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Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) Imaging for Detection of Residual and Metastatic Prostate Cancer

Optimizing PSMA Imaging for Enhanced Detection of Residual and Metastatic Prostate Cancer in Low PSA Recurrence (OPERA) Study

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07593079
Enrollment
20
Registered
2026-05-18
Start date
2026-10-31
Completion date
2028-01-31
Last updated
2026-09-11

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Metastatic Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Prostate Cancer Metastatic, Prostate Cancer Recurrent, Recurrent Prostate Cancer

Keywords

Prostate cancer, Low PSA, PSMA PET, BCR, Bicalutamide

Brief summary

This is a randomized, open-label, pilot study assessing the impact of a short course of bicalutamide on PSMA expression in patients with prostate cancer belonging to the intermediate unfavorable or high risk group, who have low levels of PSA. Adult patients with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer (BCR PCa) who have a PSA of less than 1.0 ng/mL and who have undergone complete prostatectomy and/or will be undergoing radiotherapy, in combination with standard of care bicalutamide, will be recruited to this study. Patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio into Group A (baseline PSMA PET/CT only with bicalutamide standard of care) or Group B (baseline PSMA PET/CT and an additional PSMA PET/CT after 2 weeks of bicalutamide).

Interventions

DRUGBicalutamide

Bicalutamide is a non-steroidal androgen receptor inhibitor administered as a once a day pill taken orally. This is given as standard of care.

DEVICEProstate-specific membrane antigen Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography

Patients will undergo prostate-specific membrane antigen Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (PSMA PET-CT) imaging. Each PSMA PET-CT session will consist of 5 minutes of dynamic imaging conducted via the Biograph Vision Quadra PET-CT, a whole-body PET-CT scanner.

Radioactive diagnostic agent for intravenous use.

DIAGNOSTIC_TESTPROSTest

PROSTest is a novel, blood-based qPCR assay that assesses gene expression to diagnose PCa and predict patient outcomes to different treatments.

Sponsors

Washington University School of Medicine
Lead SponsorOTHER
The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
CollaboratorUNKNOWN

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Histologically or cytologically confirmed biochemically recurrent prostate cancer, with original diagnosis no more than 2 years from date of consent. * Intermediate unfavorable or high-risk prostate cancer. * All patients under consideration for radiation therapy, either at the time of first recurrence or in salvage radiation therapy will be included. * Patients who have started bicalutamide up to a maximum of 3 days prior to randomization will be allowed to be on protocol. Otherwise, a washout period of at least 42 days will be required. * Biological males, at least 18 years of age. * Prostate specific antigen (PSA) \< 1.0 ng/mL. * Agreement to adhere to Lifestyle Considerations throughout study duration * Ability to understand and willingness to sign an IRB approved written informed consent document.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients currently on androgen deprivation therapy (ADTs). * Currently receiving any other investigational agents. * A history of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to POSLUMA, furosemide, bicalutamide, or other agents used in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Group B only: Lesion detection rates between PET1 and PET2.Baseline and 14 days after start of bicalutamide treatment (total estimated time 14 days)Differences in lesion detection rates between Group B PET1 and PET2 will be analyzed by McNemar's test. Lesion detection rates will be reported by Group B patients at PET1 and PET2 scans and by the two scan sets (first 5 minutes and at 60 minutes post 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 injection).

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Group A and B: Number of lesions detected on early scan versus delayed scanAt baseline and 14 days after start of bicalutamid treatment (total estimated time is 14 days)The total number of lesions detected per patient will be summarized as counts. The number of lesions will be summarized by descriptive statistics for all patients at PET1, Group A patients at PET1, Group B patients at PET1, and Group B patients at PET2 and for each, by the two scan sets (early scan = first 5 minutes and at delayed scan = 60 minutes post 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 injection).
Group A and B: Correlation between PSA response and PROSTest after radiation therapyThrough day 90The correlation between PSA response and PROSTest after radiation therapy will be analyzed in Group A versus Group B. The results will be reported as a two-sample t-test or Wilcoxon sum rank test.
Group A and B: Comparison of PSA response in patients who are treated with radiation vs. those treated with radiationThrough day 90The comparison of PSA response will be analyzed in patients who are treated with radiation based on results of the PET2 versus those treated with radiation based on the results of PET1. The comparison will be reported as the results of a two-sample t-test or Wilcoxon sum rank test.
Group B only: Correlation between PSA kinetics and detection rates between PET1 and PET2Through day 90The correlation between PSA kinetics and detection rates will be reported as the results of a two sample t-test or Wilcoxon sum rank test for each timepoint, PET1 and PET2.
Group B only: Correlation between PROSTest results and detection rates of PET1 and PET214 days after start of bicalutamide treatment (total estimated time 14 days)Correlation between PROSTest results and detection rates of PET1 and PET2 will be reported as two sample t-test or Wilcoxon sum rank test. Results will be reported for PET1 and PET2.

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTVikas Prasad, MD, PhD
pvikas@wustl.edu314-632-2812
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORVikas Prasad, MD, PhD

Washington University School of Medicine

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Sep 12, 2026