Patient outcomes following a response biomarker-guided approach to treatment using 177Lu-PSMA-I&T in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (Re-SPECT)

Background: 177 LuPSMA is an effective treatment in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer with trials adopting a standardised dose interval. Adjusting treatment intervals utilising early response biomarkers may improve patient outcomes. Objective: This study evaluated progression-free surviv...

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Main Authors: Louise Emmett, Nikeith John, Sarennya Pathmanandavel, William Counter, Maria Ayers, Shikha Sharma, Shikha Agrawal, Aron Poole, Elizabeth Hovey, Ganes Pranavan, Craig Gedye, Girish Mallesara, Alex Guminski, Adrian Lee, Martin R. Stockler, Adam Hickey, Peter Eu, Anthony M. Joshua, Megan Crumbaker, Andrew Nguyen
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Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-03-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/17588359231156392
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author Louise Emmett
Nikeith John
Sarennya Pathmanandavel
William Counter
Maria Ayers
Shikha Sharma
Shikha Agrawal
Aron Poole
Elizabeth Hovey
Ganes Pranavan
Craig Gedye
Girish Mallesara
Alex Guminski
Adrian Lee
Martin R. Stockler
Adam Hickey
Peter Eu
Anthony M. Joshua
Megan Crumbaker
Andrew Nguyen
author_facet Louise Emmett
Nikeith John
Sarennya Pathmanandavel
William Counter
Maria Ayers
Shikha Sharma
Shikha Agrawal
Aron Poole
Elizabeth Hovey
Ganes Pranavan
Craig Gedye
Girish Mallesara
Alex Guminski
Adrian Lee
Martin R. Stockler
Adam Hickey
Peter Eu
Anthony M. Joshua
Megan Crumbaker
Andrew Nguyen
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description Background: 177 LuPSMA is an effective treatment in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer with trials adopting a standardised dose interval. Adjusting treatment intervals utilising early response biomarkers may improve patient outcomes. Objective: This study evaluated progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) based on treatment interval adjustment utilising 177 LuPSMA 24-h SPECT/CT ( 177 Lu-SPECT) and early prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response. Design: Retrospective analysis of a clinical 177 Lu-PSMA-I&T treatment programme. Methods: In all, 125 men were treated with 6-weekly 177 LuPSMA-I&T [median 3 cycles, interquartile range (IQR): 2–4], median dose 8.0 GBq [95% confidence interval (CI): 7.5–8.0]. Imaging screening involved 68 GaPSMA-11 PET/diagnostic CT. 177 Lu-SPECT/diagnostic CT was acquired following each therapy, and clinical assessments 3-weekly. Following dose 2 (week 6), a composite PSA and 177 Lu-SPECT/CT imaging response [partial response (PR), stable disease (SD), and progressive disease (PD)] determined ongoing management. Response group (RG) 1 (marked reduction in PSA/imaging PR) break in treatment until subsequent PSA rise, then re-treatment. RG 2 (stable or reduced PSA and/or imaging SD) 6-weekly treatments until six doses, or no longer clinically benefitting. RG 3 (rise in PSA and/or imaging PD) recommended for an alternative treatment. Results: Overall PSA50% response rate (PSARR) was 60% (75/125), median PSA-PFS 6.1 months (95%CI: 5.5–6.7), and median OS 16.8 months (95%CI: 13.5–20.1). 35% (41/116) were classified as RG 1, 34% (39/116) RG 2, and 31% (36/116) RG 3. PSARRs by RG were 95% (38/41), 74% (29/39), and 8% (3/36); median PSA-PFS rates were 12.1 months (95%CI: 9.3–17.4), 6.1 months (95%CI: 5.8–9.0), and 2.6 months (95%CI: 1.6–3.1); and OS rates were 19.2 months (95%CI: 16.8–20.7), 13.2 months (95%CI: 12.0–18.8), and 11.2 months (95%CI: 8.7–15.6) for RG 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The median months of ‘treatment holiday’ for RG 1 was 6.1 months (IQR: 3.4–8.7). Nine men had received prior 177 LuPSMA-617 and were retreated with 177 LuPSMA-I&T, with a PSARR of 56% on re-treatment. Conclusion: Personalising dosing regimens using early response biomarkers with 177 LuPSMA has the potential to achieve similar treatment responses to continuous dosing while allowing treatment breaks or intensification. Further evaluation of early