New study: PSMA PET scans may forecast prostate cancer therapy response
NCT ID NCT07089550
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether PSMA PET scans can predict how well advanced prostate cancer patients will respond to treatments like hormone therapy or chemotherapy. Researchers will scan 1300 patients before they start treatment and track their outcomes. The goal is to find imaging markers that help doctors choose the best therapy for each person.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PSMA PET/CT scan (radiation-based imaging)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict which treatments work best for advanced prostate cancer patients, leading to more personalized care.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not change outcomes directly, and results might not apply to all patients or therapies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2034
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This study will enroll male patients aged 18 years or older with a histologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer (excluding neuroendocrine carcinoma).
- 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: * Histological diagnosis of advanced prostate cancer (excluding neuroendocrine carcinoma); * Patients undergoing PSMA PET for pre-treatment disease staging; * Candidates to receive one or more of the following systemic therapies, in combination or alone: abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, darolutamide, docetaxel, cabazitaxel, olaparib, radiotherapy, lutetium-177-PSMA, actinium-225-PSMA; * Provision of signed informed consent for study participation and data handling. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to remain supine and still for the PET/CT image acquisition; * Prostate cancer with a known significant neuroendocrine component; * Presence of another concurrent malignancy, with the exception of non-melanoma skin cancer.
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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
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Azienda Ospedaliera Santa Croce e Carle - ospedale Santa Croce
RECRUITINGCuneo, Italy, 12100, Italy
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Nuclear Medicine, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
RECRUITINGBologna, Italy, 40138, Italy
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U.O. Medicina Nucleare, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino
RECRUITINGGenova, Italy, 16131, Italy
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UOC Medicina Nucleare, AOU Policlinico G.Martino
RECRUITINGMessina, Italy, 98125, Italy
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