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ABSTRACT: Purpose
Preliminary data from retrospective analyses and recent data from large randomized controlled trials suggest safety and efficacy of radioligand therapy (RLT) targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) in men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Limited data on this modality have been published regarding large samples treated in everyday practice.Methods
We analyzed prospectively collected registry data regarding lutetium-177 (177Lu)-PSMA-617 RLT of 254 consecutive men with mCRPC seen in everyday academic practice. Since 177Lu-PSMA-617 was experimental salvage treatment following failure of individually appropriate conventional therapies, patients were generally elderly and heavily pretreated (median age 70 year
SUBMITTER: Khreish F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8803625 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature