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Radioligand Therapy Plus CAR‑T: A New Strategy to Reprogram the Prostate Cancer Microenvironment

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A new preclinical study shows that radioligand therapy (RLT) can directly enhance CAR‑T cell efficacy in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), addressing two major barriers: antigen heterogeneity and an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). Researchers combined 177Lu‑PSMA‑617 (Pluvicto) with PSCA-targeted CAR‑T cells in sequence (RLT → cyclophosphamide → CAR‑T). Compared to either treatment alone, the combination […]

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PARP Inhibition Combined with Targeted T-Cell Activation Drives Polyclonal Antitumor Immunity in mCRPC

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A novel therapeutic strategy combining PARP inhibition with selective T-cell receptor β chain activation is showing promising potential to overcome immune resistance in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). This approach pairs olaparib, a well-established PARP inhibitor, with a bifunctional T-cell agonist (STAR0602) designed to selectively expand specific T-cell subsets through targeted delivery of interleukin-2. Prostate […]

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BAT Before Sipuleucel-T in mCRPC: Immune Priming?

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Bipolar androgen therapy (BAT) given before sipuleucel‑T appears to increase the rate and magnitude of PA2024‑specific immune responses in men with metastatic castration‑resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), compared with historical sipuleucel‑T data. The central interpretation is not that BAT by itself generates this immune response, but that BAT may prime the tumor and immune environment so […]

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UPDATE: PSMA‑Targeted CAR‑NK Cells for mCRPC Shows Promising Results

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A new, promising concept was explored for men with metastatic castration‑resistant prostate cancer: PSMA‑targeted CAR‑NK cells engineered to be an off‑the‑shelf immunotherapy that aims to combine targeted tumor killing with a safer toxicity profile. The work, presented at AUA 2026 meeting, comes from investigators affiliated with the Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, who […]

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A New Immune‑Engaging ADC Platform: STEAP1‑Targeted Vandortuzumab–Exatecan

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Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) have transformed therapy in several malignancies, but in advanced prostate cancer they have mostly been evaluated for direct tumor cytotoxicity, with little attention to immune mechanisms that might underpin durable responses. A recent study introduces a new STEAP1‑targeted ADC platform built on vandortuzumab, an antibody directed at six‑transmembrane epithelial antigen of the […]

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Phase 1 Study of BPX-601: A Controlled Immune Therapy for Advanced Prostate Cancer

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A new clinical trial has recently begun for a promising but complex type of cancer treatment called BPX-601, designed specifically for men dealing with advanced prostate cancer that has stopped responding to traditional therapies. This therapy is a form of CAR T-cell treatment, which means doctors take a patient’s own immune cells, reprogram them in […]

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Phase 1/2 RAISIC‑1 Trial: PTT‑4256 in Advanced Solid Tumors

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PTT‑4256 is an emerging first‑in‑class small‑molecule inhibitor of GPR65, a proton‑sensing G‑protein‑coupled receptor selectively expressed on immune cells within the acidic tumour microenvironment. It is being evaluated in the RAISIC‑1 trial, a modular, open‑label, phase 1/2 study in patients with advanced solid tumours designed to assess safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and preliminary efficacy. The trial’s […]

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AM109: A PSMA‑Targeted CD137 Bispecific Antibody for Metastatic Castration‑Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC / mAPMR)

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AM109 is designed as a bispecific agent that links a PSMA‑targeting humanized antibody to a CD137 (4‑1BB)‑targeting affibody, effectively creating a molecular bridge between prostate cancer cells and T cells in the tumor microenvironment. The rationale is straightforward: by restricting CD137 activation to sites where PSMA is expressed, the therapy aims to drive potent anti‑tumor […]

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A New Drug Candidate TB511 Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Prostate Cancer

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Castration-resistant prostate cancer (aka androgen pathway modulation resistant prostate cancer, APMR) is one of the toughest forms of prostate cancer to treat. It becomes resistant to hormone therapy, and current immunotherapies don’t work well on it. The main reason is that CRPC tumors create an immune-“cold” environment filled with M2 macrophages, a type of immune […]

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Bvax in Prostate Cancer: A B‑Cell Therapy That Penetrates Immune‑Excluded Tumors

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A new type of cancer treatment called Bvax is drawing attention in prostate cancer because it may be able to reach inside tumors that are hard to treat with standard immunotherapies. Bvax is made from a patient’s own B cells, which are activated and loaded with tumor‑related proteins, then given back to the body. Once […]

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