BARC/PUB/2018/1240

 
 

Ready-to-use 177Lu-Rituximab injection for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Formulation and preliminary clinical study

 
     
 
Author(s)

Kameswaran, M.; Pandey, U.; Gamre, N.; Subramanian, S.; Sarma, H. D.; Dash, A.; and others
(RPhD;RB&HSD)

Source

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 2018. Vol. 318: pp. 849-856

ABSTRACT

This study was aimed at the preparation of 177Lu-CHX-A"-DTPA-Rituximab injection at the hospital pharmacy for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Rituximab was conjugated with CHX-A"-DTPA-NCS and the CHX-A"-DTPA-Rituximab conjugate was radiolabeled with 177Lu in[95% purity. The product exhibited excellent in vitro stability up to 5 days at 37 oC. In vitro cell binding studies in Raji cells confirmed the specificity of 177Lu-CHX-A"-DTPA-Rituximab to CD20 antigen. The radioimmunoconjugate exhibited predominantly hepatobiliary clearance and low bone uptake in Swiss mice. Preliminary clinical studies corroborated the usefulness of 177Lu-CHX-A"-DTPA-Rituximab for therapy of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

 
 
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