Miami, Florida, 33165, United States
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Carolina Urologic Research Center
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29572, United States
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GU Research Network
Omaha, Nebraska, 68130, United States
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St Louis University Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States
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Stanford University
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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Tower Urology
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Urology San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78258, United States
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