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‹ Sat · 11 Jul 2026
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First-In-Human [177Lu]Lu-FAPI-XT Therapy Combined With Anti-PD-1 Antibody in a Patient With Metastatic Colon Cancer Who Has Progressed on Multiple Prior Lines of Therapy.

A new radioactive therapy combined with immunotherapy shows initial promise in a resistant cancer, warranting further investigation.

First-in-human administration of [177Lu]Lu-FAPI-XT radiotheranostic therapy combined with anti-PD-1 antibody in a heavily pretreated metastatic colon cancer patient demonstrates initial feasibility of this CAF-targeting radioimmunotherapy combination. This report establishes proof-of-concept for FAP-targeted radioligand therapy as a potential novel treatment modality warranting cohort evaluation.

What the study was

Study design
case report (first-in-human)
Population
Single patient, heavily pretreated metastatic colon cancer
Sample size
1
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Exploratory
Journal
JCO precision oncology

Why it surfaced

First-in-human novel FAPI radiotheranostic + checkpoint combination; notable mechanistic novelty (CAF-targeting); title-only record — triage_score capped at 3 per schema rule; warrants monitoring for follow-up cohort reports.

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