New scan could pinpoint returning prostate cancer
NCT ID NCT06235099
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This Phase 3 study tested a radioactive tracer called Copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T, given as an injection, to improve PET/CT scans in 235 men with prostate cancer that may have returned after initial treatment (surgery or radiation). The goal was to see how accurately the scan could detect and locate cancer recurrence. If proven effective, this imaging method could help doctors decide on the best next steps for treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T (a radioactive tracer injected into a vein for PET/CT imaging)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this imaging method could help doctors more accurately locate where prostate cancer has returned, guiding better treatment decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed Phase 3 study, but the results are not yet published. The test may not be more accurate than existing scans, and false positives or negatives are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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235 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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: * Patients with histologically proven prostate adenocarcinoma. * Prior radical prostatectomy (greater than 6 weeks prior to screening) or radiation therapy (greater than 1 year prior to screening) with curative intent. * Recurrence of disease defined as: 1. Prior radical prostatectomy: PSA greater than or equal to 0.2 ng/mL followed by subsequent confirmatory PSA value greater than or equal to 0.2 ng/mL or 2. Prior radiation therapy: 2 ng/mL rise in PSA over post-treatment nadir. * Male aged greater than or equal to 18 years. * Able to understand and provide signed written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) or other therapies targeting the androgen pathway within the past 3 months. Patients with a rising PSA level while on ADT for greater than 6 months are eligible. * Patients participating in an interventional clinical trial within 30 days and having received an Investigational Product (IP) within five (5) biological half-lives prior to administration. * Patients with any medical condition or circumstance (including receiving an IP or not capable of having a PET scan) that the investigator believes may compromise the data collected or lead to a failure to fulfill the study requirements. * Patients who are planned to have an x-ray contrast within 24 hours or other PET radiotracer within 10 physical half-lives prior to the PET scan. If Barium contrast is administered this should be cleared before the PET scan. * Patients who are administered any high-energy (greater than 300 keV) gamma-emitting radioisotopes within five (5) physical half-lives prior to copper Cu 64 PSMA I\&T administration. * Patients with known hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of the excipients of the IP. * Patients who had a PSMA PET scan as part of their standard medical care within 90 days prior to enrollment.
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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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Biogenix Molecular, LLC
Miami, Florida, 33165, United States
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Carolina Urologic Research Center, LLC
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29572, United States
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Edward Hines Jr VA Hospital
Hines, Illinois, 60141, United States
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Excel Diagnostics and Nuclear Oncology Center
Houston, Texas, 77042, United States
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Florida Urology Partners
Tampa, Florida, 33615, United States
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Georgetown University Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20007, United States
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Great Plains Health, Diagnostic Imaging
North Platte, Nebraska, 69101, United States
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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Indiana University Health Neuroscience Center
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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James J. Peters VA Medical Center
The Bronx, New York, 10468, United States
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John Cochran VA Medical Center
St Louis, Missouri, 63106, United States
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M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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Providence Medical Foundation
Fullerton, California, 92835, United States
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Providence Saint John's Health Center
Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States
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Queens Hospital Center
Jamaica, New York, 11432, United States
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SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, 63104, United States
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San Francisco VA Medical Center
San Francisco, California, 94121, United States
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Stanford Hospital & Clinics
Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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The University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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Tower Urology
Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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University of California, Irvine
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States
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University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Tennessee Medical Center
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37920, United States
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Urology San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Urology of Indiana, LLC
Carmel, Indiana, 46032, United States
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VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Los Angeles, California, 90073, United States
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VA Portland Health Care System
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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XCancer
Omaha, Nebraska, 68130, United States
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