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NCT Number: NCT06574880

STereotActic Body Radiotherapy and 177Lutetium PSMA in Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer

The goal of this clinical trial is to is to investigate if it is possible to lower the chance of cancer reoccurrence and also preserve quality of life by using the drug Pluvicto instead of androgen-deprivation therapy to the usual radiation therapy for advanced local prostate cancer.

Participants will receive one dose of Pluvicto, followed by radiation about 6 weeks later. Radiation therapy will be completed in 5 treatments over the period of 2 weeks. A second dose of Pluvicto will be given 6 weeks after radiation is complete. Some participants may also receive a third dose of Pluvicto, and this would be given 6 weeks after the second dose of Pluvicto.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Seidman Cancer Center, Case Comprehensive Cancer Center

Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

Location status: Recruiting

About this study

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men worldwide and second leading cause of cancer death in men. The most common treatment for prostate cancer is radiation therapy (RT) plus long-term androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) for 18-36 months with a consideration for the addition of abiraterone acetate.

With the introduction of abiraterone and other second generation androgen signaling inhibitors (ARSIs) there is great interest in shortening the duration of systemic therapy. This interest stems from the high toxicity rates of ADT and substantial impact on patient-reported quality of life (QoL). The use of ADT is associated with some adverse events. Therefore, the combination of adverse event risks and decrease in quality of life associated with castration have resulted in decreased compliance to long term ADT and even ARSIs, where approximately 50% of patients with locally advanced disease either decline any ADT or stop treatment early. The goal of this clinical trial is to is to investigate if it is possible to lower the chance of cancer reoccurrence and also preserve quality of life by using the drug Pluvicto instead of androgen-deprivation therapy to the usual radiation therapy for advanced local prostate cancer.

This clinical trial will evaluate the safety of using Lu-PSMA-617 with SBRT to the prostate and pelvic lymph nodes, and to determine whether Lu-PSMA-617 can replace androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to improve oncologic outcomes by use of cytotoxic agents, avoid ADT related side effects, and improve compliance for participants to receive systemic therapy.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Participant must be ≥ 18 years of age.
  • ECOG performance status ≤ 1
  • Histologic confirmation of prostate adenocarcinoma of the prostate
  • PSMA avid disease on PSMA PET/CT, where the tumor in the prostate has SUVmax ≥ 10.
  • PSMA PET/CT must be obtained within 4 months.
  • Need ≥ 1 criteria:
  • Node positive disease on PSMA PET/CT or conventional imaging, as defined by having any of the following:
  • Pelvic nodal disease (cN1) as defined by LN stations that commence at the bifurcation of the common iliac vessels
  • Regional nodal disease (M1a) as defined by LN stations that commence at the bifurcation of the aorta and bifurcation of the proximal inferior vena cava to the common iliac veins.
  • In the absence of nodal metastasis, must have ≥ 2 of the following
  • i. cT3a or cT3b by conventional imaging (MRI) or PSMA PET/CT
  • ii. Grade group ≥ 4
  • iii. PSA ≥ 40 ng/mL
  • Adequate organ and marrow function to receive treatment:
  • Hemoglobin > 10 g/dL
  • White blood cell (WBC) > 3000 / mL
  • Absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1,500 / mcL
  • Platelets ≥ 100,000 / mcL
  • Creatinine ≤ 1.5x ULN
  • Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)* > 50 mL/min
  • Total bilirubin** < 2× ULN
  • Albumin > 3 g/dL
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) < 3× ULN
  • *based upon Chronic Kidney Disease- Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation. Participants with estimated GFR between 50 - 60 mL/min will require a 99mTc-TPA GFR test and only participants with non-obstructive pathology will be included in the study.
  • ** Total bilirubin ≤ 2x ULN (except for participants with known Gilbert's Syndrome ≤ 3x ULN is permitted)
  • International Prostate Symptoms Score (IPSS) ≤ 15.
  • Medically fit for treatment and agreeable to follow-up.
  • Ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent.
  • Participants with partners of childbearing potential, agreement to use barrier contraceptive method (condom) and to continue its use for 14 weeks from receiving the last dose of Lu-PSMA-617. Participants must also not donate sperm for 14 weeks from receiving the last dose of Lu-PSMA-617.

