General Information of This Peptide
Peptide ID
PEP00111
Peptide Name
PSMA I&T
Structure
Sequence
NH2-YFK
Peptide Type
Linear
Receptor Name
Glutamate carboxypeptidase 2 (FOLH1)
 Receptor Info 
PDC Transmembrane Types Cell targeting peptides (CTPs)
Distribution
PSMA radioligands are hydrophilic compounds (log D of PSMA-617 is -4.4), causing a rapid distribution throughout the body and a large volume of distribution. Since PSMA radioligands have no strong affinity for blood components such as albumin or specific transporters, the main route of distribution to PSMA-negative cells is by passive diffusion over the cell membrane into the interstitial space of the organs. However, due to their hydrophilic nature, which is not favorable for passive diffusion, most of the PSMA radioligand amount remains in the bloodstream. PSMA-expressing cells have receptors on the cell surface that capture and subsequently internalize the PSMA radioligands, causing accumulation into the cytoplasm of the cell. Approximately 75% of all radioligands with affinity for PSMA are internalized within the first 3 h after incubation on LNCaP cells.
Metabolism
Metabolism by the liver is only relevant for agents with a more lipophilic character. PSMA-617 and PSMA-I&T have multiple hydroxyl groups and subsequently have pKa values of approximately four. This pKa value means that in blood, at pH 7, the molecules are ionized. Due to their hydrophilicity and ionization in blood, PSMA radioligands are suitable for renal excretion. Firstly, the compounds undergo glomerular filtration, where the molecular weight is an important characteristic.
Excretion
Clearance of PSMA radioligands is biexponential, with a fast clearance from blood and non-PSMA-expressing organs around 24 h and a significant slower clearance from the PSMA-expressing organs around 41160 h (p = 0.001). PSMA-based radioligands have an effective half-life between 21 and 91 h. The organs-at-risk have a shorter half-life compared to tumor tissue, namely 33 ± 14 and 51 ± 30 h, respectively. PSMA radioligands have a fast clearance from non-PSMA-expressing organs since they have no target binding and therefore are not internalized and do not accumulate in the cell. This results in a higher mean drug exposure in the tumor compared to healthy tissues. Pharmacokinetics are linear among dose levels as no correlation between injected dose and measured half-life was observed.
Formula
C24H31IN4O5
Isosmiles
NCCCC[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@@H](Cc1ccccc1)NC(=O)[C@H](N)Cc1ccc(O)c(I)c1)C(=O)O
InChI
InChI=1S/C24H31IN4O5/c25-17-12-16(9-10-21(17)30)13-18(27)22(31)29-20(14-15-6-2-1-3-7-15)23(32)28-19(24(33)34)8-4-5-11-26/h1-3,6-7,9-10,12,18-20,30H,4-5,8,11,13-14,26-27H2,(H,28,32)(H,29,31)(H,33,34)/t18-,19-,20-/m1/s1
InChIKey
QEIOACKLIQQWIH-VAMGGRTRSA-N
Pharmaceutical Properties
Molecule Weight
582.439
Polar area
167.77
Complexity
582.1339181
xlogp Value
1.2925
Heavy Count
34
Rot Bonds
13
Hbond acc
6
Hbond Donor
6
Each Peptide-drug Conjugate Related to This Peptide
Full Information of The Activity Data of The PDC(s) Related to This Peptide
177Lu-PSMA I&T [Phase 2]
Identified from the Human Clinical Data
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Experiment 1 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [1]
Indication Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Efficacy Data Mild xerostomia
4%
Patients Enrolled
51 patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Administration Time 1 cycles
Administration Dosage 6.1 ± 1.0 GBq (range, 3.4-7.6 GBq)
MOA of PDC
Both 177Lu-PSMA I&T and 177Lu-PSMA-617 PRLT demonstrated favorable safety in mCRPC patients. The highest absorbed doses among healthy organs were in the lacrimal and parotid glands-not, however, resulting in any significant clinical sequel. 177Lu-PSMA-617 demonstrated a higher absorbed dose to the whole-body and lacrimal glands but a lower renal dose than did 177Lu-PSMA I&T. The mean absorbed tumor doses were comparable for both 177Lu-PSMA I&T and 177Lu-PSMA-617. There was a large interpatient variability in the dosimetry parameters. Therefore, individual patient-based dosimetry seems favorable for personalized PRLT.

