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An Investigational Scan, 89Zr-DFO-YS5 PET, for the Imaging of CD46 Positive Metastatic Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer

Trial Status: active

This phase I trial tests 89Zr-DFO-YS5 positron emission tomography (PET) in imaging CD46 positive prostate cancer that continues to grow and spread despite interventions to block androgen production (castration resistant) and has spread to other places in the body (metastatic). 89Zr-DFO-YS5 is a type imaging agent called a radiopharmaceutical. A radiopharmaceutical involves a small amount of radioactive material that is injected into the vein to help in imaging different areas of the body. 89Zr-DFO-YS5 targets a specialized protein called CD46, which is in certain prostate tumor cells. A PET scan uses a special camera to detect energy given off from radioactive material to make detailed pictures of areas where the 89Zr accumulates in the body. Diagnostic procedures, such as PET, may help find prostate cancer and find out how far it has spread. Unmodified YS5 is an antibody that is targeted to prostate tumor cells in the body. An antibody is a type of protein that is made in the laboratory and can bind to certain targets in the body, such as antigens on the surface of tumor cells. The purpose of this trial is to determine the best timing for PET following 89Zr-DFO-YS5 injection and the best dose of unmodified YS5 antibody for imaging using 89Zr-DFO-YS5.