response biomarker-guided treatment regimens in prospective trials is warranted. Plain Language Summary Lutetium-PSMA therapy is a new therapy for metastatic prostate cancer that is well tolerated and effective. However, not all men respond equally, with some responding very well and others progressing early. Personalising treatments require tools that can accurately measure treatment responses, preferably early in the treatment course, so adjustments to treatment can be made. Lutetium-PSMA can measure tumour sites after each therapy by taking whole body 3D images at 24 h using a small radiation wave from the treatment itself. This is called a SPECT scan. Previous work has shown that both prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response and changes in tumour volume on a SPECT scan can predict how patients will respond to treatment as early as dose 2. This study demonstrates that stratifying how men are treated based on the results of the 6-week SPECT scan and PSA response potentially allows a third of men to have break in treatment and that these men have both longer time to disease progression and OS. Men with an increase in tumour volume and increase in PSA early in treatment (6 weeks) had shorter time to disease progression and OS. Men with early biomarker disease progression were offered alternative treatments early in an attempt to allow the opportunity to allow a more effective potential therapy, if one was available. The study is an analysis of a clinical programme, and was not a prospective trial. As such, there are potential biases that could influence results. Hence, while the study is encouraging for the use of early response biomarkers to guide better treatment decisions, this must be validated in a well-designed clinical trial.
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spelling doaj.art-ac05d1fb3eb0484885744861a7656b882023-03-02T09:33:31ZengSAGE PublishingTherapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology1758-83592023-03-011510.1177/17588359231156392Patient outcomes following a response biomarker-guided approach to treatment using 177Lu-PSMA-I&T in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (Re-SPECT)Louise EmmettNikeith JohnSarennya PathmanandavelWilliam CounterMaria AyersShikha SharmaShikha AgrawalAron PooleElizabeth HoveyGanes PranavanCraig GedyeGirish MallesaraAlex GuminskiAdrian LeeMartin R. StocklerAdam HickeyPeter EuAnthony M. JoshuaMegan CrumbakerAndrew NguyenBackground: 177 LuPSMA is an effective treatment in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer with trials adopting a standardised dose interval. Adjusting treatment intervals utilising early response biomarkers may improve patient outcomes. Objective: This study evaluated progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) based on treatment interval adjustment utilising 177 LuPSMA 24-h SPECT/CT ( 177 Lu-SPECT) and early prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response. Design: Retrospective analysis of a clinical 177 Lu-PSMA-I&T treatment programme. Methods: In all, 125 men were treated with 6-weekly 177 LuPSMA-I&T [median 3 cycles, interquartile range (IQR): 2–4], median dose 8.0 GBq [95% confidence interval (CI): 7.5–8.0]. Imaging screening involved 68 GaPSMA-11 PET/diagnostic CT. 177 Lu-SPECT/diagnostic CT was acquired following each therapy, and clinical assessments 3-weekly. Following dose 2 (week 6), a composite PSA and 177 Lu-SPECT/CT imaging response [partial response (PR), stable disease (SD), and progressive disease (PD)] determined ongoing management. Response group (RG) 1 (marked reduction in PSA/imaging PR) break in treatment until subsequent PSA rise, then re-treatment. RG 2 (stable or reduced PSA and/or imaging SD) 6-weekly treatments until six doses, or no longer clinically benefitting. RG 3 (rise in PSA and/or imaging PD) recommended for an alternative treatment. Results: Overall PSA50% response rate (PSARR) was 60% (75/125), median PSA-PFS 6.1 months (95%CI: 5.5–6.7), and median OS 16.8 months (95%CI: 13.5–20.1). 