New Horizons in Radioligand Therapy: 161Tb-PSMA-617 in Advanced mCRPC

Clin Nucl Med. 2023 May 1;48(5):433-434. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000004589. Epub 2023 Feb 8.

Abstract

An 85-year-old man with advanced metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer and progression after 8 cycles of 177 Lu-prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-617 radioligand therapy (RLT) received 1 cycle of 161 Tb-PSMA RLT. This one administration of 6.5 GBq 161 Tb-PSMA-617 resulted in impressive partial remission with a PSA decline by 53.4% (from 474 to 221 ng/mL) and a concomitant decrease in tumor burden on PSMA PET/CT imaging. The presented case provides stunning initial evidence of the therapeutic potential of 161 Tb-PSMA RLT in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, even in patients progressing after extensive 177 Lu-based RLT. 161 Tb-labeled PSMA ligands may thus offer a promising alternative to standard PSMA RLT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Lutetium / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen
  • Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant* / diagnostic imaging
  • Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant* / drug therapy
  • Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant* / radiotherapy
  • Radioisotopes* / therapeutic use
  • Terbium
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • PSMA-617
  • Terbium-161
  • Lutetium-177
  • Radioisotopes
  • Terbium
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring
  • Lutetium