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The clear diagnostic edge you need

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PYLARIFY delivers accurate detection without a high false-positive rate1

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18F has a longer half-life than 68Ga, 110 minutes vs 68 minutes, which offers logistical advantages.2-4

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In comparison to 68Ga-based PET imaging agents, 18F-based imaging agents, as a class, deliver better spatial resolution and less noise.3

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While all PSMA PET imaging agents carry the risk of image misinterpretation, PYLARIFY has no additional specific warning for image misinterpretation in the prostate/prostate bed in patients with BCR in the Prescribing Information.1

Making a clear difference for advanced PCa diagnostics

Prognostic
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Patients with high-risk PCa who were candidates for initial definitive therapy

In the OSPREY study (COHORT A): PSMA-targeted PET scan with PYLARIFY significantly improved specificity over standard imaging while maintaining comparable sensitivity and delivering high PPV and NPV5:

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Patients with recurrent PCa based on rising PSA after therapy

In the CONDOR study: PSMA-targeted PET scan with PYLARIFY achieved the primary endpoint of correct localization rate (CLR): 85%-87% across all 3 readers (lower bound of 95% CI: 78%-80%).1 PYLARIFY CLR remained high regardless of which imaging modality was used as the standard of truth6:

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Patients with locally recurrent or new/progressive metastatic PCa with persistent elevated PSA level

In the OSPREY study (COHORT B): PSMA-targeted PET scan with PYLARIFY detected PSMA-positive lesions in 57.6% (19/33) of patients with no evidence of distant metastases on standard imaging, upstaging their disease and informing their treatment plan5:

Video featuring Michael David Lutz, MD on the importance of PSMA PET imaging for treatment management

Michael David Lutz, MD, explains the benefits of PSMA PET imaging for prostate cancer diagnosis and initial staging.

BCR=biochemical recurrence; CI=confidence interval; NPV=negative predictive value; PCa=prostate cancer; PET=positron emission tomography; PPV=positive predictive value; PSA=prostate-specific antigen; PSMA=prostate-specific membrane antigen.

References

  1. PYLARIFY® [package insert]. North Billerica, MA: Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Lantheus company.
  2. Martiniova L, De Palatis L, Etchebehere E, Ravizzini G. Gallium-68 in medical imaging. Curr Radiopharm. 2016;9(3):187-207.
  3. Werner RA, Derlin T, Lapa C, et al. 18F-labeled, PSMA-targeted radiotracers: leveraging the advantages of radiofluorination for prostate cancer molecular imaging. Theranostics. 2020;10(1):1-16.
  4. de Vries EFJ, Elsinga PH, Tsoumpas C. Will extended field-of-view PET/CT depopulate the graveyard of failed PET radiopharmaceuticals? Cancer Imaging. 2022;22(1):70.
  5. Pienta KJ, Gorin MA, Rowe SP, et al. A phase 2/3 prospective multicenter study of the diagnostic accuracy of prostate specific membrane antigen PET/CT with 18F-DCFPyL in prostate cancer patients (OSPREY). J Urol. 2021;206(1):52-61.
  6. Morris MJ, Rowe SP, Gorin MA, et al. Diagnostic performance of 18F-DCFPyL-PET/CT in men with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer: results from the CONDOR phase III, multicenter study. Clin Cancer Res. 2021;27(13):3674-3682.