Dr. Bander gives an overview of PSMA-PET imaging innovations

No dose-limiting toxicities were observed among the initial 3 patients in cohort 3, and no patients experienced adverse events related to 64Cu-SAR-bisPSMA.

"We're excited that the FDA approval of this radiotracer gives us yet more tools at our disposal to diagnose prostate cancer in all its forms, from early to late in the disease process," says David M. Schuster, MD, FACR.

“[18F]DCFPyL was assessed to be a suitable alternative to [68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 in PCa diagnosis and staging due to its similar lesion uptake rate with no increase in benign uptakes," the authors wrote.

"Rather than receiving definitive radiation treatment for localized disease, these patients may have received treatment aimed at preventing the further spread of what was incorrectly identified as metastatic disease," says Thomas Hope, MD.

In a study published in The Lancet Oncology, UC San Francisco researchers conducted a phase 1 clinical trial assessing the combination of 177Lu-PSMA-617 and pembrolizumab in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.

The ProstACT GLOBAL study is investigating second-line TLX591 in combination with the current standard of care (SOC) vs SOC alone in patients with mCRPC who have progressed on a novel androgen axis drug.