Study to Assess [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-R2 (AAA602) and [225Ac]Ac-PSMA-R2 (AAA802) in Participants With PSMA-positive HRLPC (NeoPSMA)

NeoPSMA: A Phase I/II, Open-label, Multi-center Study of Neoadjuvant Treatment With [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-R2 (AAA602) and [225Ac]Ac-PSMA-R2 (AAA802) in Adults With Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) Positive High-risk Localized Prostate Cancer (HRLPC) Prior to Radical Prostatectomy and Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection

The purpose of this trial is to learn more about the effects of AAA602 and AAA802 in men with prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) positive high-risk localized prostate cancer (HRLPC) before surgery to remove the prostate and lymph nodes present in the pelvis area. Lymph nodes are small structures near the prostate that help fight infections. These lymph nodes are removed during surgery because they are a site the disease can spread to.

Study Overview

• Status: Withdrawn
• Conditions: Prostate Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: AAA602; Drug: Gallium (68Ga) gozetotide; Drug: Piflufolastat (18F); Drug: Flotufolastat F 18; Drug: 18F-PSMA-1007; Drug: AAA802

Detailed Description

This Phase I/II study is intended to determine the safety, tolerability, anti-tumor activity, pharmacokinetics, and dosimetry of neoadjuvant treatment with the radioligand therapies (RLT) [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-R2 (AAA602) and [225Ac]Ac-PSMA-R2 (AAA802) before surgery, i.e., radical prostatectomy (RP) and pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND), in participants with Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA)-positive high-risk localized prostate cancer (HRLPC).

Study CAAA802B12101 is a Phase I/II open-label, multi-center study investigating AAA602 and AAA802 as neoadjuvant RLTs before surgery in participants with PSMA-positive HRLPC. In Phase I, participants will be assigned to AAA602 or AAA802 dose escalation cohorts to determine the respective maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and/or the recommended dose for Phase II (RP2D). In Phase II, participants will be randomized to one or two investigational arms, i.e., the RP2D of AAA602 or AAA802, or to the control arm. Therefore, Phase II will have two or three treatment arms. In the control arm, participants will be treated with the standard of care (SoC), i.e., they will not receive any neoadjuvant treatment. Supportive care will be allowed.

Following the last dose of completed RLT, participants will complete a post-treatment imaging/Safety follow-up visit. Upon discontinuation of RLT, participants will complete an end of treatment (EOT) visit prior to the post-treatment imaging/Safety follow-up visit.

If participants undergo surgery, the post-treatment imaging/Safety follow-up visit will be performed before undergoing surgery.

After surgery, participants will complete a post-surgery visit and enter the LTFU. No adjuvant treatment is allowed between surgery and biochemical recurrence (BCR).

The investigational treatments in both Phases I and II are neoadjuvant treatment with AAA602 or AAA802 before surgery (RP and PLND). Surgery is to be performed as per the SoC and is not part of the investigational treatment in this study.

The control treatment in Phase II is SoC, i.e., no neoadjuvant treatment.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Phase: Phase 2; Phase 1

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Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults ≥ 18 years of age.
• Participants must have PSMA-positive disease as assessed by PSMA PET/CT scan using a PSMA imaging agent as protocol instructed, with eligibility being determined by the sponsor's central reading rules.
• Histologically confirmed high-risk adenocarcinoma of an intact prostate, and (a) 1 of the following at diagnosis: Gleason score ≥ 8 and/or PSA ≥ 20 nanogram per milliliters (ng/mL), and/or ≥ cT3a or (b) Gleason score 4+3 and PSA ≥ 20 nanogram per milliliters (ng/mL).
• Adequate organ function:
• Bone marrow reserve:
• White blood cell (WBC) count ≥ 3.0 x 109/L and absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥ 1.5 x 109/L.
• Platelets ≥ 75 x 109/L.
• Hemoglobin ≥ 8 g/dL
• Hepatic function:
• Total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x the institutional upper limit of normal (ULN). For participants with known Gilbert's Syndrome ≤ 3 x ULN is permitted.
• Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3.0 x ULN
• Albumin > 3.0 g/dL
• Renal function:
• Creatinine clearance ≥ 60 mL/min. Note that participants with findings indicating blockage of urinary outflow are not eligible. No evidence of congenital renal abnormalities with known effect on renal function or voiding abnormalities that may interfere, in the opinion of the principal investigator, with the safe administration of the study treatment.
• An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status (PS) of 0 or 1.
• Indicated to receive radical prostatectomy (RP) and pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND).
• Sexually active participants with female partners of childbearing potential are eligible to participate if they agree to follow one of the following methods of contraception consistently, starting from screening, during the study and for at least 6 months after the last dose of study treatment:
• Are abstinent from penile-vaginal intercourse as their usual and preferred lifestyle (abstinent on a long-term and persistent basis) and agree to remain abstinent.
• Are sterilized (with the appropriate post-vasectomy documentation of the absence of sperm in the ejaculate);
• Agree to use a male condom and have their partner use a highly effective method of contraception (failure rate < 1% per year) as described in Section 8.4.6 when having penile-vaginal intercourse with a woman of childbearing potential who is not currently pregnant, and who agrees to the use of a condom by her partner.
• In addition, participants must refrain from donating sperm starting from Screening, during the study and for at least 6 months after the last dose of the study medication.
• Sexually active participants with a pregnant or breastfeeding partner must agree to remain abstinent from penile-vaginal intercourse; or use a male condom during each episode of penile penetration during the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects taking prohibited therapies as described in the protocol
• Any approved or investigational systemic anti-cancer therapy (e.g. chemotherapy, investigational therapy, immunotherapy or biological therapy including monoclonal antibodies) administered for the treatment of HRLPC within 28 days (or 5 times the half-life of that therapy whichever is longer) of the anticipated day C1D1.
• Previous treatment with any approved or investigational radioligand therapy, approved or investigational radioisotopes.
• Prior or concurrent radiation therapy of the prostate, other prostate antineoplastic ablative procedures, or hormonal ablation for prostate cancer.
• Diagnosed with other active malignancies that are expected to alter life expectancy or may interfere with disease assessment. Participants with a prior history of malignancy that has been adequately treated and who have been disease free and treatment free for more than 3 years prior to randomization are eligible, as are participants with adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancer and superficial bladder cancer.

