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Metastatic Hormone Naive Prostate CancerPhase 2UpFrontPSMANCT04343885

In Men With Metastatic Prostate Cancer, What is the Safety and Benefit of Lutetium-177 PSMA Radionuclide Treatment in Addition to Chemotherapy

A Phase 2 study testing 177Lu-PSMA-617 and Docetaxel in people with Metastatic Hormone Naive Prostate Cancer, run by Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia at 12 sites in Australia.

Active, not recruiting

Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

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Trial summary

This phase 2 randomised clinical trial will compare the effectiveness of Lu-PSMA therapy followed by docetaxel chemotherapy versus docetaxel chemotherapy on its own in patients with newly-diagnosed high-volume metastatic hormone-naive prostate cancer (mHNPC). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older, men only
Conditions the study is for
Metastatic Hormone Naive Prostate Cancer
What is being tested?
177Lu-PSMA-617 and Docetaxel
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
130 participants
Where
12 sitesAustralia
Study dates
21 Apr 2020to Mar 2026
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • Men only
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patient has provided written informed consent
  • Male aged 18 years or older at screening
  • Prostate cancer diagnosed within 12 weeks of commencement of screening
  • Histologically or cytologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the prostate without significant neuroendocrine differentiation or small cell histology OR metastatic disease typical of prostate cancer (i.e. involving bone or pelvic lymph nodes or para-aortic lymph nodes) with a rising serum PSA
  • Evidence of metastatic disease on CT and/or bone scan
  • PSA > 10ng/ml prior to commencement of medical ADT or surgical orchidectomy
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  • Adequate haematological, renal and hepatic functions as defined by:
  • Absolute neutrophil count >1.5 x 109/L
  • Platelet count >100 x 109/L
  • Haemoglobin ≥ 90g/L (no red blood cell transfusion in 4 weeks prior to randomisation)
  • Creatinine Clearance ≥ 40mL/min (Cockcroft-Gault formula)
  • Total bilirubin < 1.5 x ULN (unless known or suspected Gilbert syndrome)
  • Aspartate transaminase (AST) or alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 2.0 x ULN (or ≤ 5.0 x ULN in the presence of liver metastases)
  • Have a performance status of 0-2 on the ECOG Performance Scale (see Appendix 1)
  • Life expectancy greater than 6 months with treatment
  • Assessed by a medical oncologist as suitable for treatment with docetaxel
  • Patients must agree to use an adequate method of contraception
  • Willing and able to comply with all study requirements, including all treatments and required assessments including follow-up
  • Significant PSMA avidity on 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT, defined after central review as a minimum uptake of SUVmax 15 at a site of disease
  • High-volume metastatic disease on 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT defined as visceral metastases or ≥ 4 bone metastases with ≥ 1 outside the vertebral column and pelvis (extra-axial skeleton)
  • Patient continues to meet all the inclusion criteria for registration

Who cannot join

  • Any prior pharmacotherapy, radiation therapy, or surgery for metastatic prostate cancer. The following exceptions are permitted:
  • Up to 4 weeks of ADT with luteinising hormone releasing hormone agonists or antagonists or orchiectomy ± concurrent anti-androgens are permitted prior to commencement of screening. At investigator discretion, patients may start ADT at commencement of protocol therapy
  • Up to one course of palliative radiation or surgical therapy to treat symptoms resulting from metastatic disease if it was administered at least 14 days prior to registration
  • Symptomatic cord compression, or clinical or imaging findings concerning for impending cord compression
  • Central nervous system metastases
  • Patients with Sjogren's syndrome
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  • Has a history or current evidence of any condition, therapy, or laboratory abnormality that might confound the results of the trial, interfere with the patient's participation for the full duration of the trial, or is not in the best interest of the patient to participate, in the opinion of the treating investigator
  • Prior diagnosis of another cancer that was:
  • More than 3 years prior to current diagnosis with subsequent evidence of disease recurrence or clinical expectation of recurrence greater than 10%
  • Within 3 years of current diagnosis with the exception of successfully treated basal cell or squamous cell skin carcinoma or adequately treated non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (Tis, Ta and low grade T1 tumours)
  • Major FDG-PET discordance defined as presence of FDG positive disease with minimal PSMA expression in multiple sites (>5) or in more than 50% of total disease volume
  • All the exclusion criteria for registration continue to not apply

Trial locations and contacts

12 sites in 1 country.

