Ports may offer easier way to deliver prostate cancer drug
NCT ID NCT06858995
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether Pluvicto, a radioactive drug for prostate cancer, can be safely given through a permanently implanted port (TIVAP) instead of a standard IV. Researchers measured if any drug got stuck in the port in 107 patients. The goal was to see if using the port is a practical option for patients with difficult veins.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Pluvicto (177Lu-PSMA-617)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that using an existing port (TIVAP) is a safe and effective way to give Pluvicto, making treatment easier for patients with poor vein access.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study, not a large trial. It only checks if the drug sticks to the port, not whether it improves treatment outcomes or survival.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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107 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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
All patients following an injection of Pluvicto as part of the treatment of their prostate cancer, having had a SPECT/CT scan for dosimetry within 2 to 4 hours after injection over the period from February 2022 to October 2023 are concerned by this study.
- Ages
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18 to 99 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with an injection of Pluvicto as part of the treatment of their prostate cancer, having had a SPECT/CT scan for dosimetry within 2 to 4 hours after injection. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have refused to have their data used for research purposes
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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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CHRU de NANCY
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
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Nuclear medicine Department CHRU de NANCY
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
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