Other protocol-defined Inclusion/exclusion may apply.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: AAA602; AAA602 will be administered as a single intravenous dose. Dose escalation and de-escalation steps will be performed in accordance with the BOIN design.	Drug: AAA602; [177]Lu-PSMA-R2 Radiopharmaceutical solution for injection/infusion.; Other Names: Lutetium-177; Drug: Gallium (68Ga) gozetotide; Radioligand Imaging compound. Provided as a kit for radiopharmaceutical preparation of gallium (68Ga) gozetotide. Solution for injection.; Other Names: Locametz; Illuccix; Drug: Piflufolastat (18F); Radioligand Imaging compound. Provided as a ready-to-use radiopharmaceutical.; Other Names: Pylarify; Pylclari; Drug: Flotufolastat F 18; Radioligand Imaging compound. Provided as a ready to use radiopharamceutical.; Other Names: Posluma; Drug: 18F-PSMA-1007; Radioligand Imaging compound. Provided as a ready to use radiopharmaceutical.; Other Names: Fluorine-18 PSMA 1007
Active Comparator: AAA802; AAA802 will be administered as a single intravenous dose Dose escalation/de-escalation steps will be performed in accordance with the BOIN design.	Drug: Gallium (68Ga) gozetotide; Radioligand Imaging compound. Provided as a kit for radiopharmaceutical preparation of gallium (68Ga) gozetotide. Solution for injection.; Other Names: Locametz; Illuccix; Drug: Piflufolastat (18F); Radioligand Imaging compound. Provided as a ready-to-use radiopharmaceutical.; Other Names: Pylarify; Pylclari; Drug: Flotufolastat F 18; Radioligand Imaging compound. Provided as a ready to use radiopharamceutical.; Other Names: Posluma; Drug: 18F-PSMA-1007; Radioligand Imaging compound. Provided as a ready to use radiopharmaceutical.; Other Names: Fluorine-18 PSMA 1007; Drug: AAA802; [225]Actinium-PSMA-R2 radiopharmaceutical solution for injection/infusion; Other Names: Actinium-225
No Intervention: Control Arm; No neoadjuvant treatment

