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Trial reportEuropean journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging2026

An intra-patient contemporaneous comparison of

Luke T Nordquist, Jack R Andrews, Phillip H Kuo, Benjamin A Gartrell, David Josephson, Andrei S Purysko, Daniel R Saltzstein, Ram A Pathak, Neal Shore, James Sykes and 3 more

Registry-linked trialAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IVComparative StudyMulticenter Study
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Trial report in European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06604442 (Intrapatient Comparison of Urinary Radioactivity Following Piflufolastat), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT06604442 phase4completednot on this map

Intrapatient Comparison of Urinary Radioactivity Following Piflufolastat (18F) and Flotufolastat (18F) PET in Men With Low PSA Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer Following Radical Prostatectomy

TypeinterventionalSponsorBlue Earth DiagnosticsRan2024 to 2025Enrolled62ConditionsProstate CancerArmsflotufolastat (18F), piflufolastat (18F)
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Authors and funding

13 authors.

Luke T NordquistXCancer Corporation, Omaha, NE, USA.
Jack R AndrewsMayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
Phillip H KuoCity of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
Benjamin A GartrellMontefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Bronx, NY, USA.
David JosephsonTower Urology, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Andrei S PuryskoCleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Daniel R SaltzsteinUrology San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Ram A PathakMayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Neal ShoreSTART Carolinas, Myrtle Beach, SC, USA.
James SykesBlue Earth Diagnostics Ltd, Oxford, UK.
Ross PennyBlue Earth Diagnostics Ltd, Oxford, UK.
Phillip DavisBlue Earth Diagnostics, Inc., Needham, MA, USA.
Brian T HelfandEndeavor Health, 2650 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA. brian.helfand@endeavorhealth.org.ORCID 0000-0002-7707-3318

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis prospective, multicentre, intra-patient comparator study assessed urinary radioactivity, and patient-level and region-level detection rates (DR) with PSMA-PET radiopharmaceuticals, 18F-piflufolastat (18F-DCFPyL) and 18F-flotufolastat (18F-rhPSMA-7.3) in patients with biochemical recurrence (BCR) of prostate cancer to evaluate the hypothesis that lower urinary radioactivity is observed with 18F-flotufolastat.

methodsPatients with low PSA (≤0.5 ng/mL) BCR ≥6 months post-prostatectomy with undetectable PSA post-surgery, scheduled for standard-of-care 18F-piflufolastat PSMA-PET were enrolled. Patients underwent PET/CT 60 minutes post-18F-piflufolastat (9 mCi) administration, and a second PET/CT on the same scanner 1–10 days later, 60 minutes post-18F-flotufolastat (8 mCi) administration. The primary endpoint was the difference in urinary radioactivity (SUVmean) between the radiopharmaceuticals. Secondary endpoints included patient-level and region-level DR for each radiopharmaceutical, assessed by two blinded readers (a third resolved disagreements, allowing majority reads).

resultsFifty-five evaluable patients (mean PSA, 0.28 ng/mL) were enrolled. Median bladder SUVmean was significantly higher with 18F-piflufolastat (29.0; interquartile range, 18.9–40.8) than 18F-flotufolastat (10.9; interquartile range, 6.0–18.5; p < 0.001 [Wilcoxon signed-rank test]). Majority read patient-level DR were 27.3% (15/55) for 18F-piflufolastat and 45.5% (25/55) for 18F-flotufolastat. Region-level DR for 18F-piflufolastat and 18F-flotufolastat, were 10.9% (6/55) and 18.2% (10/55) in the prostate bed, 14.5% (8/55) and 16.4% (9/55) in pelvic lymph nodes, and 7.3% (4/55) and 21.8% (12/55) in extra-pelvic sites. Among patients with PSA ≤0.2 ng/mL, 38.1% (8/21) and 52.4% (11/21) had positive 18F-piflufolastat and 18F-flotufolastat scans, respectively.

conclusionsThis intra-patient comparator shows 18F-flotufolastat has significantly lower urinary radioactivity than 18F-piflufolastat, which may help to optimise image assessment in regions close to the urinary tract. CLINICAL

trial registrationTrial registration, clinicaltrials.gov: NCT06604442. Registered September 2024.

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LysinePelvisProstatectomyProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsUreaAgedFluorine RadioisotopesGlutaratesHumansMaleMiddle AgedPositron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyPyridinesRadiopharmaceuticalsRecurrenceFluorine RadioisotopesGlutaratesLysinepiflufolastatProstate-Specific AntigenPyridinesRadiopharmaceuticalsUrea18F-Flotufolastat18F-PiflufolastatIntra-patient comparisonPSMA-PETUrinary radioactivity

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PMID41729277
PMCPMC13121232

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