Title

In Men With Metastatic Prostate Cancer, What is the Safety and Benefit of Lutetium-177 PSMA Radionuclide Treatment in Addition to Chemotherapy
UpFrontPSMA : A Randomised Phase 2 Study of Sequential 177Lu-PSMA617 and Docetaxel Versus Docetaxel in Metastatic Hormone-Naive Prostate Cancer
  • Phase

    Phase 2
  • Study Type

    Interventional
  • Status

    Active, not recruiting
  • Indication/Condition

    Metastatic Hormone Naive Prostate Cancer
  • Study Participants

    130
This phase 2 randomised clinical trial will compare the effectiveness of Lu-PSMA therapy followed by docetaxel chemotherapy versus docetaxel chemotherapy on its own in patients with newly-diagnosed high-volume metastatic hormone-naive prostate cancer (mHNPC).
This is an open label, randomised, stratified, 2-Arm, multi-centre, phase 2 clinical trial recruiting 140 newly-diagnosed high-volume mHNPC patients at 11 Australian centres over a period of 18 months. Patients will be randomised to the experimental Arm (177Lu-PSMA followed by docetaxel) or standard-of-care Arm (docetaxel) in a 1:1 ratio. All patients will receive ADT continuously throughout the trial. Patients will be stratified according to disease volume by conventional imaging (low-volume vs. high-volume) and duration of ADT at time of registration (≤ 28 days vs. > 28 days).
Study Started
Apr 21
2020
Primary Completion
Apr 30
2024
Anticipated
Study Completion
Apr 30
2024
Anticipated
Last Update
Jul 06
2023

Drug 177Lu-PSMA-617

Patients will be given 7.5GBq of 177Lu-PSMA every 6 weeks for 2 cycles.

  • Other names: 177Lu-PSMA-617 also referred to as 177Lu-PSMA

Drug Docetaxel

Docetaxel 75 mg/m2 given every 3 weeks for 6 cycles

  • Other names: Taxotere (trade name)

177Lu-PSMA+ Docetaxel Experimental

7.5 GBq (± 10%) 177Lu-PSMA every 6 weeks x 2 cycles. Docetaxel 75 mg/m2 commencing 6 weeks later, every 3 weeks x 6 cycles

Docetaxel (Control) Other

Docetaxel 75 mg/m2 every 3 weeks x 6 cycles

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria for study registration:

Patient has provided written informed consent
Male aged 18 years or older at screening
Prostate cancer diagnosed within 12 weeks of commencement of screening
Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without significant neuroendocrine differentiation or small cell histology OR metastatic disease typical of prostate cancer (i.e. involving bone or pelvic lymph nodes or para-aortic lymph nodes) with a rising serum PSA
Evidence of metastatic disease on CT and/or bone scan
PSA > 10ng/ml prior to commencement of medical ADT or surgical orchidectomy

Adequate haematological, renal and hepatic functions as defined by:

Absolute neutrophil count >1.5 x 109/L
Platelet count >100 x 109/L
Haemoglobin ≥ 90g/L (no red blood cell transfusion in 4 weeks prior to randomisation)
Creatinine Clearance ≥ 40mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula)
Total bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN (unless known or suspected Gilbert syndrome)
Aspartate transaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 2.0 x ULN (or ≤ 5.0 x ULN in the presence of liver metastases)
Have a performance status of 0-2 on the ECOG Performance Scale (see Appendix 1)
Life expectancy greater than 6 months with treatment
Assessed by a medical oncologist as suitable for treatment with docetaxel
Patients must agree to use an adequate method of contraception
Willing and able to comply with all study requirements, including all treatments and required assessments including follow-up

Exclusion Criteria for Registration:

Any prior pharmacotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery for metastatic prostate cancer. The following exceptions are permitted:

Up to 4 weeks of ADT with luteinising hormone releasing hormone agonists or antagonists or orchiectomy ± concurrent anti-androgens are permitted prior to commencement of screening. At investigator discretion, patients may start ADT at commencement of protocol therapy
Up to one course of palliative radiation or surgical therapy to treat symptoms resulting from metastatic disease if it was administered at least 14 days prior to registration
Symptomatic cord compression, or clinical or imaging findings concerning for impending cord compression
Central nervous system metastases
Patients with Sjogren's syndrome
Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the patient's participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the patient to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator

Prior diagnosis of another cancer that was:

More than 3 years prior to current diagnosis with subsequent evidence of disease recurrence or clinical expectation of recurrence greater than 10%
Within 3 years of current diagnosis with the exception of successfully treated basal cell or squamous cell skin carcinoma or adequately treated non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (Tis, Ta and low grade T1 tumours)

Inclusion Criteria for Randomisation:

Significant PSMA avidity on 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT, defined after central review as a minimum uptake of SUVmax 15 at a site of disease
High-volume metastatic disease on 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT defined as visceral metastases or ≥ 4 bone metastases with ≥ 1 outside the vertebral column and pelvis (extra-axial skeleton)
Patient continues to meet all the inclusion criteria for registration

Exclusion Criteria for Randomisation:

Major FDG-PET discordance defined as presence of FDG positive disease with minimal PSMA expression in multiple sites (>5) or in more than 50% of total disease volume
All the exclusion criteria for registration continue to not apply
No Results Posted