Renal and Multiorgan Safety of 177 Lu-PSMA-617 in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer in the VISION Dosimetry Substudy

• Published in: The Journal of nuclear medicine (1978)
• Main Authors: Herrmann, Ken, Rahbar, Kambiz, Eiber, Matthias, Sparks, Richard, Baca, Nicholas, Krause, Bernd J, Lassmann, Michael, Jentzen, Walter, Tang, Jun, Chicco, Daniela, Klein, Patrick, Blumenstein, Lars, Basque, Jean-René, Kurth, Jens
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 30.11.2023
• Subjects: 177Lu; radioligand therapy; metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; prostate-specific membrane antigen
• ISSN: 1535-5667

In the VISION trial, [ Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 ( Lu-PSMA-617) plus protocol-permitted standard of care significantly improved overall survival and radiographic progression-free survival compared with standard of care alone in patients with prostate-specific membrane antigen-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. This VISION dosimetry substudy quantified absorbed doses of Lu-PSMA-617 in the kidneys and other organs. Participants were a separate cohort of 30 nonrandomized patients receiving standard of care plus Lu-PSMA-617 at 7.4 GBq per cycle for up to 6 cycles. Blood samples, whole-body conjugate planar image scintigraphy, and abdominal SPECT/CT images were collected. SPECT/CT images were collected at 2, 24, 48, and 168 h after administration in cycle 1 and at a single time point 48 h after administration in cycles 2-6. Outcomes were absorbed dose per unit activity per cycle and cumulative absorbed dose over all cycles. Cumulative absorbed doses were predicted by extrapolation from cycle 1, and calculation of observed values was based on measurements of cycle 1 and cycles 2-6. Safety was also assessed. Mean (±SD) absorbed doses per cycle in the kidneys were 0.43 ± 0.16 Gy/GBq in cycle 1 and 0.44 ± 0.21 Gy/GBq in cycles 2-6. The observed and predicted 6-cycle cumulative absorbed doses in the kidneys were 15 ± 6 and 19 ± 7 Gy, respectively. Observed and predicted cumulative absorbed doses were similar in other at-risk organs. Safety findings were consistent with those in the VISION study; no patients experienced renal treatment-emergent adverse events of a grade higher than 3. The renal cumulative absorbed Lu-PSMA-617 dose was below the established limit. Lu-PSMA-617 had a good overall safety profile, and low renal radiotoxicity was not a safety concern. Cumulative absorbed doses in at-risk organs over multiple cycles can be predicted by extrapolation from cycle 1 data in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer receiving Lu-PSMA-617.