The radiolanthanide
s 149Pm,
166Ho, and
177Lu have decay characteri
stic
s suitable for radioimmunotherapy (RIT)of cancer.
N-Hydroxy
sulfo
succinimidyl DOTA (DOTA-OSSu) and methoxy-DOTA (MeO-DOTA) were conjugatedto the anti-TAG-72 monoclonal antibody CC49 for radiolabeling with
149Pm,
166Ho, and
177Lu. While both DOTAconjugate
s could be labeled to high
specific activity with
177Lu, MeO-DOTA afforded
superior conjugate
stability,radiolabeling, and radiochemical purity. Pilot biodi
stribution
s in nude mice bearing LS174T human colon carcinomaxenograft
s demon
strated that MeO-DOTA afforded higher tumor uptake and lower kidney retention of
177Lu thanDOTA-OSSu. The in vitro
stability of
149Pm-,
166Ho-, and
177Lu-MeO-DOTA-CC49 wa
s evaluated u
sing
serumand hydroxyapatite a
ssay
s. Serum
stability of radiolanthanide-labeled MeO-DOTA-CC49 followed a trend ba
sedon the coordination energie
s of the radiometal
s, with
177Lu
showing the highe
st
stability after 96 to 168 h at 37
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s/deg.gif">C. In contra
st, MeO-DOTA-CC49 labeled with all three radiolanthanide
s wa
s >92%
stable to hydroxyapatitechallenge for 168 h at 37
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s/deg.gif">C. Comprehen
sive biodi
stribution
s of
149Pm-,
166Ho-, and
177Lu-MeO-DOTA-CC49were obtained in LS174T-bearing nude mice. Maximum tumor uptake
s were 100.0% ID/g for
149Pm at 96 h,69.5% ID/g for
166Ho at 96 h, and 132.4% ID/g for
177Lu at 168 h. Normal organ uptake
s were generally low,except in the liver,
spleen, and kidney at early time point
s. By 96 to 168 h po
stinjection, nontarget organ uptakedecrea
sed to approximately 7% ID/g (kidney), 12% ID/g (
spleen), and 20% ID/g (liver) for each radiolanthanide.When labeled with
149Pm,
166Ho, and
177Lu, MeO-DOTA-CC49 ha
s potential for RIT of colorectal cancer andother carcinoma
s.