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Chakravarty, R.; Goel, S.; Valdovinos, H. F.; Hernandez, R.; Hong, H.; Nickles, R. J.; Cai, W. (IP&AD)
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Bioconjugate Chemistry, 2014. Vol. 25 (12): pp. 2197-2204 |
ABSTRACT
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Scandium-44 (t1/2
= 3.9 h) is a relatively new radioisotope of potential interest for use
in clinical positron emission tomography (PET). Here in, we report, for
the first time, the room-temperature radiolabeling of proteins with 44Sc for in vivo
PET imaging. For this purpose, the Fab fragment of Cetuximab, a
monoclonal antibody that binds with high affinity to epidermal growth
factor receptor (EGFR), was generated and conjugated with N-[(R)-2-amino-3-(paraisothiocyanato- phenyl)propyl]-trans-(S,S)-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine- N,N,N′,N″,N″-pentaacetic
acid (CHX-A″-DTPA). The high purity of Cetuximab-Fab was confirmed by
SDS-PAGE and mass spectrometry. The potential of the bioconjugate for
PET imaging of EGFR expression in human glioblastoma (U87MG)
tumor-bearing mice was investigated after 44Sc labeling. PET imaging revealed rapid tumor uptake (maximum uptake of ~ 12% ID/g at 4 h postinjection) of 44Sc−CHX-A″-DTPA−
Cetuximab-Fab with excellent tumor-to-background ratio, which might
allow for same day PET imaging in future clinical studies.
Immunofluorescence staining was conducted to correlate tracer uptake in
the tumor and normal tissues with EGFR expression. This successful
strategy for immunoPET imaging of EGFR expression using 44Sc−CHX-A″-DTPA−Cetuximab-Fab
can make clinically translatable advances to select the right
population of patients for EGFR-targeted therapy and also to monitor the
therapeutic efficacy of anti-EGFR treatments. |
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