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Description
Five patients (3.6%) reported mild, reversible xerostomia. 2 patients (3.9%) in the 177Lu-PSMA I&T group and 3 (3.4%) in 177Lu-PSMA-617 groupafter 2-6 cycles of treatment and in follow-up. Xerophthalmia was not reported by any patients. No other adverse symptoms were noticed during the entire follow-up period.
Experiment 2 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [2]
Indication Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Efficacy Data Median progression-free survival (mPFS)
4.1 months
Patients Enrolled
Patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Administration Time 6-8 weekly; 6 cycle
Administration Dosage 7.4 GBq
Description
Prostate-specific antigen decline of ≥50% was achieved in 38 patients, median clinical progression-free survival (cPFS) was 4.1 mouth, and median overall survival (OS) was 12.9 mouth.
Experiment 3 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [2]
Indication Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Efficacy Data Median overall survival (mOS)
12.9 months
Patients Enrolled
Patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Administration Time 6-8 weekly; 6 cycle
Administration Dosage 7.4 GBq
Description
Prostate-specific antigen decline of ≥50% was achieved in 38 patients, median clinical progression-free survival (cPFS) was 4.1 mouth, and median overall survival (OS) was 12.9 mouth.
Experiment 4 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [3]
Indication Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Efficacy Data Grading stage 2 visual salivary gland scintigraphy
10%
Patients Enrolled
40 patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Administration Time A median of 5.5 (range: 2-9) cycles, median follow up 22.7 months (iqr: 16.4-30.2)
Administration Dosage Median cumulative activity of 35.3 GBq
Evaluation Method Salivary gland scintigraphy assay
MOA of PDC
Salivary gland dysfunction after 177Lu-PSMA-I&T/-617 PRLT has minor clinical relevance, both subjectively and objectively. Even after high cumulative activities, only mild-to-moderate dryness of mouth occurs in a minority of the patients. The prevalence of xerostomia appears to be significantly lower than the historical controls after external radiotherapy, radioiodine therapy, and especially after PRLT with 225Ac-PSMA-617. A validated questionnaire on xerostomia, salivary gland scintigraphy, and PSMA-PET/CT parameters can help to objectify, standardize, and quantify the SG toxicity of PRLT. A decrease of the excretion fraction on SGS and of the metabolic volume on PSMA PET/CT can be early indicators of SG impairment. The co-administration of lower doses of 225Ac in combination with 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Tandem concept) can decrease severe xerostomia after PRLT with alpha-emitters.

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In the visual grading, no significant changes were found on SGS after PRLT (stage 0 in 16 (40%) patients, stage 1 in 16 (40%) patients, and stage 2 in 8 (20%) patients at the baseline; stage 0 in 16 (40%) patients, stage 1 in 20 (50%) patients, and stage 2 in 4 (10%) patients at the follow-up; p = 0.63). A comparison of the Umax and EF of all SG confirmed no significant changes before and after PRLT.

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Experiment 5 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [3]
Indication Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Efficacy Data Grading stage 1 visual salivary gland scintigraphy
50%
Patients Enrolled
40 patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Administration Time A median of 5.5 (range: 2-9) cycles, median follow up 22.7 months (iqr: 16.4-30.2)
Administration Dosage Median cumulative activity of 35.3 GBq
Evaluation Method Salivary gland scintigraphy assay
MOA of PDC
Salivary gland dysfunction after 177Lu-PSMA-I&T/-617 PRLT has minor clinical relevance, both subjectively and objectively. Even after high cumulative activities, only mild-to-moderate dryness of mouth occurs in a minority of the patients. The prevalence of xerostomia appears to be significantly lower than the historical controls after external radiotherapy, radioiodine therapy, and especially after PRLT with 225Ac-PSMA-617. A validated questionnaire on xerostomia, salivary gland scintigraphy, and PSMA-PET/CT parameters can help to objectify, standardize, and quantify the SG toxicity of PRLT. A decrease of the excretion fraction on SGS and of the metabolic volume on PSMA PET/CT can be early indicators of SG impairment. The co-administration of lower doses of 225Ac in combination with 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Tandem concept) can decrease severe xerostomia after PRLT with alpha-emitters.

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Description
In the visual grading, no significant changes were found on SGS after PRLT (stage 0 in 16 (40%) patients, stage 1 in 16 (40%) patients, and stage 2 in 8 (20%) patients at the baseline; stage 0 in 16 (40%) patients, stage 1 in 20 (50%) patients, and stage 2 in 4 (10%) patients at the follow-up; p = 0.63). A comparison of the Umax and EF of all SG confirmed no significant changes before and after PRLT.

