Preparation and biological evaluation of 64Cu-CB-TE2A-sst 2-ANT, a somatostatin antagonist for PET imaging of somatostatin receptor-positive tumors

Thaddeus J. Wadas, Martin Eiblmaier, Alexander Zheleznyak, Christopher D. Sherman, Riccardo Ferdani, Kexian Liang, Samuel Achilefu, Carolyn J. Anderson

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Abstract

Recently, the somatostatin receptor subtype 2 (SSTR2) selective antagonist sst2-ANT was determined to have a high affinity for SSTR2. Additionally, 111In-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10- tetraacetic acid-sst2-ANT showed high uptake in an SSTR2-transfected, tumor-bearing mouse model and suggested that radiolabeled SSTR2 antagonists may be superior to agonists for imaging SSTR2-positive tumors. This report describes the synthesis and evaluation of 64Cu-CB-4,11- bis(carboxymethyl)-1,4,8,11-tetraazabicyclo[6.6.2]hexadecane-sst 2-ANT (64Cu-CB-TE2A-sst2-ANT) as a PET radiopharmaceutical for the in vivo imaging of SSTR2-positive tumors. Methods: Receptor-binding studies were performed to determine the dissociation constant of the radiopharmaceutical 64Cu-CB-TE2A-sst2-ANT using AR42J rat pancreatic tumor cell membranes. The internalization of 64Cu-CB-TE2A-sst2-ANT was compared with that of the 64Cu-labeled agonist 64Cu-CB-TE2A-tyrosine 3-octreotate (64Cu-CB-TE2A-Y3-TATE) in AR42J cells. Both radiopharmaceuticals were also compared in vivo through biodistribution studies using healthy rats bearing AR42J tumors, and small-animal PET/CT of 64Cu-CB-TE2A-sst2-ANT was performed. Results: The dissociation constant value for the radiopharmaceutical was determined to be 26 ± 2.4 nM, and the maximum number of binding sites was 23,000 fmol/mg. 64Cu-CB-TE2A-sst2-ANT showed significantly less internalization than did 64Cu-CB-TE2A-Y3-TATE at time points from 15 min to 4 h. Biodistribution studies revealed that the clearance of 64Cu-CB-TE2A-sst2-ANT from the blood was rapid, whereas the clearance of 64Cu-CB-TE2A-sst2-ANT from the liver and kidneys was more modest at all time points. Tumor-to-blood and tumor-to-muscle ratios were determined to be better for 64Cu-CB-TE2A-sst 2-ANT than those for 64Cu-CB-TE2A-Y3-TATE at the later time points, although liver and kidney uptake was significantly higher. Small-animal imaging using 64Cu-CB-TE2A-sst2-ANT revealed excellent tumor-to-background contrast at 4 h after injection, and standardized uptake values remained high even after 24 h. Conclusion: The PET radiopharmaceutical 64Cu-CB-TE2A-sst2-ANT is an attractive agent, worthy of future study as a PET radiopharmaceutical for the imaging of somatostatin receptor-positive tumors. COPYRIGHT

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1819-1827
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Nuclear Medicine
Volume49
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antagonist
  • Cu
  • Somatostatin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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