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. 2021 Aug 31;11:742093. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.742093

Table 2.

Prospective randomized trials evaluating patient outcomes after restaging PET/CT in prostate cancer patients with biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy.

Trial N Study design Primary endpoint Results
Jani et al. (53)
EMPIRE I - NCT01666808
165 Phase II/III randomized:
18F-Fluciclovine guided-treatment vs SOC
3-yr event-free survival - 3-yr event-free survival: 63% SOC vs 75.5% 18F-Fluciclovine PET/CT
- 35% treatment change with 18F-Fluciclovine PET/CT
EMPIRE II - NCT03762759 140, recruiting Phase II randomized:
18F-Fluciclovine vs 68Ga-PSMA
Disease-free survival - Ongoing trial
INDICATE - NCT04423211 804, recruiting Phase III randomized, 4 arms: Baseline 18F-Fluciclovine PFS - Ongoing trial
 - No extrapelvic uptake:
  ○ SOC salvage therapy (LHRH agonists + SRT)
  ○ SOC salvage therapy (LHRH agonists + SRT) + Apalutamide
 - Extrapelvic uptake:
  ○ SOC salvage therapy (LHRH agonists + SRT) + Apalutamide
  ○ SOC salvage therapy (LHRH agonists + SRT) + Apalutamide +MDT
Calais et al. (91)
PSMA SRT - NCT03582774
193 Phase III randomized:
68Ga-PSMA guided-treatment vs SOC
5-yr bRFS Change in SRT plan: 28% SOC vs 57% PSMA PET/CT
(ASCO 2020 preliminary results) primary endpoint analysis ongoing
NCT03525288 129 Phase II randomized: 18F-DCFPyL PSMA guided- treatment vs SOC 5-yr FFS - Primary endpoint analysis ongoing
NCT04794777 450, recruiting Phase III randomized:
PSMA (either 68Ga or 18F-1007) guided-treatment vs SOC
PFS - Ongoing trial
PATRON - NCT04557501
(definitive and salvage setting)
776, recruiting Phase III randomized: 18F-DCFPyL PSMA guided- treatment vs SOC 5-yr FFS - Ongoing trial

PSMA, prostate specific membrane antigen; SOC, standard of care; SRT, salvage radiotherapy; bRFS, biochemical relapse free-survival; RP, radical prostatectomy; MDT, Metastasis Directed Therapy; PFS, Progression Free Survival; LHRH, Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone; FFS, Failure-Free Survival.