Advances in PSMA-targeted therapy for prostate cancer

Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2022 Mar;25(1):11-26. doi: 10.1038/s41391-021-00394-5. Epub 2021 May 28.

Abstract

Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA), a transmembrane glycoprotein located on the cell membrane, is specifically and highly expressed in prostate cancer (PCa). Besides, its expression level is related to tumor invasiveness. As a molecular target of PCa, PSMA has been extensively studied in the past two decades. Currently, a great deal of evidence suggests that significant progresses have been made in the PSMA-targeted therapy of PCa. Herein, different PSMA-targeted therapies for PCa are reviewed, including radioligand therapy (177Lu-PSMA-RLT, 225Ac-PSMA-RLT), antibody-drug conjugates (MLN2704, PSMA-MMAE, MEDI3726), cellular immunotherapy (CAR-T, CAR/NK-92, PSMA-targeted BiTE), photodynamic therapy, imaging-guided surgery (radionuclide-guided surgery, fluorescence-guided surgery, multimodal imaging-guided surgery), and ultrasound-mediated nanobubble destruction.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prostatic Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Radioisotopes

Substances

  • Radioisotopes