Testing Different Dosing Schedules of Lutetium-177Lu PSMA RLT in Advanced Prostate Cancer
Official title: Radioligand Efficacy Comparison by Initial PSA-Response Outcome in Metastatic CRPC With Lutetium 177Lu PSMA RLT (RECIPROCAL)
Run by Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology · NCT07200830 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This trial tests if spacing out Lutetium-177Lu PSMA RLT doses adapts to the patient and improves quality of life without shortening life in men with advanced, hormone-resistant prostate cancer.
Quick facts
| Phase | Phase 3 |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | Men only |
| Enrollment | 1524 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology Academic / other |
| Drugs / interventions | denosumab, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation |
| Locations | 142 sites (Anchorage, Alaska and 141 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | March 31, 2026 |
| Main results expected | September 9, 2034 |
| Study ends | September 9, 2034 |
| Registry record updated | November 3, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07200830 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer who have positive PSMA PET/CT and show PSA progression or soft-tissue progression as defined, suitable for Lutetium-177Lu PSMA RLT.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients whose disease does not respond to adaptive dosing or who experience unacceptable toxicity may not gain benefit.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This is a phase 3 randomized trial comparing an adaptive, PSA-guided dosing schedule of 177Lu-PSMA-617 radioligand therapy to the standard every-6-weeks dosing in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Participants receive Lutetium-177 Lu PSMA RLT with additional biospecimen collection and routine imaging to monitor response. Primary endpoints include overall survival and quality of life over up to 30 months; secondary endpoints assess radiographic progression-free survival, toxicity, PSA kinetics, and quality-adjusted life years. Exploratory aims will evaluate tumor genomic alterations. The study uses standard PSMA PET/CT criteria for eligibility and excludes non-progressing disease definitions beyond the specified criteria.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients may experience longer survival and better quality of life with a more personalized dosing approach.
How similar studies have gone: Prior PSMA-targeted radioligand therapies have shown benefit in advanced prostate cancer, but adaptive dosing strategies remain exploratory in this setting.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Patients must have histological, pathological, and/or cytological confirmation of prostate adenocarcinoma * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Patients must have a positive PSMA PET/CT scan (either gallium Ga 68 gozetotide \[68Ga-PSMA-11\], fluorine F 18 piflufolastat \[18F- DCFPyl\], or fluorine F 18 flotufolastat gallium \[18F-rhPSMA-7.3\]), as defined as uptake greater than liver with no PSMA negative measurable soft tissue disease * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): PSA greater than 2.0 ng/mL * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Patients must have progressive mCRPC. Documented progressive mCRPC will be based on at least 1 of the following criteria: * Serum PSA progression defined as 2 consecutive increases in PSA over a previous reference value measured at least 1 week prior. The minimal start value is 2.0 ng/mL * Soft-tissue progression defined as an increase ≥ 20% in the sum of the diameter (SOD) (short axis for nodal lesions and long axis for non-nodal lesions) of all target lesions based on the smallest SOD since treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions * Progression of bone disease: evaluable disease or new bone lesions(s) by bone scan (2+2 Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Working Group 3 \[PCWG3\] criteria, Scher et al 2016) * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Patients must have prior orchiectomy and/or ongoing androgen-deprivation therapy and a castrate level of serum testosterone (\< 50 ng/dL or \< 1.7 nmol/L) * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Patients must have received at least one androgen receptor pathway inhibitor (ARPI) (to include either apalutamide, darolutamide, enzalutamide, or abiraterone) \* ARPI must be stopped at least 4 weeks prior to pre-registration * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Patients must not have previously received a taxane based chemotherapy regimen for mCRPC. Prior docetaxel for metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate carcinoma (mHSPC) or in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting is permitted if completed at least 12 months prior to pre-registration * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Patients must have recovered to ≤ grade 2 from all clinically significant toxicities related to prior therapies (i.e. prior chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy, etc.) * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Patients on a stable bisphosphonate or denosumab regimen for ≥ 30 days prior to pre-registration are eligible * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Previous treatment with strontium Sr-89 (strontium-89), samarium Sm-153 (samarium-153), rhenium Re 186 (rhenium-186), rhenium Re 188 (rhenium-188), radium Ra 223 (radium-223) or hemi-body irradiation within 6 months prior to pre-registration is not allowed. Previous PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy is not allowed * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Any systemic anti-cancer therapy (e.g. chemotherapy, immunotherapy or biological therapy \[including monoclonal antibodies\]) within 28 days prior to pre-registration is not allowed * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Age ≥ 18 years * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status ≤ 2 * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm\^3 * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3 * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Total bilirubin \< 1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN) or \< 3 x ULN in patients with Gilbert's syndrome * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Creatinine clearance estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 40 mL/min/1.73m\^2 using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): No acute biliary or urinary obstruction * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Patients with treated/stable brain metastases are eligible if follow-up brain imaging after central nervous system (CNS)-directed therapy shows no evidence of progression \* Patients with a history of CNS metastases must have received therapy (surgery, radiotherapy, gamma knife) and be neurologically stable, asymptomatic, and not receiving corticosteroids for the purposes of maintaining neurologic integrity. Patients with epidural disease, canal disease and prior cord involvement are eligible if those areas have been treated, are stable, and not neurologically impaired. For patients with parenchymal CNS metastasis (or