Exclusion criteria

  • Clinical or radiographic evidence of distant metastatic disease (M1a above aortic bifurcation, M1b, or M1c) by any imaging. Participants are allowed to M1a nodal disease that is below the aortic bifurcation. Negative PSMA PET/CT is an acceptable substitute to conventional staging.
  • Prostate gland size >90 cc measured by CT, ultrasound, or MRI
  • Prior head and neck radiation therapy.
  • Prior treatment for prostate cancer (incudes chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or anti-androgen therapy).
  • Prohibited within 30 days prior to administration to study treatment: spironolactone and other investigational drug therapies.
  • Prohibited 3 months before participant registration and during administration of study treatment: oral ketoconazole, , estrogens, and radiopharmaceuticals.
  • History of prior pelvic radiation therapy.
  • Enrollment concurrently in another investigational drug study within 6 months of registration.
  • History of another active malignancy within the previous 3 years except for adequately treated skin cancer or superficial bladder cancer.
  • History of prior myelodysplastic syndrome or acute leukemia.
  • History of or active Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis.
  • Contraindication to or inability to tolerate PSMA/PET.
  • Any condition that in the opinion of the investigator would preclude participation in this study.
  • Inability to adhere to radiation safety measures in hospital or at home
  • Prior treatment with radionuclide therapies, 177Lu-PSMA-617 or other
  • Reduced salivary gland function with baseline CTCAE Gr > 1 dry mouth will be excluded.

Treatment and study plan

Lu-PSMA-617

Drug

Lu-PSMA will be administered at a fixed dose of 7.4GBq per cycle, on a dose escalation schedule:

  • Level 0: Lu-PSMA-617 for 1 cycle, followed 6 weeks later by SBRT.
  • Level 1 (Starting Dose Level): Lu-PSMA-617 for 1 cycle, followed 6 weeks later by SBRT, followed 6 weeks later by cycle 2.
  • Level 2: Lu-PSMA-617 for 1 cycle, followed 6 weeks later by SBRT, followed 6 weeks later by cycle 2, followed 6 weeks later by cycle 3.

Other names: Pluvicto

5-fraction Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)

Radiation

Prostate and nodal SBRT will begin at the completion of cycle 1 (6 weeks after the first Lu-PSMA-617 infusion, ± 4 weeks).

Other names: SBRT

Primary outcomes

  1. Phase I: Maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of Lu-PSMA-617

    Time frame: 4 weeks after final dose of treatment (treatment expected to last up to six months)

    The Phase I goal is to determine the maximally tolerated dose (MTD) of Lu-PSMA-617 when administered with prostate SBRT treatment. The MTD will be captured by analyzing the incidence of dose limiting toxicities occurring within the four weeks after the last dose of treatment.

  2. Phase II: Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT)-free survival

    Time frame: 3 years post treatment

    The Phase II goal is to determine the 3-year rate of ADT-free survival.

Secondary outcomes

  1. PSA Progression Free Survival

    Time frame: 2 years post treatment

    PSA progression-free survival will be analyzed at 24 months post last dose of treatment.

  2. Overall Survival (OS)

    Time frame: 5 years post treatment

    Overall Survival (OS) is defined as the time from Day 1 until death due to any cause. For subjects who do not die, time to death will be censored at the time of last contact.

  3. Prostate Cancer-specific Survival (PCSM)

    Time frame: 5 years post treatment

    Prostate cancer specific mortality (PCSM) is defined the time from Day 1 to death directly attributable to prostate cancer, death from treatment complications, or death from unknown causes in participants with active prostate cancer or previously documented clinical or biochemical relapse.

  4. Cumulative incidence of distant metastases

    Time frame: 5 years post treatment

    Distant metastases (DM) is defined as the time from Day 1 until development of distant metastases on CT, MRI, bone scan or PSMA PET, or death from prostate cancer.

