Description:

Ten to 20% of patients with prostate cancer (PC) experience progression in their disease, even after undergoing pharmaceutical or surgical castration, leading to metastatic CRPC (mCRPC). Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a membrane-bound glycoprotein mostly specific to the prostate. While PSMA is expressed at low levels in normal prostate, this expression increased by 100-1000-fold in PC, which makes it a favorable target for therapy. This study was designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and maximum tolerated dose of a long-lasting radiolabeled ligand 177Lu-Dansyl-PSMA in mCRPC patients.