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Neuroendocrine TumorsEarly Phase 1NCT06148636

A Safety Study of 212Pb-VMT-alpha-NET in Patients With Neuroendocrine Tumors

A Early Phase 1 study testing [212Pb] VMT-α-NET and [203Pb] VMT-α-NET SPECT/CT in people with Neuroendocrine Tumors and Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Lung, run by David Bushnell at 1 site in United States.

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 is a safety study to determine the recommended dose to test in clinical trials. The study involves two treatments with 212Pb (212-lead) VMT-α-NET. This is a safety study only; it will most likely not provide therapeutic benefit. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
What is being tested?
[212Pb] VMT-α-NET and [203Pb] VMT-α-NET SPECT/CT
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
24 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
10 Nov 2023to 31 Dec 2027
Phase
Early Phase 1
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 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Ability to understand and willingness to provide informed consent
  • Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for duration of study
  • Aged ≥ 18 years to 80 years at the time of study drug administration
  • Pathologically confirmed (histology or cytology) malignant neoplasm that is determined to be a well-differentiated neuroendocrine tumor (i.e. grade 1 or grade 2)
  • Disease not amenable to curative intent treatment (e.g., surgery) and in addition, has shown either clinical or radiographic progression on all available therapies known to confer clinical benefit in the opinion of the referring physician. If a patient is suspected of experiencing a clinical non-response to current treatment (i.e., the patients clinical symptomatology has not improved despite treatment) the patient may be included if confirmed by the study investigator.
  • Prior peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT)
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  • Positive somatostatin receptor (SSTR) PET/CT utilizing an FDA approved agent within 12 months prior to anticipated day 1 of treatment demonstrating SSTR positive tumor sites.
  • ≥1 evaluable site of disease measuring ≥ 1.0 cm in diameter on CT or MRI as measured per RECIST
  • Adequate performance status (ECOG of 0 or 1; or KPS of ≥70).
  • No other active malignancy that requires immediate treatment. Slow growing concurrent cancers (such as prostate cancer) are acceptable with appropriate documentation from their treating oncologists for that primary.
  • Not experiencing an uncontrolled intercurrent illness such as: infection requiring inpatient admission, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, psychiatric illness/social situations, or any other condition that would limit compliance with study requirements as determined by study team members.
  • Agreement to adhere to Lifestyle Considerations throughout study duration:
  • During this study, participants are asked to:
  • Refrain from consumption of red wine, Seville oranges, grapefruit or grapefruit juice, [pomelos, exotic citrus fruits, grapefruit hybrids, or fruit juices] from the day prior to therapy through 5 days post-treatment.
  • Comply with their antihypertensive medications, if prescribed.
  • Refrain from excessive alcohol use.
  • Refrain from "natural" or "herbal" supplements unless approved by the treating physician and research team.
  • Utilize contraception for at least 6 months in uterine-bearing patients and at least 3 months in testes-bearing patients.

Who cannot join

  • Platelets < 100,000 k/mm3
  • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) of < 1500 cells/mm3
  • Total bilirubin ≥ 2.5x institutional upper limit of normal for age and weight
  • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > 2.5 x the institutional upper limit of normal
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)> 2.5 x the institutional upper limit of normal
  • eGFR < 50 mL/min/1.73 m2 (using the Cockcroft Gault formula)
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  • Proteinuria grade 2 (i.e., ≥ 3+ proteinuria)
  • Individuals who are pregnant or breast feeding. A pregnancy test will be administered to individuals of child-bearing potential (per institutional policies) at screening. Participants must agree to pregnancy tests prior to each administration of a radionuclidic agent for this study.
  • Individuals of reproductive potential who decline to use effective contraception through the study. Contraception should only be stopped after a conversation with the attending oncologist.
  • Lactating individuals who decline to withhold breastfeeding their child. Participants may not breast feed during this study and should only resume after the study in consultation with their oncologist.
  • Patient with increased fall risk in the opinion of healthcare professionals
  • Therapy (including radiation therapy) within 2 calendar weeks of the start of study therapy. (Toxicities from prior therapies should have resolved to ≤ CTCAE grade 1 or a new baseline established).
  • Therapeutic investigational drug within 4 weeks of C1D1 (imaging agents are acceptable)
  • History of congestive heart failure and cardiac ejection fraction ≤ 40%
  • Patients for whom, in the opinion of their physician, a 24-hour discontinuation of somatostatin analogue therapy represents a health risk.
  • Long-acting somatostatin analogue treatment ≤ 14 days of C1D1
  • Prior external beam radiation dose of >16 Gy to the kidneys.
  • Prior external beam radiation (including brachytherapy) involving 25% of the bone marrow (excluding scatter doses of ≤ 5 Gy) as estimated by a radiation oncologist.
  • History of allergic reactions attributed to compounds of similar chemical or biologic composition to 90Y-DOTA-tyr3-Octreotide, Octreoscan®, or 68Ga-Octreotide.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242

