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A Pair of Radioactive Drugs for Diagnosing and Treating Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Trial Status: active

This phase I trial studies the effect of a theranostic pair of drugs, [68Ga] Ga DOTA-5G and [177Lu] Lu DOTA-ABM-5G, in diagnosing and treating patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic). [68Ga] Ga DOTA-5G and [177Lu] Lu DOTA-ABM-5G are radioactive drugs. The drug attaches to a protein on the surface of lung cancer cells. This drug can either have a radioactive element called Gallium-68 (referred to as [68Ga] Ga DOTA-5G) attached to it, or Lutetium-177 (referred to as [177Lu] Lu DOTA-ABM-5G). These are radioactive molecules that can be used for either the detection of lung cancer (when Gallium-68 is attached) or the treatment of lung cancer (when Lutetium-177 is attached). This pair of radiotracers is termed a “theranostic pair” because [68Ga] Ga DOTA-5G can be used for the diagnosis of cancer and determination of how much the cancer has spread through the body, while [177Lu] Lu DOTA-ABM-5G can be used for treatment by delivering targeted radioactivity. [68Ga] Ga DOTA-5G and [177Lu] Lu DOTA-ABM-5G may be an effective combination for diagnosing and treating patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer.