New radioactive therapy could delay chemotherapy for prostate cancer
NCT ID NCT05658003
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This phase 2 study tests a radioactive drug called Lu-PSMA-617 against standard hormone therapy in 63 Chinese men with advanced prostate cancer that has stopped responding to treatment. The drug targets cancer cells with radiation. The goal is to see if it can delay cancer growth and the need for chemotherapy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan (a radioactive drug that targets prostate cancer cells)
- What this could lead to
- If this works, it could offer a new treatment option that delays the need for chemotherapy in Chinese men with advanced prostate cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early phase 2 study with only 63 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The radioactive drug can cause side effects like dry mouth, fatigue, and low blood counts.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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63 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
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 1. Participants must be Chinese adult men \>= 18 years of age 2. Participants must have an ECOG performance status of 0 to 1 3. Participant must have histological pathological and/or cytological confirmation of adenocarcinoma of the prostate 4. Participants must be \[68Ga\]Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT scan positive, and eligible as determined by the sponsor's central reader 5. Participants must have a castrate level of serum/plasma testosterone (\< 50 ng/dl, or \< 1.7 nmol/L) 6. Participants must have progressed only once on prior second generation ARDT (abiraterone, enzalutamide, darolutamide, or apalutamide)) in either HSPC or CRPC setting. * first generation androgen receptor inhibitor therapy (e.g. bicalutamide) is allowed but not considered as prior ARDT therapy * second generation ARDT must be the most recent therapy received 7. candidates for change in ARDT (eligible to receive abiraterone or enzalutamide) as assessed by the treating physician • Participants cannot have previously progressed nor had intolerable toxicity to both enzalutamide and abiraterone 8. Documented progressive mCRPC, based on at least 1 of the following criteria: * Serum/plasma PSA progression defined as 2 consecutive increases in PSA measured at least 1 week apart. the minimal start value is 2.0 ng/ml; * Soft-tissue progression defined based on PCWG3-modified RECIST v1.1(Eisenhauer et al 2009, Scher et al 2016) * Progression of bone disease: two new lesions; only positivity on the bone scan defines metastatic disease to bone (PCWG3 criteria Scher et al 2016) 9. Participants must have at least one metastatic lesion that is present on screening/baseline CT, MRI, or bone scan imaging obtained =\< 28 days prior to randomization 10. Participants must have adequate organ function: * Bone marrow reserve: * ANC \>= 1.5 x 109/L * Platelets \>= 100 x 109/L * Hemoglobin \>= 9 g/dL * Hepatic: * Total bilirubin \< 2 x the institutional upper limit of normal (ULN). For participants with known Gilbert's Syndrome =\< 3 x ULN is permitted * ALT or AST =\< 3.0 x ULN OR =\< 5.0 x ULN for participants with liver metastases * Albumin \>= 2.5 g/dL * Renal: * eGFR \>= 50 mL/min/1.73m2 using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation Key Exclusion criteria 1. Previous treatment with any of the following within 6 months of randomization: Strontium-89, Samarium-153, Rhenium-186, Rhenium-188, Radium-223, Lutitium-177, Actium-225, hemi-body irradiation 2. Previous PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy 3. Prior treatment with PARP inhibitor, cytotoxic chemotherapy for castration resistant or castration sensitive prostate cancer (i.e., taxanes, platinum, estramustine, vincristine, methotrexate, etc.), immunotherapy or biological therapy (including monoclonal antibodies). \[Note: a maximum of 6 cycles of taxane exposure in the adjuvant or neo-adjuvant setting is allowed if 12 months have elapsed since completion of this adjuvant or neo-adjuvant therapy prior to randomization\] 4. Concurrent cytotoxic chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radioligand therapy, PARP inhibitor, biological, or investigational therapy 5. Transfusion or use of bone marrow stimulating agents for the sole purpose of making a participant eligible for study inclusion 6. Participants with a history of CNS metastases who are neurologically unstable, symptomatic, or receiving corticosteroids for the purpose of maintaining neurologic integrity. * Participants with CNS metastases are eligible if received therapy (surgery, radiotherapy, gamma knife), asymptomatic and neurologically stable without corticosteroids. * Participants with epidural disease, canal disease and prior cord involvement are eligible if those areas have been treated, are stable, and not neurologically impaired. 7. Symptomatic cord compression, or clinical or radiologic findings indicative of impending cord compression 8. Cardiac or cardiac repolarization abnormality, including any of the following: * History of myocardial infarction (MI), angina pectoris, or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) within 6 months prior to starting study treatment * Clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias (e.g., ventricular tachycardia), complete left bundle branch block, high-grade AV block (e.g., bifascicular block, Mobitz type II and third degree AV block) and QTc\>=500. 9. Concurrent serious (as determined by the Principal Investigator) medical conditions, including, but not limited to New York Heart Association class III or IV congestive heart failure, history of congenital prolonged QT syndrome, uncontrolled infection, known active hepatitis B or C or other significant co-morbid conditions that in the opinion of the investigator would impair study participation or cooperation 10. Unmanageable concurrent bladder outflow obstruction or urinary incontinence. Note: Participants with bladder outflow obstruction or urinary incontinence, which is manageable and controlled with best available standard of care (incl. pads, drainage) are allowed.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Novartis Investigative Site
Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210006, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Shenyang, Liaoning, 110011, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Xian, Shanxi, 710032, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Xian, Shanxi, 710061, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Beijing, 100034, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Beijing, 100036, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Beijing, 100730, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Guangzhou, 510060, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Shanghai, 200025, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Shanghai, 200032, China
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Novartis Investigative Site
Tianjin, 300308, China
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