Preclinical investigations and first-in-human application of 152Tb-PSMA-617 for PET/CT imaging of prostate cancer
Posted on 2019-07-26 - 04:24
Abstract Background For almost a decade, terbium radioisotopes have been explored for their potential theragnostic application in nuclear medicine: 152Tb and 155Tb are the radioisotopes identified for PET or SPECT imaging, while 149Tb and 161Tb have suitable decay characteristics for α- and combined β−/Auger-e−-therapy, respectively. In the present study, the application of 152Tb, in combination with PSMA-617 for imaging of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-positive prostate cancer, was demonstrated in a preclinical setting and in a patient with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Results 152Tb was produced at the ISOLDE facility at CERN/Geneva, Switzerland, by spallation, followed by on-line mass separation. The chemical separation was performed at Paul Scherrer Institute using chromatographic methods, as previously reported. 152Tb was employed for labeling PSMA-617, and the radioligand was extensively investigated in vitro to demonstrate similar characteristics to its 177Lu-labeled counterpart. Preclinical PET/CT imaging studies performed with mice enabled visualization of PSMA-positive PC-3 PIP tumors, while uptake in PSMA-negative PC-3 flu tumors were absent. Based on these promising preclinical results, 152Tb was shipped to Zentralklinik Bad Berka, Germany, where it was used for labeling of PSMA-617, enabling PET imaging of a patient with mCRPC. PET/CT scans were performed over a period of 25 h post injection (p.i.) of the radioligand (140 MBq). The images were of diagnostic quality, particularly those acquired at later time points, and enabled the detection of the same metastatic lesions and of local recurrent tumor as previously detected by 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT acquired 45 min p.i. Conclusions The results of this study demonstrate the successful preparation and preclinical testing of 152Tb-PSMA-617 and its first application in a patient with mCRPC. This work could pave the way towards clinical application of other Tb radionuclides in the near future, most importantly 161Tb, which has promising decay characteristics for an effective treatment of mCRPC patients.
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Müller, Cristina; Singh, Aviral; Umbricht, Christoph; Kulkarni, Harshad; Johnston, Karl; Benešová, Martina; et al. (2019). Preclinical investigations and first-in-human application of 152Tb-PSMA-617 for PET/CT imaging of prostate cancer. figshare. Collection. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4590407.v1
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AUTHORS (13)
CM
Cristina Müller
AS
Aviral Singh
CU
Christoph Umbricht
HK
Harshad Kulkarni
KJ
Karl Johnston
MB
Martina Benešová
SS
Stefan Senftleben
DM
Dirk Müller
CV
Christiaan Vermeulen
RS
Roger Schibli
UK
Ulli Köster
NM
Nicholas Meulen
RB
Richard Baum