Body composition metrics and clinical outcomes for patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) treated with lutetium-177–PSMA-617.

M Margo Gerke (Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA) A Angelo Marra (Emory University, Atlanta, GA) Y Yuan Liu A Ahmet Yildirim (Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA) A Akshay Bedmutha (Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Atlanta, GA) J Jacqueline T. Brown (Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA) B Bassel Nazha (Piedmont Cancer Institute, Atlanta) J Jacob E. Berchuck R Ravi Bharat Parikh (Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA) S Shahid Sattar Ahmed (Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA) J Jordan Alana Ciuro (Emory University, Atlanta, GA) C Caitlin Hartman (Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA) S Sarah Caulfield (Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Atlanta, GA) O Omer Kucuk (Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA) B Bradley Curtis Carthon (Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA) D David M. Schuster (Emory University, Atlanta, GA) S Saima Muzahir (Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Atlanta, GA) M Mehmet Asim Bilen (From the Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (A.B.A., N.S., S.N., L.L., L.C.), the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.), and the Investigational Drug Branch, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville (H.S., E.S.) — all in Maryland; the Alliance Statistics and Data Management Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (K.V.B., M.O., C.M., G.P.B.); AdventHealth Cancer Institute and the University of Central Florida, Orlando (G.S.); Dana–Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Boston (S.B., B.M.); UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill (W.Y.K.), and Duke University Medical Center and Duke Cancer Institute, Durham (J.H., S.H.) — both in North Carolina; the University of Kansas Cancer Center, Westwood (R.P.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (M.Y.T., M.J.M., J.E.R.), and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo (G.C.) — both in...)

Abstract

241 Background: Lutetium-177 ( 177 Lu)–PSMA-617 is a radioligand therapy that can improve outcomes for patients with mCRPC; however, responses are variable. We assessed the prognostic value of body composition metrics for patients treated with 177 Lu–PSMA-617. Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of 163 patients with mCRPC treated with 177 Lu–PSMA-617 at the Emory Winship Cancer Institute. The computed tomography (CT) component of baseline prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography-CT before initiation of 177 Lu–PSMA-617 therapy was analyzed with Slice-O-Matic software (version 5.0). Univariate and multivariate Cox proportion models were used to assess survival outcomes. Results: Median patient age was 73 (IQR: 65-80); 84% of patients had been treated with taxane-based chemotherapy. Median overall survival (OS) was 15 months (95% CI: 13-22), median progression-free survival (PFS) was 6 months (95% CI: 5-8), and 55% of patients had a reduction in prostate-specific antigen ≥50% (PSA50). Body mass index (BMI) decline during treatment was independently associated with an increased risk of disease progression and a 2.35-fold increased hazard of death on multivariate analysis (PFS HR=1.75, 95% CI=1.06-2.91, p=0.03; OS HR=2.35, 95% CI: 1.08–5.09, p=0.03). The associations between body composition metrics and PSA50 response, PFS, and OS on multivariate analysis that controlling for patient age, race, prior taxane use, number of prior lines of therapy, and baseline PSA are displayed in Table 1. Conclusions: A decline in BMI during treatment with 177 Lu–PSMA-617 is associated with shortened PFS and OS. Higher visceral adipose tissue index (VATI)/subcutaneous adipose tissue index (SATI) is associated with shortened OS, while higher SATI/skeletal muscle index (SMI) is associated with prolonged survival. Higher SATI, SMI, and BMI displayed a trend towards improved outcomes. Association of body composition metrics and PSA50 response, PFS, and OS in patients treated with 177 Lu–PSMA-617. Body Composition Metric N PSA50 Odds Ratio (95% CI), p PFS Hazard Ratio (95% CI), p OS Hazard Ratio (95% CI), p Baseline BMI <25 0.28 (0.10-0.78) p=0.015* 1.15 (0.69-1.93) p=0.592 1.98 (0.94-4.17) p=0.073 >25 and <30 0.45 (0.17-1.16) p=0.099 1.05 (0.64-1.72) p=0.854 1.49 (0.7-3.17) p=0.3 >30 - - - SATI/SMI >1.62 1.40 (0.68-2.88) p=0.356 0.87 (0.58-1.30) p=0.493 0.50 (0.28-0.89) p=0.019* <1.62 - - - VATI/SATI >0.64 0.78 (0.38-1.64) p=0.519 1.36 (0.89-2.07) p=0.157 2.62 (1.34-5.11) p=0.005* <0.64 - - - VATI >38.5 0.81 (0.38-1.71) p=0.58 1.54 (1.00-2.39) p=0.052 1.42 (0.77-2.63) p=0.263 <38.5 - - - SATI >1.62 1.45 (0.68-3.09), p=0.333 0.87 (0.58-1.30) p=0.493 0.57 (0.32-1.02) p=0.06 <1.62 - - - SMI >47.4 2.59 (0.97-6.91), p=0.058 0.71 (0.42-1.21) p=0.212 0.51 (0.23-1.13) p=0.097 <47.4 - - -

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 44, Issue 7_suppl
Published March 01, 2026
Pages 241-241
ISSN 0732-183X
Publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Journal Info

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

ISSN: 0732-183X Health Sciences

Authors (18)

M

Margo Gerke

Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

A

Angelo Marra

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Y

Yuan Liu

A

Ahmet Yildirim

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA

A

Akshay Bedmutha

Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Atlanta, GA

J

Jacqueline T. Brown

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA

B

Bassel Nazha

Piedmont Cancer Institute, Atlanta

J

Jacob E. Berchuck

R

Ravi Bharat Parikh

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA

S

Shahid Sattar Ahmed

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA

J

Jordan Alana Ciuro

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

C

Caitlin Hartman

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA

S

Sarah Caulfield

Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Pharmaceutical Services, Atlanta, GA

O

Omer Kucuk

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA

B

Bradley Curtis Carthon

Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, GA

D

David M. Schuster

Emory University, Atlanta, GA

S

Saima Muzahir

Emory University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Atlanta, GA

M

Mehmet Asim Bilen

From the Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda (A.B.A., N.S., S.N., L.L., L.C.), the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore (J.H.-C.), and the Investigational Drug Branch, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville (H.S., E.S.) — all in Maryland; the Alliance Statistics and Data Management Center, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (K.V.B., M.O., C.M., G.P.B.); AdventHealth Cancer Institute and the University of Central Florida, Orlando (G.S.); Dana–Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Boston (S.B., B.M.); UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chapel Hill (W.Y.K.), and Duke University Medical Center and Duke Cancer Institute, Durham (J.H., S.H.) — both in North Carolina; the University of Kansas Cancer Center, Westwood (R.P.); Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York (M.Y.T., M.J.M., J.E.R.), and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo (G.C.) — both in...