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About this study

Official title: A Phase 1, First-in-human Clinical Trial of [212Pb] VMT-alpha-NET Using a Forward Dosimetric Planning Technique to Treat Refractory or Relapsed Neuroendocrine Tumors

This is a safety study to determine the recommended dose to test in clinical trials. The study involves two treatments with 212Pb (212-lead) VMT-α-NET. This is a safety study only; it will most likely not provide therapeutic benefit.

Read the detailed description

This research study is designed to explore if a new radiotherapeutic (radioactive) drug, named 212Pb (212-lead) VMT-α-NET, works against neuroendocrine tumor cells. To begin researching this drug, we need to determine if [212Pb] VMT-α-NET is safe and tolerable when used as a cancer treatment. As a safety study, it is unknown if the treatment is safe or effective.

The study will also estimate the radiation dose to the kidneys for this treatment. To calculate this radiation dose, imaging is also performed with the sister drug, [203Pb] VMT-α-NET using SPECT/CT imaging. Each participant is assigned a radiation dose to the kidneys that cannot be exceeded. The study is testing the safety of the specific radiation dose to the kidneys when using [212Pb] VMT-α-NET.

Participants are assigned a radiation dose based on how other participants have tolerated the [212Pb] VMT-α-NET. The amount of [212Pb] VMT-α-NET administered varies person-to-person because of each person's unique tumor uptake of [203Pb] VMT-α-NET and how long it lasts in the body.

The study involves 2 treatments, about 8 to 10 weeks apart. The drug is given by infusion once per treatment. The participants also receive an infusion of amino acids to help protect the kidneys as well as medications to help protect against nausea (feeling sick to the stomach).

Once a participant is administered the [212Pb] VMT-α-NET, they must be followed (i.e. come back to the clinic) for at least 6 months for safety assessments. Safety assessments include blood tests to check bone marrow, kidney, and liver function as well as urinary tests to check kidney function. Participants will also have imaging at 6 months post-treatment to measure how their tumors responded to therapy.

Participants will have lifelong follow-up for this study.

Being tested
[212Pb] VMT-α-NET, [203Pb] VMT-α-NET SPECT/CT
Keywords
alpha therapy, recurrent disease, theranostics, nuclear medicine
Medical subject headings
Neuroendocrine Tumors, Adenoma, Islet Cell, Recurrence

What participants receive

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

  • [212Pb] VMT-α-NETDrug

    Up to 2 infusions with [212Pb] VMT-α-NET, each infusion separated by at least 8 weeks. During each infusion, the participants also receive an infusion with lysine and arginine (amino acids) to help reduce kidney damage.

  • [203Pb] VMT-α-NET SPECT/CTDiagnostic test

    The [203Pb] VMT-α-NET SPECT/CT is performed for all participants to determine trial eligibility as well as for the calculations to determine the estimated radiation dose to kidneys. This involves three imaging sessions of about 2 hours each over 2 days. The participants also receive an infusion with lysine and arginine (amino acids) to help reduce kidney damage at the time they receive the injection of . [203Pb] VMT-α-NET, a radioactive tracer drug.