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Experiment 6 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [3]
Indication Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Efficacy Data Grading stage 0 visual salivary gland scintigraphy
40%
Patients Enrolled
40 patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Administration Time A median of 5.5 (range: 2-9) cycles, median follow up 22.7 months (iqr: 16.4-30.2)
Administration Dosage Median cumulative activity of 35.3 GBq
Evaluation Method Salivary gland scintigraphy assay
MOA of PDC
Salivary gland dysfunction after 177Lu-PSMA-I&T/-617 PRLT has minor clinical relevance, both subjectively and objectively. Even after high cumulative activities, only mild-to-moderate dryness of mouth occurs in a minority of the patients. The prevalence of xerostomia appears to be significantly lower than the historical controls after external radiotherapy, radioiodine therapy, and especially after PRLT with 225Ac-PSMA-617. A validated questionnaire on xerostomia, salivary gland scintigraphy, and PSMA-PET/CT parameters can help to objectify, standardize, and quantify the SG toxicity of PRLT. A decrease of the excretion fraction on SGS and of the metabolic volume on PSMA PET/CT can be early indicators of SG impairment. The co-administration of lower doses of 225Ac in combination with 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Tandem concept) can decrease severe xerostomia after PRLT with alpha-emitters.

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In the visual grading, no significant changes were found on SGS after PRLT (stage 0 in 16 (40%) patients, stage 1 in 16 (40%) patients, and stage 2 in 8 (20%) patients at the baseline; stage 0 in 16 (40%) patients, stage 1 in 20 (50%) patients, and stage 2 in 4 (10%) patients at the follow-up; p = 0.63). A comparison of the Umax and EF of all SG confirmed no significant changes before and after PRLT.

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Experiment 7 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [2]
Indication Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Efficacy Data Grade 3/4 thrombocytopenia
4%
Patients Enrolled
Patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Administration Time 6-8 weekly; 6 cycle
Administration Dosage 7.4 GBq
Description
Treatment-emergent hematologic grade 3/4 toxicities were anemia (9%), thrombocytopenia (4%), and neutropenia (6%).
Experiment 8 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [2]
Indication Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Efficacy Data Grade 3/4 neutropenia
6%
Patients Enrolled
Patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Administration Time 6-8 weekly; 6 cycle
Administration Dosage 7.4 GBq
Description
Treatment-emergent hematologic grade 3/4 toxicities were anemia (9%), thrombocytopenia (4%), and neutropenia (6%).
Experiment 9 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [2]
Indication Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Efficacy Data Grade 3/4 anemia
9%
Patients Enrolled
Patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Administration Time 6-8 weekly; 6 cycle
Administration Dosage 7.4 GBq
Description
Treatment-emergent hematologic grade 3/4 toxicities were anemia (9%), thrombocytopenia (4%), and neutropenia (6%).
Experiment 10 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [3]
Indication Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Efficacy Data Grade 2 xerostomia
2.50%
Patients Enrolled
40 patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Administration Time A median of 5.5 (range: 2-9) cycles, median follow up 22.7 months (iqr: 16.4-30.2)
Administration Dosage Median cumulative activity of 35.3 GBq
MOA of PDC
Salivary gland dysfunction after 177Lu-PSMA-I&T/-617 PRLT has minor clinical relevance, both subjectively and objectively. Even after high cumulative activities, only mild-to-moderate dryness of mouth occurs in a minority of the patients. The prevalence of xerostomia appears to be significantly lower than the historical controls after external radiotherapy, radioiodine therapy, and especially after PRLT with 225Ac-PSMA-617. A validated questionnaire on xerostomia, salivary gland scintigraphy, and PSMA-PET/CT parameters can help to objectify, standardize, and quantify the SG toxicity of PRLT. A decrease of the excretion fraction on SGS and of the metabolic volume on PSMA PET/CT can be early indicators of SG impairment. The co-administration of lower doses of 225Ac in combination with 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Tandem concept) can decrease severe xerostomia after PRLT with alpha-emitters.

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From the baseline to follow-up, xerostomia became more frequent (grade 1 in 2 (5%) patients at baseline, grade 1 in 15 (37.5%) patients, and grade 2 in 1 (2.5%) patient at follow-up; p < 0.001). No grade 3 xerostomia occurred. The data of the sXI questionnaires were available only at the follow-up, showing a moderate but significant correlation to the subjective dryness of mouth (r = 0.41, p < 0.05).

