Radioactive bullet targets Hard-to-Treat prostate cancer
NCT ID NCT06052306
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-stage study tests a new drug called 225Ac-pelgi for people with advanced prostate cancer that has spread and no longer responds to hormone therapy. The drug delivers a short-range radioactive payload directly to cancer cells, aiming to kill them while sparing healthy tissue. The main goals are to find a safe dose and see if it can shrink tumors or lower PSA levels. About 232 participants will receive up to four treatment cycles and be followed for nearly six years.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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About 232 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2031
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * mCRPC with pathological confirmation of adenocarcinoma without small-cell or neuroendocrine features. * Previous treatment with at least 1 Novel androgen axis drug (NAAD) (e.g., enzalutamide, apalutamide, darolutamide and/or abiraterone). * Prior orchiectomy and/or ongoing androgen deprivation therapy and a castrate level of serum testosterone (\<50 ng/dL or \<1.7 nmol/L). * Prior taxane treatment: * Dose Escalation: Participants must either have had prior treatment with at least 1 but no more than 2 taxane regimens, or been deemed ineligible for or refused taxane therapy on consultation with their physician * Dose Expansion Group A: Participants must have had prior treatment with at least 1 but no more than 2 taxane regimens, in the castration-resistant setting * Dose Expansion Group B: Participants must not have received taxane therapy since becoming castration-resistant * Dose Expansion Group C: Participants must either have had prior treatment with at least 1 but no more than 2 taxane regimens\*, or been deemed ineligible for or refused taxane therapy on consultation with their physician \*A taxane regimen consists of a minimum of 2 treatment cycles (maximum number of cycles as per local guidelines). A treatment break within a taxane regimen may be given provided that another anticancer therapy is not administered during that time * Prior treatment with an established 177Lu-PSMA therapy (i.e., dose activity and cycles comparable to approved treatments) is required for participants in Dose Expansion Group C only. More specifically, to qualify for this expansion group, participants must not have discontinued 177Lu-PSMA tratment due to intolerance. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) of 0 or 1. * Adequate bone marrow, hepatic, and renal function, as assessed by the following laboratory requirements within 30 days before start of study intervention: * Hemoglobin ≥9.0 g/dL * Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥1500/mm\^3 * Platelet count ≥100,000/mm\^3 * Total bilirubin ≤1.5 x the Upper limit of normal (ULN), or \<= 3 ULN if the participant has a confirmed history of Gilbert's syndrome (note that participants with Gilbert's syndrome should be carefully evaluated for other liver-related disorders that may impact their suitability for this study). * Alanine transaminase (ALT) and Aspartate transaminase (AST) ˂2.5 x ULN (≤5 x ULN for participants with liver involvement) * Participants on a stable dose of anticoagulation therapy are allowed to participate if they have no sign of bleeding or clotting, and Prothrombin time international normalized ratio (PT/INR) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) test results are acceptable at the Investigator's discretion * Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) \>60 mL/min/1.73 m\^2, according to the Modified Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) abbreviated formula and creatinine clearance (CrCl) \>60 mL/min based on Cockcroft-Gault formula * Participants must have at least one Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-positive distant metastatic lesion on the screening PSMA PET/CT scan using the study-designated PSMA PET tracers, as determined by the site Investigator. For eligibility purposes, a PSMA-positive lesion must have activity greater than the liver by visual assessment of the screening PSMA PET/CT. A PSMA-positive metastatic lesion should not correspond to a normal tissue structure or benign lesion. * Documented progressive mCRPC per PCWG3, defined as meeting at least one of the following criteria: * PSA-progression (defined as 2 consecutive increases over a previous reference value obtained at a minimum of 1-week intervals, with a minimum starting value of 2.0 ng/mL) * Radiological progression in soft-tissue lesions according to PCWG3 modification of RECIST v1.1 criteria * Progression of bone disease (defined as ≥2 new bone lesions according to PCWG3 bone scan criteria). * Documented progressive mCRPC per PCWG3 and a minimun starting PSA value of 2.0 ng/mL is mandatory. Progressive mCRPC is defined as meeting at least one of the following criteria: a. PSA progression (defined as 2 consecutive increases over a previous reference value obtained at a minimun of 1-week intervals). b. Radiological progression in soft-tissue lesions according to PCWG3 modification of RECIST v1.1 criteria. c. Progression of bone disease (defined as ≥ 2 new bone lesions according to PCWG3 bone scan criteria). Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who have any of the following tumor lesions which are PSMA negative AND meet the size criteria below are excluded as determined by the site investigator. A PSMA-negative lesion for eligibility purposes must have activity equal to or less than the liver by visual assessment of the screening PSMA PET/CT scan using the study-designated PSMA PET/CT tracers. A PSMA-negative metastatic lesion should not correspond to a normal tissue structure or benign lesion. * a. Any single or multiple lymph node(s) ≥2.5cm in the short axis. * b. Any solid organ metastasis (e.g., lung, liver, adrenal glands, etc.) that is ≥1 cm in the short axis. * c. Any bone metastasis with a soft tissue component ≥ 1cm in short axis with the soft tissue component being PSMA-negative. PSMA-negative osseous metastases without a soft tissue component do not exclude a participant. * d. Predominantly necrotic lesions with greater than 1cm of enhancing tissue on contrast-enhanced Computer tomography / magnetic resonance imaging (CT/MRI). * Prior systemic anticancer therapy including chemotherapy, NAAD, biologic