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NCT Number: NCT07025369

Androgen Deprivation Therapy (Relugolix) for the Improvement of Diagnostic Imaging (PSMA PET/CT Scan) in Patients With High Risk or Very High Risk Prostate Cancer, The EnrichPSMA Trial

This phase II trial studies how well a short course of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) with relugolix works in increasing expression of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) and improving diagnostic imaging with PSMA positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) in patients with high risk or very high risk prostate cancer. PSMA PET/CT has become the standard of care in imaging for high-risk prostate cancer. However, a limitation of PSMA PET/CT is its ability to detect cancer that has spread to the lymph nodes. PSMA is a protein that is usually found on the surface of normal prostate cells but is found in higher amounts on prostate tumor cells. Studies have shown that expression of PSMA is regulated by androgens (male reproductive hormones). Relugolix binds to gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors in the pituitary gland, which blocks the pituitary gland from making the hormones follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone. This causes the testicles to stop making testosterone. Relugolix may stop the growth of tumor cells that need testosterone to grow. PSMA PET/CT is an imaging procedure that is used to help find prostate tumor cells in the body. For this procedure, a cell-targeting molecule linked to a radioactive substance (flotufolastat F 18 in this trial) is injected into the body and travels through the blood. It attaches to PSMA that is found on the surface of prostate tumor cells. PET/CT scanners detect high concentrations of the radioactive molecule and shows where the prostate tumor cells are in the body. Giving a short course of ADT with relugolix may increase PSMA expression to detect smaller areas of prostate cancer that were not previously detected.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

Mayo Clinic in Arizona

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Clinical Trials Referral Office

CONTACT

[email protected]

855-776-0015

Jack R. Andrews, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

About this study

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Comparison of maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax) and SUVmean values of the dominate primary prostate lesion between pre and post androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) imaging using flotufolastat F-18 gallium (POSLUMA [flotufolastat F 18]) PET/CT.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

I. Evaluate and compare the lymph node sensitivity between pre and post ADT imaging using POSLUMA (flotufolastat F 18) PET/CT.

II. Comparison of lymph node prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) avidity between pre and post ADT imaging using POSLUMA (flotufolastat F 18) PET/CT.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 3 arms.

ARM A: Patients receive flotufolastat F 18 and undergo PET/CT on day 0. Patients then receive relugolix orally (PO) once daily (QD) on days 1-5 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive flotufolastat F 18 and undergo PET/CT on day 5. Patients then undergo robotic radical prostatectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection within 90 days of 2nd flotufolastat F 18 PET/CT scan. In addition, patients undergo collection of blood samples throughout the study.

ARM B: Patients receive flotufolastat F 18 and undergo PET/CT on day 0. Patients then receive relugolix PO QD on days 1-10 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive flotufolastat F 18 and undergo PET/CT on day 10. Patients then undergo robotic radical prostatectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection within 90 days of 2nd flotufolastat F 18 PET/CT scan. In addition, patients undergo collection of blood samples throughout the study.

ARM C: Patients receive flotufolastat F 18 and undergo PET/CT on day 0. Patients then receive relugolix PO QD on days 1-15 in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients also receive flotufolastat F 18 and undergo PET/CT on day 15. Patients then undergo robotic radical prostatectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection within 90 days of 2nd flotufolastat F 18 PET/CT scan. In addition, patients undergo collection of blood samples throughout the study.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Histological confirmation of prostate adenocarcinoma
  • Diagnosis of high risk or very high risk prostate cancer per National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Risk Stratification. [Any of the following: grade group 4 or 5, prostate-specific antigen (PSA) greater than 20, radiographic cT3 on MRI]
  • Testosterone greater than or equal to 300
  • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) 0, 1 or 2
  • Hemoglobin ≥ 9.0 g/dL (obtained ≤ 120 days prior to registration/randomization)
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1500/mm^3 (obtained ≤ 120 days prior to registration/randomization)
  • Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm^3 (obtained ≤ 120 days prior to registration/randomization)
  • Male patients who are committed to undertaking the following measures for the duration of the study and after the last dose of ORGOVYX (relugolix) for the time period specified:
  • Use a condom during sex while being treated and for 30 days after the last dose of ORGOVYX (relugolix)
  • Do not make semen donations during treatment and for 30 days after the last dose of ORGOVYX (relugolix)
  • Those with female partners of childbearing potential may be enrolled if they are:
  • Documented to be surgically sterile (i.e., vasectomy);
  • Committed to practicing true abstinence during treatment and for 30 days after the last ORGOVYX (relugolix) dose; or
  • Committed to using an effective method of contraception with their partner during treatment and for 30 days following the last dose of ORGOVYX (relugolix)
  • Provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Any of the following prior therapies:
  • Chemotherapy ≤ 2 weeks prior to registration/randomization
  • Androgen deprivation therapy
  • Pelvic radiation
  • Co-morbid systemic illnesses or other severe concurrent disease which, in the judgment of the investigator, would make the patient inappropriate for entry into this study or interfere significantly with the proper assessment of safety and toxicity of the prescribed regimens
  • Uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to:
  • Ongoing or active infection
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure
  • Unstable angina pectoris
  • Cardiac arrhythmia
  • Or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements
  • Receiving any other investigational agent which would be considered as a treatment for the primary neoplasm
  • Other active malignancy ≤ 1 year prior to registration
  • EXCEPTIONS: Non-melanotic skin cancer
  • NOTE: If there is a history of prior malignancy, they must not be receiving other active treatment for their cancer
  • History of myocardial infarction ≤ 6 months, or congestive heart failure requiring use of ongoing maintenance therapy for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias
  • Use of P-glycoprotein inhibitors