35% (41/116) were classified as RG 1, 34% (39/116) RG 2, and 31% (36/116) RG 3. PSARRs by RG were 95% (38/41), 74% (29/39), and 8% (3/36); median PSA-PFS rates were 12.1 months (95%CI: 9.3–17.4), 6.1 months (95%CI: 5.8–9.0), and 2.6 months (95%CI: 1.6–3.1); and OS rates were 19.2 months (95%CI: 16.8–20.7), 13.2 months (95%CI: 12.0–18.8), and 11.2 months (95%CI: 8.7–15.6) for RG 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The median months of ‘treatment holiday’ for RG 1 was 6.1 months (IQR: 3.4–8.7). Nine men had received prior 177 LuPSMA-617 and were retreated with 177 LuPSMA-I&T, with a PSARR of 56% on re-treatment. Conclusion: Personalising dosing regimens using early response biomarkers with 177 LuPSMA has the potential to achieve similar treatment responses to continuous dosing while allowing treatment breaks or intensification. Further evaluation of early response biomarker-guided treatment regimens in prospective trials is warranted. Plain Language Summary Lutetium-PSMA therapy is a new therapy for metastatic prostate cancer that is well tolerated and effective. However, not all men respond equally, with some responding very well and others progressing early. Personalising treatments require tools that can accurately measure treatment responses, preferably early in the treatment course, so adjustments to treatment can be made. Lutetium-PSMA can measure tumour sites after each therapy by taking whole body 3D images at 24 h using a small radiation wave from the treatment itself. This is called a SPECT scan. Previous work has shown that both prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response and changes in tumour volume on a SPECT scan can predict how patients will respond to treatment as early as dose 2. This study demonstrates that stratifying how men are treated based on the results of the 6-week SPECT scan and PSA response potentially allows a third of men to have break in treatment and that these men have both longer time to disease progression and OS. Men with an increase in tumour volume and increase in PSA early in treatment (6 weeks) had shorter time to disease progression and OS. Men with early biomarker disease progression were offered alternative treatments early in an attempt to allow the opportunity to allow a more effective potential therapy, if one was available. The study is an analysis of a clinical programme, and was not a prospective trial. As such, there are potential biases that could influence results. Hence, while the study is encouraging for the use of early response biomarkers to guide better treatment decisions, this must be validated in a well-designed clinical trial.https://doi.org/10.1177/17588359231156392
spellingShingle Louise Emmett
Nikeith John
Sarennya Pathmanandavel
William Counter
Maria Ayers
Shikha Sharma
Shikha Agrawal
Aron Poole
Elizabeth Hovey
Ganes Pranavan
Craig Gedye
Girish Mallesara
Alex Guminski
Adrian Lee
Martin R. Stockler
Adam Hickey
Peter Eu
Anthony M. Joshua
Megan Crumbaker
Andrew Nguyen
Patient outcomes following a response biomarker-guided approach to treatment using 177Lu-PSMA-I&T in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (Re-SPECT)
Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
title Patient outcomes following a response biomarker-guided approach to treatment using 177Lu-PSMA-I&T in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (Re-SPECT)
title_full Patient outcomes following a response biomarker-guided approach to treatment using 177Lu-PSMA-I&T in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (Re-SPECT)
title_fullStr Patient outcomes following a response biomarker-guided approach to treatment using 177Lu-PSMA-I&T in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (Re-SPECT)
title_full_unstemmed Patient outcomes following a response biomarker-guided approach to treatment using 177Lu-PSMA-I&T in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (Re-SPECT)
title_short Patient outcomes following a response biomarker-guided approach to treatment using 177Lu-PSMA-I&T in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (Re-SPECT)
title_sort patient outcomes following a response biomarker guided approach to treatment using 177lu psma i t in men with metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer re spect
url https://doi.org/10.1177/17588359231156392
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