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Number of participants with dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs) (Phase l)	Incidence and severity of dose-limiting toxicities.	At the end of cycle 1 (each cycle is maximum 6 weeks)
Biochemical recurrence free survival (BFS) (Phase ll)	BFS is defined as the time from the date of surgery until the date of confirmed biochemical recurrence (PSA > 0.2 ng/mL on two readings separated by at least 4 weeks measured at least 8 weeks after surgery).	From the date of surgery until the date of confirmed biochemical recurrence or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first assessed to approximately 60 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Biochemical response as measured as Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)50 (Phase ll)	PSA50 is defined as the percentage of participants who achieved a ≥ 50% decrease (that is confirmed by a second PSA measurement ≥ 4 weeks later) from baseline at the end of neoadjuvant treatment.	From screening until the end of neoadjuvant treatment assessed to approximately 6 months
Overall Response Rate (ORR) at 12 months after surgery (Phase ll)	ORR is the percentage of participants with a response without addition of any new antineoplastic therapy. Antineoplastic therapy is defined as PSA < 0.2 ng/ml as per central lab at month 12 (that is confirmed by a second PSA measurement ≥ 4 weeks later).	at 12 months after surgery
Change from baseline in domain scores of the EPIC-26 (Phase ll)	EPIC-26 (expanded prostate cancer index composite) is a health related quality of life assessment. It contains five symptom domains (urinary incontinence, urinary irritative/obstructive, sexual, bowel, hormonal), scored from 0 (worst) to 100 (best), that can be tracked over time to understand symptom burden and functional outcomes.	From screening to end of long term follow up assessed up to approximately 66 months
Change from baseline on FACT-GP5 item (Phase ll)	FACT-GP5 (Functional assessment of Cancer Therapy item-GP5) is a health related assessment measuring the overall impact of treatment toxicity. The assessment consists of 1 question - 'I am bothered by side effects of treatment'. The scoring range goes from 0 (not at all) to 4 (very much).	From screening to end of long term follow up assessed up to approximately 66 months
Overall Response Rate (ORR) (Phase l & ll)	ORR is the percentage of participants with a complete biochemical response without addition of any new antineoplastic therapy other than the study medication (AAA602/AAA802 and/or Radical Prostatectomy (RP) and Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection (PLND)). Antineoplastic therapy is defined as PSA < 0.2 ng/ml as per central lab (that is confirmed by a second PSA measurement ≥ 4 weeks later).	Month 12, Month 15, Month 18
Percentage of participants with a functional response on PSMA PET/CT	Functional response is defined as either complete PSMA response if all PSMA-avid lesions had resolved, a partial response if there was >30% decrease in SUVmax, progressive disease if there was >30% increase in SUVmax, or the presence of new PSMA-avid lesions and stable disease if the response did not meet the criteria for complete, partial, or progressive PSMA-avid disease. The response will be assessed at the end of neoadjuvant treatment with radioligand therapy compared to baseline (Eapen et al 2024).	From screening until the end of neoadjuvant treatment assessed to approximately 6 months
Percentage of participants achieving pathological complete response (absence of disease) or minimal residual disease (Phase l & ll)	Percentage of participants achieving pathological complete response (absence of disease) or minimal residual disease (Ph I & II) as assessed by local review and independent central review.	From screening until post-surgery follow up assessed at approximately 7.5 months
Concordance in the evaluation of pathological response between local review and independent central review (Phase l & ll)	Correspondence between local and independent central assessment of participants achieving pathological complete response (absence of disease) or minimal residual disease.	From screening until post-surgery follow up assessed at approximately 7.5 months
Radiation absorbed doses in organs and tumors of AAA602 (Phase l & ll)	To evaluate tumor and organs dosimetry of AAA602.	From cycle 1 day 1 until until approximately cycle 2 day 3 (cycle is maximum 6 weeks)
Time concentration profiles and Pharmacokinetics parameters of AAA802 and AAA602	Time-concentration profiles and PK parameters of AAA602 and AAA802 (e.g. AUC, Cmax).	From cycle 1 day 1 until until approximately cycle 1 day 3 (cycle is maximum 6 weeks)
Percentage of participants with surgical complications graded according to the Clavien-Dindo classification (Phase l & ll)To evaluate surgical safety (phase l & ll)	Number and severity of complications based on the Clavien-Dindo classification (assessment performed post surgery). The Clavien Dindo Classification is used to rank the severity of a surgical complication. It is based on the type of therapy needed to correct the complication. The scale consists of several grades (Grade I, II, IIIa, IIIb, IVa, IVb and V). Grade I complications being the mildest and V being most significant.	From screening until post-surgery follow up assessed at approximately 7.5 months
Percentage of participants achieving a complete response to therapy (Phase l & ll)	Percentage of participants achieving undetectable PSA and absence of disease on PSMA PET/CT during neoadjuvant treatment. Complete response to safety is defined as: PSA < 0.1 ng/ml that is confirmed by a second PSA measurement ≥ 4 weeks later; the absence of any PSMA uptake on PSMA PET/CT.	From screening until end cycle 2 assessed up to 20 weeks (cycle is maximum 6 weeks)
Percentage of participants achieving PSA < 0.2 (Phase l & ll)	Percentage of participants achieving undetectable PSA (<0.2) after treatment with AAA802 and AAA602 post biochemical recurrence. PSA < 0.2 is confirmed by a second PSA measurement ≥ 4 weeks later in response to treatment with cycles of AAA602 and/or AAA802 administered following biochemical recurrence after surgery;	From cycle 1 day 1 of post progression treatment to approximately 60 months after surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
• Investigators: Study Director: Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): June 29, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): March 31, 2030
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2033

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 25, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: March 11, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): March 18, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): December 29, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 19, 2025
• Last Verified: December 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Prostate cancer; neoadjuvant treatment; Phase 1; PSMA; prostate-specific membrane antigen; RLT; adults; Phase 2; RP; Radical Prostatectomy; HRLPC; Lutetium; Actinium; PLND; Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection; High Risk Localized Prostate Cancer; radioligand therapies; AAA602; AAA802; high-risk localized prostate cancer; gozetotide
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Urogenital Diseases; Genital Diseases; Genital Neoplasms, Male; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Genital Diseases, Male; Prostatic Diseases; Male Urogenital Diseases; Prostatic Neoplasms; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Radiopharmaceuticals; Lutetium-177; gallium 68 PSMA-11; Actinium-225
• Other Study ID Numbers: CAAA802B12101; 2024-516952-17-00 (Other Identifier: EU CTIS)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: YES

IPD Plan Description

Novartis is committed to sharing with qualified external researchers, access to patient-level data and supporting clinical documents from eligible studies. These requests are reviewed and approved by an independent expert panel on the basis of scientific merit. All data provided is anonymized to respect the privacy of patients who have participated in the trial in line with applicable laws and regulations.

This trial data is currently available according to the process described on www.clinicalstudydatarequest.com.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No