Treatment and study plan

Biospecimen Collection

Procedure

Undergo collection of blood samples

Other names: Biological Sample Collection, Biospecimen Collected, Specimen Collection

Computed Tomography

Procedure

Undergo PET/CT

Other names: CAT, CAT Scan, Computed Axial Tomography, Computerized Axial Tomography, Computerized axial tomography (procedure), Computerized Tomography, Computerized Tomography (CT) scan, CT, CT Scan, tomography

Flotufolastat F-18 Gallium

Other

Given flotufolastat F 18

Other names: (18F)-rhPSMA-7.3, 18F-rhPSMA-7.3, 18FrhPSMA-7.3, F-18-rhPSMA-7.3, Fluorine F 18 Radiohybrid PSMA-7.3, Fluorine F 18 rhPSMA-7.3, Fluorine-18 rhPSMA-7.3, Posluma, rhPSMA-7.3 (18F)

Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy with Robotics

Procedure

Undergo robotic assisted radical prostatectomy

Other names: RARP, Robot-assisted Radical Prostatectomy

Pelvic Lymphadenectomy

Procedure

Undergo pelvic lymph node dissection

Other names: Excision Pelvic Lymph Nodes, Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection

Positron Emission Tomography

Procedure

Undergo PET/CT

Other names: Medical Imaging, Positron Emission Tomography, PET, PET Scan, Positron emission tomography (procedure), Positron Emission Tomography Scan, Positron-Emission Tomography, PT

Relugolix

Drug

Given PO

Other names: N-(4-(1-((2,6-Difluorophenyl)methyl)-5-((dimethylamino)methyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-3-(6-methoxy-3-pyridazinyl)-2,4-dioxothieno(2,3-d)pyrimidin-6-yl)phenyl)-N'-methoxyurea, Orgovyx, Relumina, TAK 385, TAK-385, TAK385

Primary outcomes

  1. Maximum standard uptake value (SUVmax) for pre and post androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) prostate-specific antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET)

    Time frame: Day 0 up to day 15

    Will be compared in all patients (pooled across randomization groups). We will explore differences between 5, 10 and 15 days since ADT initiation as hypothesis-generating, but the study will not be powered to detect differences between these groups.

  2. Mean standard uptake value (SUVmean) for pre and post ADT PSMA PET

    Time frame: Day 0 up to day 15

    Will be compared in all patients (pooled across randomization groups). We will explore differences between 5, 10 and 15 days since ADT initiation as hypothesis-generating, but the study will not be powered to detect differences between these groups

Secondary outcomes

  1. Lymph node sensitivity of the pre and post ADT PSMA PET with surgical pathology as standard of truth

    Time frame: Day 0 up to day 15

    Accuracy of imaging results (pre/post) for identifying either pelvic nodal or distant metastatic disease will be evaluated versus pathology result (standard of care). The reference standard regarding the presence of pelvic nodal or distant metastases will be determined by histopathologic findings.

  2. Lymph node PSMA avidity between pre and post ADT PSMA using flotufolastat F 18 PET/computed tomography (CT)

    Time frame: Day 0 up to day 15

    Accuracy of imaging results (pre/post) for identifying either pelvic nodal or distant metastatic disease will be evaluated versus pathology result (standard of care).

  3. Incidence of adverse events (AEs)

    Time frame: Up to 90 days of 2nd PSMA PET/CT

    Assessed using National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 5.0..The maximum grade for each type of AE will be recorded for each patient.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Clinical Trials Referral Office

CONTACT

[email protected]

855-776-0015

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mayo Clinic

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Registry information

Official study title

Phase 2 Randomized Study to Assess Use of Androgen Deprivation to Enrich PSMA Expression and Improve Sensitivity of Staging PSMA PET/CT: The EnrichPSMA Trial

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jun 17, 2025
Registry last updated
Mar 13, 2026

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