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Experiment 11 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [3]
Indication Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Efficacy Data Grade 1 xerostomia
14.30%
Patients Enrolled
91 patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Administration Time 2 cycles
Administration Dosage Median 14.3 GBq, range 9.5-20.2
MOA of PDC
Salivary gland dysfunction after 177Lu-PSMA-I&T/-617 PRLT has minor clinical relevance, both subjectively and objectively. Even after high cumulative activities, only mild-to-moderate dryness of mouth occurs in a minority of the patients. The prevalence of xerostomia appears to be significantly lower than the historical controls after external radiotherapy, radioiodine therapy, and especially after PRLT with 225Ac-PSMA-617. A validated questionnaire on xerostomia, salivary gland scintigraphy, and PSMA-PET/CT parameters can help to objectify, standardize, and quantify the SG toxicity of PRLT. A decrease of the excretion fraction on SGS and of the metabolic volume on PSMA PET/CT can be early indicators of SG impairment. The co-administration of lower doses of 225Ac in combination with 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Tandem concept) can decrease severe xerostomia after PRLT with alpha-emitters.

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Grade 1 xerostomia was reported in 13 (14.3%) patients at the baseline and in 22 (24.2%) patients after two cycles of Lu-177 PSMA-I&T/-617 (p < 0.01), with a correlated significant increase of the median sXI-score from 7 (IQR 5.3-9) before to 8 (IQR 6.3-11) after PRLT (p < 0.05). In addition, a moderate correlation of xerostomia symptoms and the sXI-score was found during follow-up (r = 0.43, p < 0.01).

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Experiment 12 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [3]
Indication Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Efficacy Data Grade 1 xerostomia
37.50%
Patients Enrolled
40 patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Administration Time A median of 5.5 (range: 2-9) cycles, median follow up 22.7 months (iqr: 16.4-30.2)
Administration Dosage Median cumulative activity of 35.3 GBq
MOA of PDC
Salivary gland dysfunction after 177Lu-PSMA-I&T/-617 PRLT has minor clinical relevance, both subjectively and objectively. Even after high cumulative activities, only mild-to-moderate dryness of mouth occurs in a minority of the patients. The prevalence of xerostomia appears to be significantly lower than the historical controls after external radiotherapy, radioiodine therapy, and especially after PRLT with 225Ac-PSMA-617. A validated questionnaire on xerostomia, salivary gland scintigraphy, and PSMA-PET/CT parameters can help to objectify, standardize, and quantify the SG toxicity of PRLT. A decrease of the excretion fraction on SGS and of the metabolic volume on PSMA PET/CT can be early indicators of SG impairment. The co-administration of lower doses of 225Ac in combination with 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Tandem concept) can decrease severe xerostomia after PRLT with alpha-emitters.

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Description
From the baseline to follow-up, xerostomia became more frequent (grade 1 in 2 (5%) patients at baseline, grade 1 in 15 (37.5%) patients, and grade 2 in 1 (2.5%) patient at follow-up; p < 0.001). No grade 3 xerostomia occurred. The data of the sXI questionnaires were available only at the follow-up, showing a moderate but significant correlation to the subjective dryness of mouth (r = 0.41, p < 0.05).

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Experiment 13 Reporting the Activity Data of This PDC [4]
Indication Metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
Efficacy Data Anemia
9.00%
Patients Enrolled
1192 patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Description
Additionally, a recently published meta-analysis of 250 studies with a total of 1192 patients similarly found that while grade 3 and 4 toxicities were uncommon, anemia was the highest reported adverse event for both 177Lu PSMA-617 (0.19 [0.06-0.15]) and 177Lu PSMAI&T (0.09 [0.05-0.16]). Greater than 35% of patients in the treatment group of the VISION trial experienced fatigue, dry mouth, or nausea, though almost entirely grade ≤ 2 AE.

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References
Ref 1 Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Radioligand Therapy Using (177)Lu-PSMA I&T and (177)Lu-PSMA-617 in Patients with Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: Comparison of Safety, Biodistribution, and Dosimetry. J Nucl Med. 2022 Aug;63(8):1199-1207. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.121.262713. Epub 2021 Dec 9.
Ref 2 Treatment Outcome, Toxicity, and Predictive Factors for Radioligand Therapy with (177)Lu-PSMA-I&T in Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer. Eur Urol. 2019 Jun;75(6):920-926. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2018.11.016. Epub 2018 Nov 22.
Ref 3 Salivary Gland Toxicity of PSMA-Targeted Radioligand Therapy with (177)Lu-PSMA and Combined (225)Ac- and (177)Lu-Labeled PSMA Ligands (TANDEM-PRLT) in Advanced Prostate Cancer: A Single-Center Systematic Investigation. Diagnostics (Basel). 2022 Aug 10;12(8):1926. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12081926.
Ref 4 A Treatment Paradigm Shift: Targeted Radionuclide Therapies for Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Sep 1;14(17):4276. doi: 10.3390/cancers14174276.