Scientists probe hidden resistance in prostate cancer radiation treatment
NCT ID NCT05435495
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at why some prostate cancers stop responding to a type of targeted radiation therapy called PSMA radioligand therapy. Researchers will use scans and tumor biopsies from 125 people starting this treatment to measure radiation doses and check gene activity linked to resistance. The goal is to learn more about how resistance develops, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 125 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
Participants will be selected from patients enrolled on Lutetium based PSMA-RLTs and expected to receiving at least four cycles of PSMA-RLT
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: 1. Initiating treatment with Lutetium based PSMA-targeted RLT. 2. Participants must have a PSMA-avid lesion that is accessible to biopsy. Biopsy of newly emerging radiographic metastases is desired and preferable to the biopsy of previously existing lesions whenever possible. Newly emerging lesions are defined as those that are absent on a previous scan, or those demonstrating unequivocal progression since initiation of the last treatment. Biopsies will be performed according to local institutional standards. 3. Patients on warfarin, aspirin, or other anti-coagulants are eligible provided they are deemed able to tolerate discontinuation of anti-coagulation for at least five days prior to the biopsy. Conversion to low molecular weight heparin prior to biopsy is permitted per local standard operating procedures, provided there is approval by the interventional radiologist or the PI. 4. Age \>=18 years. 5. Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with significant congenital or acquired bleeding disorders (eg von Wildebrand's disease, acquired bleeding factor inhibitors). 2. Patients who are not able to undergo additional study related imaging procedures.
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Conditions
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
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Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10065, United States
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University of California, Los Angeles
RECRUITINGLos Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of California, San Francisco
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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