12 sites in 1 country

Australia12 sites
  • Royal Adelaide Hospital

    Adelaide, South Australia, 5000

  • Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital

    Brisbane, Queensland, 4029

  • Liverpool Hospital

    Liverpool, New South Wales, 2170

  • Cabrini Hospital

    Malvern, Victoria, 3144

  • Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

    Melbourne, Victoria, 3000

  • Austin Health

    Melbourne, Victoria, 3084

  • Fiona Stanley Hospital

    Murdoch, Western Australia, 6150

  • Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

    Nedlands, Western Australia, 6009

  • Alfred Hospital

    Prahran, Victoria, 3000

  • Royal North Shore

    St Leonards, New South Wales, 2065

  • St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

    Sydney, New South Wales, 2010

  • Chris O'Brien Lifehouse

    Sydney, New South Wales, 2050

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About this study

Official title: UpFrontPSMA : A Randomised Phase 2 Study of Sequential 177Lu-PSMA617 and Docetaxel Versus Docetaxel in Metastatic Hormone-Naive Prostate Cancer

This phase 2 randomised clinical trial will compare the effectiveness of Lu-PSMA therapy followed by docetaxel chemotherapy versus docetaxel chemotherapy on its own in patients with newly-diagnosed high-volume metastatic hormone-naive prostate cancer (mHNPC).

Read the detailed description

This is an open label, randomised, stratified, 2-Arm, multi-centre, phase 2 clinical trial recruiting 140 newly-diagnosed high-volume mHNPC patients at 11 Australian centres over a period of 18 months. Patients will be randomised to the experimental Arm (177Lu-PSMA followed by docetaxel) or standard-of-care Arm (docetaxel) in a 1:1 ratio. All patients will receive ADT continuously throughout the trial. Patients will be stratified according to disease volume by conventional imaging (low-volume vs. high-volume) and duration of ADT at time of registration (≤ 28 days vs. > 28 days).

Being tested
177Lu-PSMA-617, Docetaxel

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • 177Lu-PSMA-617Drug

    Also called 177Lu-PSMA-617 also referred to as 177Lu-PSMA

    Patients will be given 7.5GBq of 177Lu-PSMA every 6 weeks for 2 cycles.

  • DocetaxelDrug

    Also called Taxotere (trade name)

    Docetaxel 75 mg/m2 given every 3 weeks for 6 cycles

Study groups in NCT04343885
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
177Lu-PSMA+ DocetaxelExperimental7.5 GBq (± 10%) 177Lu-PSMA every 6 weeks x 2 cycles. Docetaxel 75 mg/m2 commencing 6 weeks later, every 3 weeks x 6 cycles
Receives: Drug: 177Lu-PSMA-617; Drug: Docetaxel
Docetaxel (Control)OtherDocetaxel 75 mg/m2 every 3 weeks x 6 cycles
Receives: Drug: Docetaxel

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Undetectable prostate specific antigen (PSA) rate at 12 months after commencement of protocol therapy

    Undetectable PSA is defined as PSA ≤ 0.2ng/ml at 12 months after protocol treatment commencement. Patients who experience unequivocal radiographic (by conventional imaging modality) and/or clinical disease progression within 12 months of initiating protocol treatment will be considered as not having undetectable PSA at 12 months.

    Measured: Upto 32 months assuming 18 months to complete recruitment, a maximum of 1.6 months from consent to commencement of treatment for last patient and then 12 months from commencement of treatment for last patient.

Secondary outcomes (8)
  1. Safety of 177Lu-PSMA followed by docetaxel compared to docetaxel alone

    The type, grade and relationship to treatment of adverse events (AE) will be assessed according to the National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) v 5.0

    Measured: Through completion of treatment, maximum 26 months.