Study groups in NCT06148636
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
-1 Dose LevelExperimentalThis dose level is used if the starting dose level is deemed to have unacceptable toxicity. Participants are prescribed [212Pb] VMT-α-NET with the total radiation dose to kidneys not to exceed 200 cGy.
Receives: Drug: [212Pb] VMT-α-NET; Diagnostic Test: [203Pb] VMT-α-NET SPECT/CT
Cohort 1ExperimentalThis is the starting dose level for participants. Participants are prescribed [212Pb] VMT-α-NET with the total radiation dose to kidneys not to exceed 350 cGy.
Receives: Drug: [212Pb] VMT-α-NET; Diagnostic Test: [203Pb] VMT-α-NET SPECT/CT
Cohort 2ExperimentalIf the participants from Cohort 1 tolerate therapy, new participants are enrolled and are prescribed [212Pb] VMT-α-NET with the total radiation dose to kidneys not to exceed 600 cGy.
Receives: Drug: [212Pb] VMT-α-NET; Diagnostic Test: [203Pb] VMT-α-NET SPECT/CT
Cohort 3ExperimentalIf the participants from Cohort 2 tolerate therapy, new participants are enrolled and are prescribed [212Pb] VMT-α-NET with the total radiation dose to kidneys not to exceed 810 cGy.
Receives: Drug: [212Pb] VMT-α-NET; Diagnostic Test: [203Pb] VMT-α-NET SPECT/CT
Cohort 4ExperimentalIf the participants from Cohort 3 tolerate therapy, new participants are enrolled and are prescribed [212Pb] VMT-α-NET with the total radiation dose to kidneys not to exceed 1050 cGy.
Receives: Drug: [212Pb] VMT-α-NET; Diagnostic Test: [203Pb] VMT-α-NET SPECT/CT

What is being measured

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

  1. Determine recommended therapeutic dose of [212Pb] VMT-α-NET

    Determine the recommended phase 2 dose for therapy with [212Pb]VMT-Α-NET administered intravenously to patients with neuroendocrine tumors that have progressed despite therapy.

    Measured: From study day 1 through 6 months post-treatment

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Objective Response Rate (ORR)

    Determine objective response rate using the standardized technique (RECISTv1.1) in patients with treatment refractory neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) when treated with [212Pb] VMT-α-NET. Objective response rate is the incidence of complete response and partial response added together.

    Measured: At 6 months post-treatment

  2. Maximum tolerated radiation dose for kidneys

    Determine the maximum tolerated critical organ dose limit for kidneys for therapy with [212Pb]VMT-α-NET administered intravenously to patients with neuroendocrine tumors that have progressed despite therapy.

    Maximum tolerated radiation dose is indicated by the number and severity of renal (i.e. kidney) toxicities observed through 12 months post-treatment.

    Measured: From study day 1 through 12 months post treatment

Timeline

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

  1. First posted28 Nov 2023
  2. Study start10 Nov 2023
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2026 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2027 (estimated)

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More details

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

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Sequential
Model description
3 + 3 dose escalation
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
24 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06148636
Sponsor's protocol ID
202206110
Other IDs
R01CA243014
Status last verified
Nov 2025
First submitted
20 Nov 2023
Last updated
4 Nov 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: A HIPAA limited dataset will be shared with requestors for each participant who has provided consent to data sharing. Data will represent critical and / or key data for primary and secondary objectives. Codebook defining data, as well as the protocol, consent, and statistical analysis plan will also be shared.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Early Phase 1 study testing [212Pb] VMT-α-NET and [203Pb] VMT-α-NET SPECT/CT in people with Neuroendocrine Tumors and Neuroendocrine Tumor of the Lung, run by David Bushnell at 1 site in United States.

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 18 inclusion and 19 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 4 Nov 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. 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?

Early Phase 1 (sometimes called Phase 0) studies give a very small amount of a treatment to a few people, mainly to see how the body handles it.

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?

Determine recommended therapeutic dose of [212Pb] VMT-α-NET (time frame: From study day 1 through 6 months post-treatment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 4 Nov 2025; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.

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