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Evaluation of PSMA-based PET as an Imaging Biomarker in Prostate Cancer

Evaluation of PSMA-based PET as an Imaging Biomarker of Androgen Receptor Signaling in High-Risk Localized and Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer

Status
Completed
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02420977
Enrollment
23
Registered
2015-04-20
Start date
2018-12-06
Completion date
2025-03-01
Last updated
2025-03-19

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Conditions

Advanced Prostate Cancer

Keywords

radiotracer

Brief summary

This research is being done to see if an investigational radioactive imaging agent (radiotracer) called 18F-DCFPyL can help us find prostate cancer at its original site in the prostate gland and in distant sites (bone, lymph nodes) in men diagnosed with prostate cancer before surgery.

Detailed description

The investigators propose to evaluate the feasibility of using a novel small molecule PET radiotracer, DCFPyL to target prostate cancer prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA). PSMA is a well studied cell surface marker of prostate cancer with increased expression associated with higher tumor grade and advanced metastatic tumors. More specifically it is associated with a higher Gleason score and there is evidence it can serve as a potential marker for prostate tumor carcinogenesis, progression and as a AR signaling surrogate marker of ADT response. This small molecule PET radiotracer specifically targeting an important prostate specific marker of AR signaling dynamics following ADT, tumor progression and metastatic potential warrants validation as an in-vivo non-invasive imaging biomarker for PSMA expression and prostate cancer detection.

Interventions

DRUGPelvic DCFPyL PET-MRI fusion or PET/MRI

* Pelvic DCFPyL PET-MRI fusion or PET/MRI compared before and after 2-3 months of ADT * Pelvic DCFPyL PET-MRI fusion or PET/MRI compared before and after 2-3 months

Sponsors

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
CollaboratorNIH
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Men 18 years of age or greater with recently diagnosed prostate cancer with planned radiation and ADT. * Key inclusion criteria (the entire list of inclusion and

Exclusion criteria

will appear later in section 4 of the protocol) * Newly diagnosed prostate cancer pathologically proven by prostate biopsy * Prostate biopsy histology grade ≥ Gleason 8-10 * Patients considered as candidates for and medically fit to undergo radiation and ADT * At least 10 days after most recent prostate biopsy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Response rate differencesbaseline and after 2-3 monthsTo compare the detection , sextant localization and response of DCFPyL PET-MRI fusion or PET/MRI before and after 2-3 months of ADT in men with biopsy-positive high-risk localized or locally advanced prostate cancer.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Biomarker changesBaseline and at 2=3 monthsTo compare DCFPyL PET-MRI fusion or PET/MRI uptake in prostate cancer (quantified as per sextant SUVmax, SUVavg, metabolic tumor volume, total lesion DCFPyL uptake, DCFPyL uptake rate) as a reliable non-invasive imaging biomarker of PSMA expression following ADT as determined by qualitative and quantitative MRI-guided prostate biopsy core tissue immunohistochemical analysis. DCFPyL uptake will also be compared to other prostate cancer relevant marker expression levels (PSA, Ki-67, TMPRSS2-ERG) by immunohistochemical analysis.
Metabolic tumor uptake changesbaseline and then at 2-3 monthsTo compare DCFPyL PET-MRI fusion or PET/MRI uptake in primary prostate cancer (quantified as per sextant SUVmax, SUVavg, metabolic tumor volume, total lesion DCFPyL uptake, DCFPyL uptake rate) following ADT with standard clinical prognostic markers (PSA, Gleason score, clinical stage) and with predictive model of pathologic stage.
Gene expression changesBaseline and then at 2-3 monthsTo validate DCFPyL PET-MRI fusion or PET/MRI uptake in prostate cancer (quantified as per sextant SUVmax, SUVavg, metabolic tumor volume, total lesion DCFPyL uptake, DCFPyL uptake rate) as a reliable non-invasive imaging biomarker of AR signaling following ADT as determined by AR gene set expression of biopsy core tissue specimens using qPCR.
Nodal metastatic disease changesBaseline and then at 2-3 monthsTo compare the detection of nodal metastatic disease by DCFPyL PET-MRI fusion or PET/MRI at initial staging to detection by available conventional imaging modalities (bone scan, CT, MRI) and when available biopsy pathology.
All cause DCFPyL PET-MRI fusion or PET/MRI toxicityBaseline and then at 2-3 monthsTo determine the safety of DCFPyL.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026