Biomarkers to optimize PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer

Although the recently approved prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted radioligand therapy (RLT) [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 has improved outcomes for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), not all patients respond optimally to this treatment; even measuring respons...

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Main Authors: Himisha Beltran, Jeremie Calais, Louise Emmett, Phillip H. Kuo, Christopher J. Logothetis
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1583168/full
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Jeremie Calais
Louise Emmett
Phillip H. Kuo
Christopher J. Logothetis
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description Although the recently approved prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted radioligand therapy (RLT) [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 has improved outcomes for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), not all patients respond optimally to this treatment; even measuring response accurately can be difficult. Moreover, there is currently a lack of validated prognostic and predictive biomarkers for [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 treatment in this patient population. There is, therefore, a growing need to identify biomarkers to help optimize patient selection for [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 and guide therapy decision-making. This review explores the landscape of emerging clinical, molecular, and imaging biomarkers, and their potential utility as prognostic and/or predictive biomarkers in the context of [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 treatment for patients with mCRPC.
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spelling doaj-art-9a6b36d99ee246a4ae29133515b092e12025-08-20T05:32:43ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2025-08-011510.3389/fonc.2025.15831681583168Biomarkers to optimize PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancerHimisha Beltran0Jeremie Calais1Louise Emmett2Phillip H. Kuo3Christopher J. Logothetis4Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, United StatesAhmanson Translational Theranostics Division, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesDepartment of Theranostics and Nuclear Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, St Vincent’s Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, AustraliaDepartment of Radiology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, United StatesDepartment of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, United StatesAlthough the recently approved prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted radioligand therapy (RLT) [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 has improved outcomes for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), not all patients respond optimally to this treatment; even measuring response accurately can be difficult. Moreover, there is currently a lack of validated prognostic and predictive biomarkers for [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 treatment in this patient population. There is, therefore, a growing need to identify biomarkers to help optimize patient selection for [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 and guide therapy decision-making. This review explores the landscape of emerging clinical, molecular, and imaging biomarkers, and their potential utility as prognostic and/or predictive biomarkers in the context of [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 treatment for patients with mCRPC.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1583168/fullmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancerprostate-specific membrane antigenradioligand therapy[177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617biomarkers
spellingShingle Himisha Beltran
Jeremie Calais
Louise Emmett
Phillip H. Kuo
Christopher J. Logothetis
Biomarkers to optimize PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Frontiers in Oncology
metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
prostate-specific membrane antigen
radioligand therapy
[177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617
biomarkers
title Biomarkers to optimize PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
title_full Biomarkers to optimize PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
title_fullStr Biomarkers to optimize PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
title_full_unstemmed Biomarkers to optimize PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
title_short Biomarkers to optimize PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
title_sort biomarkers to optimize psma targeted radioligand therapy for metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer
topic metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
prostate-specific membrane antigen
radioligand therapy
[177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617
biomarkers
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1583168/full
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