Standard of Care +/- 177Lu-PSMA-617 In de Novo mHSPC Patients With Poor PSA Response (PEACE6-Poor Responders)
A Randomized Phase III Trial Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Standard of Care +/- 177Lu-PSMA617 in de Novo Metastatic Hormone-sensitive Prostate Cancer Patients Having a PSA≥0.2 ng/mL at 6-8 Months After Systemic Treatment Initiation
About This Trial
- This study is testing whether adding a targeted radiation medicine to standard hormone therapy can better control prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
- It is designed for men who started standard treatment 6 to 8 months ago, but whose prostate-specific blood marker (PSA) has not dropped as low as doctors hoped, even though their cancer is not actively growing.
- If you join, you will be randomly chosen to either receive this new radiation medicine along with your regular care or continue with your regular care alone.
- To take part, you must have reasonably healthy blood, kidney, and liver function, and you will need to undergo a specialized body scan and attend regular clinic visits.
More Information
- PEACE-6 Poor Responders is an international, multicenter, open-label, controlled, randomized, phase III trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of 177Lu-PSMA-617 when administered on top of the ongoing standard systemic treatment compared to standard systemic treatment alone in patients with de novo metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (mHSPC) who do not present with a satisfactory response characterized by a serum prostatic specific antigen (PSA) level of ≥ 0.2 ng/mL at 6 to 8 months after systemic treatment initiation for mHSPC (i.e. poor responders) in the absence of evidence of cancer progression (including a rising PSA level).
Who Can Enroll
- Age Range: 18 - 80 years
- Gender: Male
- Who This Trial is For: This study is testing whether adding a targeted radiation medicine to standard hormone therapy can better control prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
Study Details
- Start Date: September 12, 2024
- Lead Sponsor: UNICANCER
Full Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
All of the following criteria must be met ahead of randomization to satisfy trial
eligibility requirements:
- Signed a written informed consent form prior to any trial specific procedures. Note: In case of physical incapacitation, a trusted representative of their choice, which is not the Investigator or sponsor, can sign on the behalf of the patients.
- Aged ≥18 years old
- Life expectancy > 6 months as per investigator estimate
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status ≤ 2
- Men with histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate
- De novo metastatic disease defined by clinical or radiographic evidence of metastases at diagnosis (i.e. before any treatment started). If not available, a more recent imaging can be used
- Measurable disease or bone lesions evaluable according to PCWG3 criteria. Patients with doubtful bone metastases are not eligible
- A pre-randomization 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT scan performed within 4 weeks prior to randomization in the trial. FDG PET scan is not required for this protocol. All patients will be treated independently from the results of pre-randomization PSMA PET scan: patients with PSMA-positive or PSMA-negative disease according to PROMISE 2.0 criteria are eligible.
- Have 6 to 8 months of previous AND ongoing standard systemic treatment for prostate cancer consisting in either:
- ADT with an androgen receptor signaling inhibitor (ARSI) (i.e., abiraterone (plus prednisone), or apalutamide or enzalutamide) ± radiotherapy **
- ADT with docetaxel* plus an ARSI (i.e. abiraterone (plus prednisone), or darolutamide,) ± radiotherapy** Note:
- Docetaxel must have been stopped at least 4 weeks ahead of randomization.
- * Previous radiotherapy to the primary tumor and/or to the metastases is accepted as long as it was not PSMA-based and must has been completed at least 4 weeks ahead of randomization.
- Stable or declining PSA level but not a rising one
- Serum PSA of ≥ 0.2 ng/mL at 6 to 8 months after systemic treatment initiation
- Testosterone level < 50 ng/dl or 100 x10⁹/L
- Adequate liver function: aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ≤2.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN), or ≤ 5.0 x ULN in the presence of liver metastases; bilirubin <1.5 x ULN (unless known or suspected Gilbert syndrome, then <3 x ULN is permitted)
- Adequate renal function: calculated creatinine clearance ≥ 50 ml/min (using the MDRD or CKD EPI method).
- For sexually active men with female partners of reproductive potential or with pregnant women, agreement to use a condom with another effective contraceptive method during trial participation and up to 14 weeks after study treatment completion.
- Affiliated to the social security system or in possession of equivalent private health insurance (according to local regulations for participation in clinical trials).
- Willing and able to comply with the protocol for the duration of the trial including undergoing treatment and scheduled visits, and examinations including follow-up.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients presenting with any of the following criteria are not eligible:
- Any evidence of cancer progression (including a rising PSA level, clinical progression, or radiological progression)
- Prior or concurrent PSMA-based radioligand therapy or other PSMA target treatments
- Known hypersensitivity to the components of the study therapy or its analogs
- Any condition preventing the use of the Standard of Care and/or specific experimental treatments tested in the trial
- Any of the following within 6 months before randomization: stroke, myocardial infraction, severe/unstable angina pectoris, coronary/peripheral artery bypass graft, congestive heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) Class III or IV
- Hypertension not controlled by an anti-hypertensive treatment (systolic blood pressure [sBP] ≥ 160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure [dBP] ≥ 95 mmHg, 3 consecutive measures taken 5 minutes apart)
- Severe or uncontrolled concurrent disease, infection or co-morbidity
- Pathological findings consistent with small cell carcinoma of the prostate
- History of malignancy within 3 years of the current diagnosis with the exception of successfully treated basal cell or squamous cell skin carcinoma
- Ongoing participation in another clinical trial involving an investigational product.. Treatment with an investigational product must have ended within 28 days prior to the day of randomization
- Patients unwilling or unable to comply with the medical follow-up required by the trial because of geographic, familial, social, or psychological reasons
- Persons deprived of their liberty or under protective custody or guardianship
Treatments
- Drug: 177Lu-PMSA-617
- Drug: Standard of Care

