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Author(s) |
Chakravarty, R.; Chakraborty, S.; Ram, R.; Vatsa, R.; Bhusari, P.; Shukla, J.; Mittal, B. R.; Dash, A. (IP&AD)
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Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals, 2016. Vol. 59 (3): pp. 87-94 |
ABSTRACT
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The present study is aimed at carrying out a comparative performance evaluation of different types of 68Ge/68Ga generators to identify the best choice for use in 68Ga-radiopharmacy. Over the 1 year period of evaluation, the elution yields from the CeO2-based and SiO2-based 68Ge/68Ga generators remained almost consistent, in contrast to the sharp decrease observed in the elution yields from TiO2 and SnO2-based generators. The level of 68Ge impurity in 68Ga eluates from the CeO2 and SiO2-based 68Ge/68Ga generator was always <10-3%, while this level increased from 10-3% to 10-1% in case of TiO2 and SnO2-based generators. The level of chemical impurities in 68Ga eluates from CeO2 and SiO2-based 68Ge/68Ga generators was negligibly low (<0.1 ppm) in contrast to the significantly higher level (1–20 ppm) of such impurities in eluates from other two generators. As demonstrated by radiolabeling studies carried out using DOTA-coupled dimeric cyclic RGD peptide derivative (DOTA-RGD2), CeO2-PAN and SiO2-based generators are directly amenable for radiopharmaceutical preparation, whereas the other generators can be only used after post-elution purification of 68Ga eluates. Clinically relevant dose of 68Ga-DOTA-RGD2 was prepared in a hospital radiopharmacy for non-invasive visualization of tumors in breast cancer patients using positron emission tomography. |
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