New hope for prostate cancer: extended radioactive therapy shows promise
NCT ID NCT06531499
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early-stage trial is testing a radioactive drug called Lutetium-177 vipivotide tetraxetan in men with a specific type of advanced prostate cancer that has stopped responding to hormone therapy. The drug targets and delivers radiation directly to cancer cells. The study aims to see if giving up to 12 cycles of treatment is safe and how the radiation affects the body. About 106 men who have not had chemotherapy will participate.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lutetium-177 vipivotide tetraxetan (a radioactive drug that targets prostate cancer cells)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a longer treatment option for men with advanced prostate cancer who have not yet had chemotherapy, potentially controlling the disease for a longer period.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 1 trial with only 106 participants, so safety and effectiveness are not yet proven. The radioactive treatment may cause side effects like damage to healthy organs or bone marrow suppression.
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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 106 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2028
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 to 100 years
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to participation in the study. * Participants must be adults ≥ 18 years of age. * Participants must have an ECOG performance status ≤ 1. * Participants must have histological confirmation of adenocarcinoma of the prostate. * Participants must be PSMA-positive per 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT scans at baseline * Participants must have a castrate level of serum/plasma testosterone (\< 50 ng/dL or \< 1.7 nmol/L) either by pharmaceutical or surgical methods. * Participants must have progressed only once on prior second generation ARPIs * Documented progressive mCRPC * Participants must have ≥ 1 metastatic lesion by conventional imaging that is present on screening/baseline CT, MRI, or bone scan * Renal: eGFR ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73m2 using the Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation. * Participants must have recovered to ≤ Grade 2 from all clinically significant toxicities related to prior therapies except alopecia. Key exclusion Criteria: * Previous treatment with any of the following within 6 months of study enrollment: Strontium 89, Samarium-153, Rhenium-186, Rhenium-188, Radium-223, hemi-body irradiation * Any previous radioligand therapy. * Prior treatment with cytotoxic chemotherapy for metastatic castration-resistant or metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) (e.g., taxanes, platinum, estramustine, vincristine, methotrexate, etc.), immunotherapy or biological therapy \[including monoclonal antibodies\]. \[Note: Taxane exposure (maximum 6 cycles) in the adjuvant or neoadjuvant setting is allowed if 12 months have elapsed since completion of this adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy. Prior treatment with sipuleucel-T is allowed\]. * Concurrent therapies: cytotoxic chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radioligand therapy, PARP inhibitor, biological, or investigational therapy * History of myocardial infarction (MI), angina pectoris, or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) within 6 months prior to ICF signature and/or clinically active significant cardiac disease * Concurrent serious acute or chronic nephropathy and/or moderate to severe renal impairment as determined by the principal investigator. * Diagnosed with other active malignancies that are expected to alter life expectancy or may interfere with disease assessment * Sexually active males unwilling to use a condom during intercourse while taking study treatment and for 14 weeks after stopping study treatment. * Concurrent urinary outflow obstruction or unmanageable urinary incontinence * History of somatic or psychiatric disease/condition that may interfere with the aims and assessments of the study. Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
21 sites in 6 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Nebraska Cancer Specialists
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68130, United States
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50937, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGWuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, 42283, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGAachen, 52074, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBerlin, 13353, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGEssen, 45147, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMünchen, 80377, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGRostock, 18057, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGNijmegen, Gelderland, 6500HB, Netherlands
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSantiago Compostela, A Coruna, 15706, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGMajadahonda, Madrid, 28222, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBarcelona, 08041, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBellinzona, 6500, Switzerland
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBern, 3010, Switzerland
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGSutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, United Kingdom
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGBirmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TH, United Kingdom
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Novartis Investigative Site
RECRUITINGGlasgow, G12 0YN, United Kingdom
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Stanford University
RECRUITINGPalo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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University of California LA
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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Wash U School of Medicine
RECRUITINGSt Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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