Clinical Research Directory

SBRT Versus Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Biochemically Recurrent or Oligometastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma

This phase III trial tests the side effects of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) compared to hypofractionated radiotherapy for treating patients with prostate adenocarcinoma that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) or that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to a limited number of sites (oligometastatic). SBRT is a type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position a patient and precisely deliver radiation to tumors in the body (except the brain). The total dose of radiation is divided into smaller doses given over several days. This type of radiation therapy helps spare normal tissue. Hypofractionated radiation therapy delivers higher doses of radiation therapy over a shorter period of time and may kill more tumors cells and have fewer side effects. SBRT may work just as well as hypofractionated radiation therapy at treating patients with biochemically recurrent or oligometastatic prostate cancer, but with a shorter treatment time and possibly fewer side effects.

Alpha-Emitting Radionuclide or Beta-Emitting Radionuclide With Metastasis-Directed Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Recurrent, Oligometastatic Prostate Adenocarcinoma

This phase II trial compares the use of 225Ac-PSMA-617 to 177Lu-PSMA-617, along with stereotactic body radiotherapy for the treatment of prostate cancer that has come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) and that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to multiple other places in the body (oligometastatic). 225Ac-PSMA-617 and 177Lu-PSMA-617 are radioactive drugs. They bind to a protein called a PSMA receptor, which is found on some prostate tumor cells. 225Ac-PSMA-617 or 177Lu-PSMA-617 builds up in these cells and gives off either alpha or beta radiation that may kill them. It is a type of radioconjugate and a type of PSMA analog. Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) is a type of external radiation therapy that uses special equipment to position a patient and precisely deliver radiation to tumors in the body (except the brain). The total dose of radiation is divided into smaller doses given over several days. This type of radiation therapy helps spare normal tissue. Giving 225Ac-PSMA-617 or 177Lu-PSMA-617 and metastasis directed stereotactic body radiotherapy may be effective in treating patients with recurrent, oligometastatic prostate cancer.

177-Lutetium-PSMA Before Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Oligorecurrent Prostate Cancer, The LUNAR Study

This phase II trial tests whether 177-Lutetium-PSMA given before stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) works to improve cancer control rate in patients with 1-5 prostate cancer tumors that have come back after prior treatment (oligorecurrent). Radioactive drugs, such as 177-Lutetium-PSMA, may carry radiation directly to tumor cells and not harm normal cells. SBRT uses special equipment to position a patient and deliver radiation to tumors with high precision. This method may kill tumor cells with fewer doses over a shorter period and cause less damage to normal tissue. Giving 177-Lutetium-PSMA before SBRT may make the SBRT more effective.