New radioactive drug targets Hard-to-Treat prostate cancer

NCT ID NCT05983198

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests a new radioactive drug, 225Ac-PSMA-R2, in men with advanced prostate cancer that has spread and is no longer responding to standard treatments. The drug is designed to seek out and destroy cancer cells that have a specific marker called PSMA. The trial will check the drug's safety and how well it works in 33 participants.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

225Ac-PSMA-R2 (a radioactive drug that targets prostate cancer cells)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for men with advanced prostate cancer that has stopped responding to other therapies.

What could go wrong

This is an early-phase trial with only 33 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug is radioactive and may cause side effects like damage to healthy tissues.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

castration-resistant prostate carcinoma metastatic prostate carcinoma prostate cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • BAMF Health

    Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States

  • Mayo Clinic Rochester

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Montreal, Quebec, H2X 1R9, Canada

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Dijon, Cote D Or, 21034, France

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Clermont-Ferrand, 63011, France

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Lyon, 69373, France

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Nantes, 44093, France

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Saint-Herblain, 44805, France

  • Novartis Investigative Site

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France