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Optimizing PSMA PET/CT Imaging for Enhanced Detection of Residual and Metastatic Disease in Biochemical Recurrent Prostate Cancer, OPERA Trial

Trial Status: approved

This phase II trial tests the effect of adding early time point imaging during the 18F flotufolastat prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) scan and standard of care (SOC) bicalutamide therapy in detecting disease that remains (residual) or that may have spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic) in patients with prostate cancer with increasing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels after treatment (biochemical recurrence). A PET scan is a procedure in which a small amount of radioactive glucose (sugar) is injected into a vein, and a scanner is used to make detailed, computerized pictures of areas inside the body where the glucose is taken up. Because tumor cells often take up more glucose than normal cells, the pictures can be used to find tumor cells in the body. CT scan is a procedure that uses a computer linked to an x-ray machine to make a series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body. The pictures are taken from different angles and are used to create 3-dimensional views of tissues and organs. Combining a PET scan with a CT scan can help make the image easier to interpret. PET/CT scans are hybrid scanners that combine both modalities into a single scan during the same examination. A PSMA PET is a PET imaging technique that uses 18F flotufolastat to bind to tumor cells and locate tumor lesions. Bicalutamide, an antiandrogen, lowers the amount of hormone made or used by the body. This may help stop the growth of tumor cells that need hormones to grow. Bicalutamide has also been known to increase PSMA expression on prostate tumor cells. Adding an early time point PSMA PET/CT scan imaging with SOC bicalutamide therapy may increase the expression on prostate tumor cells and improve detection of residual or metastatic lesions in patients with biochemical recurrent prostate cancer.