a history of CNS metastasis), baseline and subsequent radiological imaging must include evaluation of the brain (MRI preferred or CT with contrast) * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Patients with known HIV infection on effective anti-retroviral therapy with undetectable viral load within 6 months prior to registration are eligible for this trial * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): For patients with evidence of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the HBV viral load must be undetectable on suppressive therapy, if indicated * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Patients with a history of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection must have been treated and cured. For patients with HCV infection who are currently on treatment, they are eligible if they have an undetectable HCV viral load * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Patients with known history or current symptoms of cardiac disease, or history of treatment with cardiotoxic agents, should have a clinical risk assessment of cardiac function using the New York Heart Association Functional Classification. To be eligible for this trial, patients should be class II or better * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): No investigational agents within 28 days prior to pre-registration * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): No other concurrent cytotoxic chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radioligand therapy, or investigational therapy * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): No known hypersensitivity to the components of the study therapy or its analogs * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): No transfusion within 30 days of pre-registration * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): No symptomatic cord compression, or clinical or radiologic findings indicative of impending cord compression * PRE-REGISTRATION (STEP 0): Ability to read and comprehend English or Spanish * REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Completion of 2 doses of 177Lu PSMA RLT * REGISTRATION (STEP 1): PSA decline ≥ 50% between C1 D1 (screening) and C2 D22 +/-3 days * REGISTRATION (STEP 1): ECOG Performance Status ≤ 2 * REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1,500/mm\^3 * REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Platelet count ≥ 100,000/mm\^3 * REGISTRATION (STEP 1): Creatinine clearance eGFR ≥ 40 mL/min/1.73m\^2 using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) equation
Where it's running
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Providence Alaska Medical Center
Anchorage, Alaska, United States Recruiting -
AIS Cancer Center at San Joaquin Community Hospital
Bakersfield, California, United States Recruiting -
UCI Health - Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care
Irvine, California, United States Recruiting -
City of Hope at Irvine Lennar
Irvine, California, United States Recruiting -
UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center
La Jolla, California, United States Recruiting -
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, California, United States Recruiting
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UC Irvine Health/Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center
Orange, California, United States Recruiting -
University of California Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sacramento, California, United States Recruiting -
UC San Diego Medical Center - Hillcrest
San Diego, California, United States Recruiting -
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, Colorado, United States Recruiting -
UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Recruiting -
Memorial Hospital North
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States Recruiting -
Helen F Graham Cancer Center
Newark, Delaware, United States Recruiting -
Medical Oncology Hematology Consultants PA
Newark, Delaware, United States Recruiting -
CTCA at Southeastern Regional Medical Center
Newnan, Georgia, United States Recruiting -
Kootenai Health - Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States Recruiting -
Kootenai Clinic Cancer Services - Post Falls
Post Falls, Idaho, United States Recruiting -
Kootenai Clinic Cancer Services - Sandpoint
Sandpoint, Idaho, United States Recruiting -
Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Cancer Care Specialists of Illinois - Decatur
Decatur, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Kishwaukee
DeKalb, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Delnor
Geneva, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
SSM Health Good Samaritan
Mount Vernon, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Cancer Care Center of O'Fallon
O'Fallon, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
HSHS Saint Elizabeth's Hospital
O'Fallon, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Northwestern Medicine Oak Brook
Oak Brook, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Northwestern Medicine Orland Park
Orland Park, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Northwestern Medicine Cancer Center Warrenville
Warrenville, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Midwestern Regional Medical Center
Zion, Illinois, United States Recruiting -
Mary Greeley Medical Center
Ames, Iowa, United States Recruiting -
McFarland Clinic - Ames
Ames, Iowa, United States Recruiting -
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines, Iowa, United States Recruiting -
McFarland Clinic - Trinity Cancer Center
Fort Dodge, Iowa, United States Recruiting -
McFarland Clinic - Marshalltown
Marshalltown, Iowa, United States Recruiting -
Maryland Proton Treatment Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States Recruiting -
University of Maryland/Greenebaum Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States Recruiting -
UM Upper Chesapeake Medical Center
Bel Air, Maryland, United States Recruiting -
Central Maryland Radiation Oncology in Howard County
Columbia, Maryland, United States Recruiting -
University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton
Easton, Maryland, United States Recruiting -
UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center/Tate Cancer Center
Glen Burnie, Maryland, United States Recruiting -
Trinity Health Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Bronson Battle Creek
Battle Creek, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Henry Ford Cancer Institute-Downriver
Brownstown, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital-Clinton Township
Clinton Township, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Henry Ford Medical Center-Fairlane
Dearborn, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Henry Ford Hospital
Detroit, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals - Butterworth Hospital
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Allegiance Health
Jackson, Michigan, United States Recruiting -
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States Recruiting
+92 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Shiva Baghaie, MPH
- Email: GUprotocols@alliancenctn.org
- Phone: 773-702-9171
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.