New radioactive drug targets Hard-to-Treat prostate cancer
NCT ID NCT05983198
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests a new radioactive drug, 225Ac-PSMA-R2, in men with advanced prostate cancer that has spread and is no longer responding to standard treatments. The drug is designed to seek out and destroy cancer cells that have a specific marker called PSMA. The trial will check the drug's safety and how well it works in 33 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- 225Ac-PSMA-R2 (a radioactive drug that targets prostate cancer cells)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new treatment option for men with advanced prostate cancer that has stopped responding to other therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial with only 33 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug is radioactive and may cause side effects like damage to healthy tissues.
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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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33 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2031
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: * Evidence of PSMA-positive disease by 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT and eligible as determined by central reading * Documented progressive mCRPC or mHSPC * Adequate organ function * Prior orchiectomy or ongoing ADT and should have received prior 177Lu-PSMA-RLT (Group1 dose escalation \& expansion) or never received 177Lu-PSMA-RLT (Group 2 and Group 3 dose escalation \& expansion). Key Exclusion Criteria: * Any other investigational agents within 28 days of the anticipated C1D1 of 225Ac-PSMA-R2 therapy * Any systemic anti-cancer therapy within 28 days of the anticipated C1D1 of 225Ac-PSMA-R2 therapy * Uncontrolled pain or incompatibility that may result in participant's lack of ability to comply with imaging procedures * History of CNS metastases and symptomatic cord compression, or clinical or radiologic findings indicative of impending cord compression * History of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, or coronary artery bypass graft within 6 months prior to ICF signature and/or clinically active significant cardiac disease * Diagnosis of other malignancies in the past three years expected to alter life expectancy or may interfere with disease assessment 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
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Novartis Investigative Site
Darlinghurst, New South Wales, 2010, Australia
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Novartis Investigative Site
Montreal, Quebec, H2X 1R9, Canada
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Novartis Investigative Site
Dijon, Cote D Or, 21034, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Clermont-Ferrand, 63011, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Lyon, 69373, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Nantes, 44093, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Saint-Herblain, 44805, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
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