  5. Time to any salvage therapy

    Time frame: 5 years post treatment

    The time to any salvage therapy, or Time-to-next-intervention (TTNI), is defined as is defined as the time from Day 1 to the time of initiation of any additional (i.e., outside of planned protocol treatment) cancer-directed therapy, including but not limited to androgen deprivation, other systemic prostate cancer therapeutics, palliative radiotherapy, or surgical intervention specifically addressing complications of metastases. In the absence of a defining event, TTNI will be censored at the date of last visit documenting absence of interventions.

  6. Change in Quality of life score as measured by EPIC-26

    Time frame: Baseline to 5 years post treatment

    EPIC-26 is a short form version of the full Expanded Prostate Cancer Index Composite (EPIC). This version contains 26 items and the same 5 domains as the full version of EPIC: urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, bowel, sexual, and hormonal. Response options for each EPIC item for a Likert scale, and multi-item scare scores are transported linearly to a 0-100 scale with higher scores representing better QoL. The time frame asked in the question relates to symptoms experienced within the prior 4 weeks.

  7. Change in Quality of life score as measured by XeQoLS

    Time frame: Baseline to 5 years post treatment

    Xerostomia-related Quality of Life Questionnaire (XeQoLS) is a questionnaire used to measure how dry mouth and salivary dysfunction affect participants' quality of life (QoL). This questionnaire consists of 15 questions across four major domains: physical functioning, personal/psychological functioning, social functioning, and pain/discomfort issues. The XeQoLS is a self-administered tool, and participants are asked to rate each symptom on a 5-point Likert scale from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating increased xerostomia burden. An average of scores in each domain is calculated, and the average score ranges from 0 to 4. A total score is calculated as an average of the scores from each of the domain.

  8. Change in Quality of life score as measured by FACT-RNT

    Time frame: Baseline to 5 years post treatment

    FACT-RNT is a patient-reported outcomes (PRO) measure for PCa participants receiving radionuclide therapy. It has not yet been validated in a prospective manner. It consists of 15 questions on a 5-point Likert scale, in a recall period of the past 7 days. Each item score is added, and the sum is linearly transformed to produce the final summary score ranging from 0 to 100, with higher scores representing better QoL.

  9. Time-to-castration-resistant prostate cancer

    Time frame: 5 years post treatment

    To determine the average time-to-castration-resistant prostate cancer.

  10. Rate of participants with post treatment PSA in goal range

    Time frame: 12 weeks post treatment

    Rate of obtaining a post-treatment PSA of ≤ 0.5 ng/mL following treatment with 177Lu-PSMA-617 and prostate and nodal SBRT.

  11. Incidence of acute toxicity

    Time frame: 5 years post treatment

    The goal is to describe acute toxicity following treatment with Lu-PSMA-617 and prostate and nodal SBRT.

  12. Incidence of late toxicity

    Time frame: 5 years post treatment

    The goal is to describe late treatment toxicity following treatment with Lu-PSMA-617 and prostate and nodal SBRT.

  13. Biochemical recurrence (BCR)

    Time frame: 5 years post treatment

    To determine the rate of biochemical recurrence (BCR), defined as PSA nadir + 2 ng/mL.

  14. Proportion of participants with PSA50-RR

    Time frame: 12 weeks post treatment

    The proportion of participants with PSA50-RR at 12 weeks post all treatment will be summarized with 95% confidence interval (CI), where PSA50-RR is defined as the proportion of men with a PSA reduction of at least 50% at 6 weeks after the last 177Lu-PSMA-617 treatment, compared with baseline PSA prior to 177Lu-PSMA-617 treatment.

Study contacts

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

Angela Y Jia, MD, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

216-844-3262

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Angela Y. Jia, MD PhD

Other

Registry information

Official study title

STARLiT: STereotActic Body Radiotherapy and 177Lutetium PSMA in Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Phase I/II Trial

Acronym: STARLiT

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Aug 28, 2024
Registry last updated
May 26, 2026

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