  2. Time to development of castration resistance between treatment Arms

    Castration resistance is defined as rising PSA and/or radiographic progression despite castrate levels of testosterone (≤ 50ng/dL or ≤ 1.73nmol/L).To be measured from the date of randomisation to the date of first evidence of castration resistance.

    Measured: Through study completion, up until 2 years after the last patient commences treatment.

  3. PSA-progression free survival (PSA-PFS) between treatment Arms

    PSA progression is defined as a rise in PSA by more than 25% AND more than 2ng/mL above the nadir (lowest PSA point). This needs to be confirmed by a repeat PSA performed at least 3 weeks later. Early rises in PSA prior to 12 weeks will be disregarded in determining PSA progression. To be measured from the date of randomisation to the first date of evidence of PSA progression or date of death due to any cause.

    Measured: Through study completion, up until 2 years after the last patient commences treatment.

  4. Radiographic-PFS (rPFS) between treatment Arms

    Radiographic progression will be assessed by the investigator per RECIST1.1 for soft tissue and PCWG3 for bone lesions. To be measured from randomisation to the first date of documented radiographic progression using conventional imaging or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

    Measured: Through study completion, up until 2 years after the last patient commences treatment.

  5. Early PSMA PET response between treatment Arms

    PSMA PET response assessed 3 months after treatment commencement defined by central imaging review of 68Ga-PSMA PET CT images.

    Measured: Through completion of 3 months after treatment commencement for last patient, maximum 23 months.

  6. Describe and compare health-related QoL within 12 months of treatment commencement between treatment Arms

    QoL will be assessed using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy for Prostate Cancer (FACT-P) questionnaire. The primary endpoint for QoL is the area under the curve (AUC) of the trial outcome index (TOI).

    QoL will be assessed at baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months and will be scored according to the respective manuals.

    Measured: Through completion of 12 months after treatment commencement of last patient, maximum 32 months.

  7. Describe and compare pain within 12 months of treatment commencement between treatment Arms

    Pain will be assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory - Short Form (BPI-SF). The primary endpoint for pain is the area under the curve (AUC) of the worst pain in 24h.

    Pain and QoL will be assessed at baseline, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 12 months and will be scored according to the respective manuals.

    Measured: Through completion of 12 months after treatment commencement of last patient, maximum 32 months.

  8. Overall survival (OS) between treatment Arms

    OS is defined as the time from randomisation to the date of death due to any cause.

    Measured: Through study completion, up until 2 years after the last patient commences treatment.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted13 Apr 2020
  2. Study start21 Apr 2020
  3. Primary completionMar 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completionMar 2026 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
130 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04343885
Sponsor's protocol ID
19/195
Acronym
UpFrontPSMA
Status last verified
Jul 2025
First submitted
1 Apr 2020
Last updated
11 Jul 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Azad AA, Bressel M, Tan H, Voskoboynik M, Suder A, Weickhardt AJ, Guminski A, Francis RJ, Saghebi J, Dhiantravan N, Joshua AM, Emmett L, Horvath L, Murphy DG, Hsiao E, Balakrishnar B, Lin P, Redfern A, Macdonald W, Ng S, Lee ST, Pattison DA, Nadebaum D, Kirkwood ID, Hofman MS; UpFrontPSMA Study Team. Sequential [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 and docetaxel versus docetaxel in patients with metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (UpFrontPSMA): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 2 study. Lancet Oncol. 2024 Oct;25(10):1267-1276. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(24)00440-6. Epub 2024 Sep 15.

    PubMed 39293461

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing 177Lu-PSMA-617 and Docetaxel in people with Metastatic Hormone Naive Prostate Cancer, run by Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia at 12 sites in Australia.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 21 inclusion and 12 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Jul 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 12 sites in Australia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Undetectable prostate specific antigen (PSA) rate at 12 months after commencement of protocol therapy (time frame: Upto 32 months assuming 18 months to complete recruitment, a maximum of 1.6 months from consent to commencement of treatment for last patient and then 12 months from commencement of treatment for last patient.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04343885, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Jul 2025.

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