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ArticleCancers2023

Personalized [177Lu]Lutetium-PSMA Therapy for Patients with Pre-Treated Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: A Single Institution Experience from a Comprehensive Cancer Centre.

Wolfgang Thaiss, Friedemann Zengerling, Julia Friedrich, Veronika Hechler, Michael Grunert, Christian Bolenz, Thomas Wiegel, Ambros J Beer, Vikas Prasad

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Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Assessment of the therapeutic efficacy of [European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging · 2025
    Pooled it
  3. LutetiumAdvances in radiation oncology · 2026
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  5. Compact accelerator-based production of carrier-freeEJNMMI radiopharmacy and chemistry · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wolfgang ThaissDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Friedemann ZengerlingSurgical Oncology Ulm, i2SOUL Consortium, 89075 Ulm, Germany.
Julia FriedrichDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Veronika HechlerDepartment of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Michael GrunertDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8056-7290
Christian BolenzSurgical Oncology Ulm, i2SOUL Consortium, 89075 Ulm, Germany.
Thomas WiegelDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Ambros J BeerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
Vikas PrasadDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Ulm, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
University Hospital Ulm · DEMallinckrodt (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) is characterized by an aggressive biological behavior with a relatively short survival time, especially in progressive tumors pretreated with new hormonal agents and taxane chemotherapy. [177Lu]-Lutetium-PSMA (Lu-PSMA) treatment has proven efficacy in these patients. However, around 30% of the CRPC patients do not benefit from Lu-PSMA treatment, and little is known about predictive factors for treatment success if Lu-PSMA is offered in an individualized approach based on clinical and laboratory features. In this monocentric retrospective study, 86 CRPC patients receiving Lu-PSMA treatment were evaluated. The focus of the study was to describe clinical factors at baseline and during early treatment that are related to overall survival (OS). In addition, PSMA PET/CT-, PSA-response, and safety and tolerability (CTCAE adverse event reporting) were assessed. Efficacy endpoints were calculated using stratified Kaplan-Meier methods and Cox regression models. Mean applied dose was 17.7 GBq (mean 5.3 ± 1.1 GBq per cycle) with an average of 3.6 (range 1-8) therapy cycles. Patients were followed up for a mean of 12.4 months (range 1-39). The median OS was 15 months (95% CI 12.8-17.2). The best overall response rate in patients assessed with PSMA PET/CT and PSA response was 27.9%, and 50.0% had at least stable disease. Nine patients had a ≥grade 3 adverse event with anemia being the most frequent adverse event. Positive predictors for prolonged OS from baseline parameters were pre-treatment hemoglobin level of ≥10 g/dL and a lower PSA values at treatment start, while the presence of visceral or liver metastases were not significantly associated with worse prognoses in this cohort. With careful patient selection, an individualized Lu-PSMA treatment approach is feasible and patients with dose-limiting factors or visceral metastases should be included in prospective trials.

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castration-resistant prostate cancerlutetium PSMApredictionPSA responseradioligand therapy

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PMID37370826
PMCPMC10296825
OpenAlexW4380991939

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