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NCT Number: NCT06235151

Copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T PET Imaging in Men With Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer

This is a prospective, open-label Phase 3 study to evaluate copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T injection for PET/CT imaging in patients with newly diagnosed unfavorable intermediate high-risk, high-risk or very high-risk prostate cancer.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Urology Centers of Alabama, Homewood, Alabama, United States

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About this study

The study will include approximately 439 patients with newly diagnosed unfavorable intermediate high-risk, high-risk or very high-risk prostate cancer electing to undergo radical prostatectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection. Each patient will be administered an 8 mCi (± 10 percent) intravenous dose of copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T injection. PET/CT imaging will be acquired for all patients at 1-4 hours ± 15 minutes post copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T injection.

The PET/CT images will be interpreted independently by three readers blinded to all patient information. Each patient study will be assessed and scored for the detection of lesions considered positive for Prostate Cancer (PC) in pelvic lymph nodes. Positive lesions in the prostate, extra pelvic lymph nodes, bones and soft tissue/viscera will also be recorded. Analysis of the reads will be used for determination of sensitivity and specificity of copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T PET/CT by comparison to the reference standard of histopathology after matching by hemipelvis with at least one true positive lesion defining a true positive patient. Detection of PC outside the pelvis on the copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T PET/CT will be assessed using reference standard of histopathology and if not available conventional imaging. Baseline conventional imaging will be reviewed for PC disease or no disease by independent radiology readers.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with histologically proven prostate adenocarcinoma.
  • Planned prostatectomy with pelvic lymph node dissection.
  • Unfavorable intermediate-risk, high-risk, or very high-risk disease defined by NCCN Guidelines Version 1.2023 and previous versions.
  • Male aged greater than or equal to 18 years.
  • Able to understand and provide signed written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Androgen deprivation therapy, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, radiation therapy (including local ablation techniques), or any investigational therapy against Prostate Cancer (PC) prior to prostatectomy.
  • Patients participating in an interventional clinical trial within 30 days and having received an Investigational Product (IP) within five (5) biological half-lives prior to administration.
  • Patients with any medical condition or circumstance (including receiving an IP or not capable of having a PET study) that the investigator believes may compromise the data collected or lead to a failure to fulfill the study requirements.
  • Patients who are planned to have an x-ray contrast within 24 hours or other PET radiotracer within 10 physical half-lives prior to the PET scan. If Barium contrast is administered this should be cleared before the PET scan.
  • Patients who are administered any high energy (greater than 300 KeV) gamma emitting radioisotopes within five (5) physical half-lives prior to copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T administration.
  • Patients with known hypersensitivity to the active substance or any of the excipients of the IP.
  • Patients who had a PSMA PET scan as part of their standard medical care within 90 days prior to enrollment.

Treatment and study plan

Copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T

Drug

Radiopharmaceutical PET imaging tracer injected intravenously for staging of prostate cancer.

Primary outcomes

  1. Sensitivity

    Time frame: 4 Hours

    Determine the presence of metastatic pelvic lymph nodes relative to histopathology reference standard. At least one positive pelvic lymph node on the PET scan and one positive lymph node as determined by histopathology on the same side of the pelvis (left or right) will be counted a true positive at the patient level.

  2. Specificity

    Time frame: 4 Hours

    Determine the absence of metastatic pelvic lymph nodes relative to histopathology reference standard. Negative pelvic lymph node on the PET scan and negative pelvic lymph nodes as determined by histopathology on the same side of the pelvis (Left or Right) will be counted a true negative at the patient level.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Inter-reader and intra-reader agreement of copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T PET/CT interpretation on a per-patient basis

    Time frame: 4 Hours

    Reader kappa statistics of copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T PET/CT scan interpretation by the blinded independent readers.

  2. Incidence of adverse events in copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T injection

    Time frame: At time of dose administration up to 72 Hours

    Treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs) will be assessed and graded using the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 5.0.

  3. Positive Predictive Value and Negative Predictive Value

    Time frame: 4 hours

    • To assess the Positive Predictive Value (PPV) and Negative Predictive Value (NPV) of copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T PET/CT

Other outcomes

  1. Determine the relationship of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) level, Gleason score, and the diagnostic performance of copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T PET/CT

    Time frame: 4 Hours

    Correlation of sensitivity, specificity, detection rate, and Positive Predictive Value (PPV) to baseline PSA and unfavorable intermediate-risk, high-risk or very high-risk at the time of prostatectomy.

  2. Assess PPV of lesions on copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T PET/CT outside the prostate and pelvic lymph nodes (M1 disease)

    Time frame: 4 Hours

    Proportion of patients with M1 lesions on copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T PET/CT subsequently confirmed to be TP by biopsy, surgery and confirmatory imaging.

  3. Assess the impact of copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T PET/CT on the intended clinical management of study participants

    Time frame: 4 Hours

    Percentage of patients in whom the copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T PET/CT changed the intended patient management (major and other changes).

  4. Assess the detection rate on patient level and split by pelvic lymph nodes and extra pelvic lesions

    Time frame: 4 Hours

    Patient level positivity rates of copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T split by pelvic lymph nodes and extra pelvic lesions.

  5. Determine sensitivity and specificity by risk group (unfavorable intermediate, high, or very high risk)

    Time frame: 4 Hours

    Determine the diagnostic performance of copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T PET/CT for the detection of presence or absence of pelvic lymph node metastasis in pre-prostatectomy patients by risk group (unfavorable intermediate, high, or very high risk).

Study contacts

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

Hassan El Gazri

CONTACT

[email protected]

+33 7 69 28 53 40

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Curium US LLC

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Phase 3, Multi-Center, Open-label Study to Test the Diagnostic Performance of Copper Cu 64 PSMA I&T PET/CT in Staging Men With Newly Diagnosed Unfavorable Intermediate-risk, High-risk or Very High-risk Prostate Cancer Electing to Undergo Radical Prostatectomy With Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection

Acronym: Solar-Stage

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Jan 31, 2024
Registry last updated
Jun 4, 2026

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