TABLE 1.

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center α-Emitting Radionuclide Dose Escalation and Expansion Clinical Protocols

RadionuclideActivity administered (kBq kg−1)Total treatment cyclesPeriod between cycles (wk)
223Ra
 Phase 1.1501NA
 Phase 1.21001NA
 Phase 1.32001NA
 Phase 25064
 Phase 35064
 NIST-adjusted Xofigo5564
225Ac
 Phase 1.118.51NA
 Phase 1.2371NA
 Phase 1.3741NA
 Phase 1.4148*1NA
 Phase 1.51111NA
227Th (in progress)
 Phase 1.11,500 kBq46
 Phase 1.22,500 kBq46
 Phase 1.33,500 kBq46
 Phase 1.44,500 kB46
 Phase 1.56,000 kBq26
Additional 25% increase26
  • * Dose-limiting toxicity seen at phase 1.4.

  • Patients receiving 227Th receive fixed dose values instead of weight-based doses.

  • NA = not applicable; NIST = National Institute of Standards and Technology.