therapy, immunotherapy, or investigational therapies within 4 weeks of the start of study intervention, except luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) or gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Start of study intervention is allowed in shorter timeframes if 5 half-lives of the prior drug(s) have elapsed. * Prior radiopharmaceutical treatment using actinium-225. * Other prior radiopharmaceutical treatments: * Dose escalation and Dose expansion Groups A and B: Prior treatment with a radiopharmaceutical is prohibited. * Dose expansion Group C: Prior treatment with a radiopharmaceutical is prohibited with the following exceptions: Prior treatment with radium-223 dichloride more than 3 months before the start of study intervention is permitted; and prior treatment with 177Lu PSMA more than 6 weeks before the start of study intervention is required. Note: Participants who have discontinued 177Lu-PSMA treatment due to intolerance are excluded from Group C. * Prior definitive therapy (radiotherapy or surgery) completed less than 6 weeks before the start of study intervention. Note that palliative radiotherapy completed less than 6 weeks before the start of study intervention will be allowed if: (i) no more than 10% of the participants' bone marrow is irradiated, (ii) it does not encompass all potential target/measurable lesions for participants in dose expansion. * Toxic effects of Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Grade ≥2 from prior anticancer therapy not yet stabilized or where significant post-treatment toxicities have been observed. Chronic toxic effects of CTCAE Grade ≤2 from prior anticancer therapy where no further resolution is expected do not require exclusion with agreement between the Investigator and Sponsor (e.g., chemotherapy-induced neuropathy, fatigue, alopecia, anorexia, etc.). * Dose Expansion (Groups A, B and C): Presence of \>3 liver metastases, any diffuse liver metastasis, or PSMA-non-avid liver metastasis (uptake is lower or equal compared to healthy liver tissue).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Akademiska sjukhuset i Uppsala - Fas 1-enheten
Uppsala, Uppsala County, 751 85, Sweden
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CRST Oy - Clinical Research Services Turku
Turku, Southwest Finland, 20520, Finland
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Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Addenbrookes Hospital - Clinical Research Centre
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM) | Oncology
Montreal, Quebec, H2X 0C1, Canada
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Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CHUS) | Oncology
Sherbrooke, Quebec, J1H 5N4, Canada
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City of Hope - Duarte Cancer Center
Duarte, California, 91010, United States
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Docrates Mehiläinen Syöpäsairaala
Helsinki, Uusimaa, 00180, Finland
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Erasmus Medisch Centrum
Rotterdam, South Holland, 3015 CE, Netherlands
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HUS-Yhtymä, Helsingin yliopistollinen sairaala (HUS) - Syöpäkeskus
Helsinki, Uusimaa, 00029, Finland
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IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori Fondazione Pascale - S. C. Medicina Nucleare e Terapia Metabolica
Naples, 80131, Italy
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Istituto Europeo di Oncologia s.r.l - Medicina Nucleare
Milan, 20141, Italy
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Kantonsspital Baden
Baden, Canton of Aargau, 5404, Switzerland
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Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset - Solna - Fas I-enheten Solna CKC
Stockholm, Stockholm County, 171 76, Sweden
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Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopion yliopistollinen sairaala (KYS) - Syövänhoitokeskus
Kuopio, Northern Savonia, 70210, Finland
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M Health Fairview Masonic Cancer Clinic - Clinics and Surgery Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre | McConnell Centre for Innovative Medicine
Montreal, Quebec, H4A 3J1, Canada
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Sahlgrenska Universitetssjukhuset - Sahlgrenska Sjukhuset - Klinisk prövningsenhet Fas I/FIH
Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, 413 46, Sweden
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Skånes Universitetssjukhus - Lund - Onkologens kliniska forskningsenhet
Lund, Skåne County, 221 85, Sweden
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Tampere University Hospital, Tampereen yliopistollinen sairaala (TAYS) - Syöpäkeskus
Tampere, Pirkanmaa, 33520, Finland
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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Freeman Hospital - Cancer Trials Research Centre
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE7 7DN, United Kingdom
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The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust | Sutton - Oak Foundation Drug Development Unit
Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
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The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center - Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
Groningen, 9713 GZ, Netherlands
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University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | University College Hospital - NIHR UCLH Clinical Research Facility
London, Greater London, W1T 7HA, United Kingdom
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UniversitätsSpital Zürich (USZ) - Klinik für Medizinische Onkologie und Hämatologie
Zurich, 8091, Switzerland
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Universitätsspital Basel
Basel, Canton of Basel-City, 4056, Switzerland
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Utah Cancer Specialists Cancer Center - Medical Oncology
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84106, United States
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XCancer Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska, 68130, United States
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