PRRT – The Sequel?  Alpha-emitter PRRT for Neuroendocrine Tumours (NET)

PRRT – The Sequel? Alpha-emitter PRRT for Neuroendocrine Tumours (NET)

Updated and reviewed October 2026. Alpha‑emitter PRRT is emerging as the next major evolution of peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (and there is more to follow that!). What is Alpha-emitter?  Instead of using a beta‑emitting isotope such as 177Lu, these new approaches use alpha‑particle–emitting isotopes like 212Pb or 225Ac. The goal is to deliver more powerful DNA‑damaging radiation directly into tumour cells while keeping the impact on surrounding tissues as low as possible.  It's still experimental, but early clinical signals are strong enough that alpha‑emitter PRRT may now considered one of the most important areas to watch in NET research. In October…
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Clinical Trials –  AlphaMedix 212Pb-DOTAMTATE (alpha-emitter) in Subjects With Somatostatin Receptor Positive Neuroendocrine Tumours

Clinical Trials – AlphaMedix 212Pb-DOTAMTATE (alpha-emitter) in Subjects With Somatostatin Receptor Positive Neuroendocrine Tumours

Update October 2026.  This trial is currently on hold marked as "active, not recruiting".  It's my understanding the clinical trial has been halted until a review is complete (anecdotally from patients) Update 2nd November 2025 - NANETS output. Efficacy, Safety of 212Pb-DOTAMTATE in PRRT-Naïve Patients With GEP-NETs This is a follow on from the 8th October 2025 update below. Commentary by Dr Mary Maluccio from NOLA NETs. The figures looks great and you can read it or listen to her talking. Click here for that. The phase 3 trials will be PRRT naïve patients only (i.e. those who have had…
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Detectnet™ (64Cu-DOTATATE) – an expansion of the Somatostatin Receptor PET Imaging for Neuroendocrine Cancer

Detectnet™ (64Cu-DOTATATE) – an expansion of the Somatostatin Receptor PET Imaging for Neuroendocrine Cancer

Updated Jan 2026What is 64CU dotatate It’s a high‑resolution PET tracer for imaging somatostatin‑receptor–positive neuroendocrine tumours (NETs), offering better lesion detection, longer imaging windows, and lower positron energy than 68Ga‑labelled agents. It consistently produces high tumour‑to‑background contrast and often finds additional metastatic sites missed by older SPECT agents like 111In‑octreotide. 🧬 64Cu‑DOTATATE vs 68Ga‑DOTATATE A clear, patient‑friendly comparison Both scans are excellent for finding neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). They work in the same basic way: a tracer attaches to somatostatin receptors on NET cells, and a PET/CT scanner shows where those cells are. The differences mainly relate to image clarity, timing,…
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