GA68 TC-99M BIFUNCTIONAL MOABS FOR PET AND SPECT IMAGING
Project Number5R01CA048282-02
Contact PI/Project LeaderGOODWIN, DAVID A
Awardee OrganizationSTANFORD UNIVERSITY
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Abstract Text
The broad long-term objectives of this project are to apply new
anti-hapten monoclonal antibodies to PET and SPECT tumor imaging
with Ga-68 chelates and Tc-99m pertechnetate. We will apply our
novel pretargeting technology using bifunctional monoclonal
antibodies with at least one target specific site and one hapten
specific site. These non-radioactive conjugates will be injected
and allowed to localize. After maximum target accumulation has
occurred, blood levels will be rapidly lowered by injection of a
suitable chase. This will be quickly followed with an injection
of Ga-68 chelate or Tc-99m pertechnetate. Imaging will be carried
out 1 to 3 hours following injection of the the radiolabel. For
the Ga-68 experiments the use of antibodies specific for the
chelates of Ga and having much larger binding constants for Ga
chelates than for the other contaminating metal chelates in the
generator eluant will make purification unnecessary. This will
allow the Ga-68 chelates to be injected soon after elution of the
generator and permit the use of small amounts af antibody. For the
Tc-99m studies a monoclonal antibody binding the pertechnetate
anion with high affinity will be employed in the bifunctional
antibody. This will eliminate the need for reduction of
pertechnetate with stannous ions, greatly simplifying its use. In
addition to pretargeting with anti-Tc-99m04 antibody the 6 hr half-
life of Tc-99m is long enough to allow the Tc-Ab complex to be
injected, followed by a suitable chase 5 to 6 hrs later and images
to be made 1-2 hrs after the chase. The methodology involves
immunizing mice with specially designed antigens, screening by
whole body counting of mice with radioactive antigens, organ
distribution and gamma camera imaging in tumor mice and PET and
SPECT images in rabbits bearing VX2 tumor. The ultimate aim is to
make PET and SPECT images of tumors in humans with Ga-68 chelates
and Tc-99 pertechnetate. These studies will improve tumor to
background ratios, reduce patient radiation exposure, enhance the
definition of tumors through PET and SPECT imaging, and provide a
more accurate method for quantitation of biodistribution in humans
using readily available and relatively inexpensive generator
produced radionuclides.
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