Hi Everyone
I always keep a breast of any new treatments, this one over in America looks reasonably interesting, it’s called. 177Lu-PSMA-617 (Lu-PSMA) google it and have a read.
stay safe everyone
Joe
Hi,
Lutetium therapy targeted radionuclide therapy for prostate cancer has been around for a while, but not long enough yet for any long-term studies. It certainly looks promising, though. the 'targeted' thing should mean fewer side effects.
A few UK centres are using, including this service at The Royal Marsden.
This article helps explain it.
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