A Phase 1 interventional study of 68Ga-DOTATATE and [203Pb]VMT-alpha-NET in Sinonasal Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Esthesioneuroblastoma, sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI). Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 120 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-29.
Sponsored by National Cancer Institute (NCI) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Treatment
Background:
Some cancers have high levels of proteins called somatostatin receptors (SSTRs) on the surface of the tumors. These tumors can be in the lung, head and neck, digestive tract, kidneys, and in or near the adrenal glands. Researchers want to know if drug treatments that target SSTRs can help shrink these types of tumors.
Objective:
To test a study drug ([212Pb]VMT-Alpha-NET) in people with tumors that have SSTRs.
Eligibility:
People aged 18 years and older with tumors of the lung, kidneys, head and neck, digestive tract, or adrenal glands that have SSTRs. Their tumors must have spread to other organs and cannot be removed with surgery.
Design:
Participants will be screened. They will have a physical exam with blood and urine tests. They will have imaging scans and a test of their heart function. A sample of tumor tissue may be collected if one is not already available.
[212Pb]VMT-Alpha-NET is given through a tube attached to a needle inserted into a vein. The drug will be given on the first day of four 8-week cycles. Participants will stay in the hospital for a few nights after each dose. They will have blood tests once a week during each cycle.
Some participants will also get a related study drug ([203Pb]VMT-Alpha-NET). They will receive this drug a few days before the first 2 cycles. At 4, 24, and 48 hours after each infusion, they will have whole body scans. These scans will show where the study drug went in their body.
Follow-up visits will continue up to 6 years after the last treatment.
Background:
Objective:
-To determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of [212Pb]VMT-Alpha-NET (dose escalation cohort) and assess the safety of [212Pb]VMT-Alpha-NET at the MTD (dose expansions cohorts).
Eligibility:
Design:
Participants must have adequate organ and marrow function as defined below:
OR
Calculated creatinine clearance (glomerular filtration rate (eGFR): >= 60 mL/min/1.73 m\^2 for participants with creatinine levels above institutional normal
have an undetectable viral load at screening.
have an undetectable HCV viral load at screening.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
Escalating doses of \[212Pb\]VMT-alpha-NET, imaging with \[203Pb\]VMT-alpha-NET
Drug: 68Ga-DOTATATE · Drug: [203Pb]VMT-alpha-NET · Drug: [212Pb]VMT-alpha-NET
Escalating doses of \[212Pb\]VMT-alpha-NET
Drug: 68Ga-DOTATATE · Drug: [212Pb]VMT-alpha-NET
\[212Pb\]VMT-alpha-NET at MTD
Drug: 68Ga-DOTATATE · Drug: [212Pb]VMT-alpha-NET
68Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT whole-body scanning will be done at at different intervals to monitor disease.
\[203Pb\]VMT-alpha-NET will be given IV 7 days prior to \[212Pb\]VMT-alpha-NET.
\[212Pb\]VMT-alpha-NET will be given IV on Day 1 of every cycle for 4 cycles total at escalating doses in Phase I and at MTD during dose expansion. One cycle is 8 weeks.
MTD of [212Pb]VMT-alpha-NET (dose escalation cohort) and safety of [212Pb]VMT-alpha-NET at the MTD (dose expansions cohorts)
The MTD will be presented as a recommended dose to be used in Dose Expansion Part for each disease group being studied.Descriptive tabulations of toxicity will be provided in Dose Expansion Part, along with the agent attribution determination and CTCAE grade for each toxicity event. The data will be presented as an absolute count of the event at a participant level as well as a percentage of total evaluable participants.
Time frame: DLTs through 12 weeks after initial 212Pb]VMT-alpha-NET administration (dose escalation) and all toxicities from day 1 up through 3 years (dose expansion).
Overall Response Rate
The duration of overall response is measured from the time measurement criteria are met for CR or PR (whichever is first recorded) until the first date that recurrent or progressive disease is objectively documented (taking as reference for progressive disease the smallest measurements recorded since the treatment started). The overall response rate will be presented as a percentage along with 95% confidence intervals. Only evaluable participants will be included.
Time frame: Baseline, weeks 12 and 32 during treatment, every 12 weeks after that until progression or 3 years after the first [203Pb]VMT-alpha-NET infusion.
Progression Free Survival
PFS is defined as the duration of time from start of treatment to time of progression or death, whichever occurs first. Kaplan-Meier curves of PFS will be constructed. Median PFS and OS will be reported with 95% confidence intervals.
Time frame: Baseline until progression or 6 years after receiving the first infusion of study drug
Safety of [203Pb]VMT-alpha-NET (dose escalation cohort) and [212Pb]VMT-alpha-NET
Descriptive tabulations of toxicity will be provided, along with the agent attribution determination and CTCAE grade for each toxicity event. The data will be presented as an absolute count of the event at a participant level as well as a percentage of total evaluable participants.
Time frame: Study duration
Overall Survival
Kaplan-Meier curves of OS, will be constructed. Median OS will be reported with 95% confidence intervals.
Time frame: Baseline until progression or 6 years after receiving the first infusion of study drug
PK properties of [212Pb]VMT-alpha-NET via blood and urine sampling
PK data will be represented as a scatter plot graphing time vs. the amount of radioactivity found in blood and urine samples.
Time frame: After every infusion of [212Pb]VMT-alpha-NET
Dosimetry properties of [212Pb]VMT-alpha-NET via SPECT/CT, using [203Pb]VMT-alpha-NET as a surrogate with and without the administration of amino acids (Dosimetry Arm 1 only)
Biodistribution and dosimetry data will be represented in a tabular format which indicates the percentage of the injected dose calculated to be in each of the major organs using gamma scan results. Radiation dose calculations will be performed using OLINDA/EXM software. Absorbed doses in organs and the whole body will be determined using the appropriate adult phantom (e.g., adult male, adult female). Tumor lesion absorbed doses will be determined using the sphere model in OLINDA.
Time frame: After each SPECT/CT and gamma planar imaging and after every [203Pb]VMT-alpha-NET infusion (in Dosimetry Arm 1 only)
Plan to share: Yes — All IPD recorded in the medical record will be shared with intramural investigators upon request. This study will comply with the NIH Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Policy, which applies to all new and ongoing NIH-funded research in the IRP, as of January 25, 2023, that is associated with a ZIA, with a clinical protocol that undergoes scientific review.
Supporting information: Study protocol, Sap, Icf
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