Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen-Directed Therapy for Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

Cancer J. 2016 Sep/Oct;22(5):347-352. doi: 10.1097/PPO.0000000000000221.

Abstract

Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is highly expressed on both benign and malignant prostatic tissue. Prostate-specific membrane antigen-directed therapy is conceptually promising, with a potential to additionally serve as a theranostic model in management of advanced prostate cancer. To date, various approaches have been devised and tested, including radiolabeled PSMA antibodies and inhibitor and antibody-drug conjugates. However, development and progress have faced challenges in determining the optimal combination of payload, PSMA-binding moiety, and linker technology. We review the available clinical data to date in PSMA-directed therapies and discuss the challenges faced.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Antigens, Surface / immunology*
  • Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunotoxins / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant / drug therapy*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant / immunology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms, Castration-Resistant / pathology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigens, Surface
  • Immunotoxins
  • FOLH1 protein, human
  • Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II