Immuno-PET of tissue factor in pancreatic cancer.
Immuno-PET of tissue factor in pancreatic cancer.
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DOI:
10.2967/jnumed.112.105460
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发表时间:
2012-11
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Cai W
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Hong H;Zhang Y;Nayak TR;Engle JW;Wong HC;Liu B;Barnhart TE;Cai W
Upregulation of tissue factor (TF) expression leads to increased patient morbidity and mortality in many solid tumor types. The goal of this study was to develop a positron emission tomography (PET) tracer for imaging of TF expression in pancreatic cancer. ALT-836, a chimeric anti-human TF monoclonal antibody, was conjugated to 2-S-(4-isothiocyanatobenzyl)-1, 4, 7-triazacyclononane-1, 4, 7-triacetic acid (p-SCN-Bn-NOTA) and labeled with 64Cu. To compare the TF binding affinity of ALT-836 and NOTA-ALT-836, flow cytometry analysis was performed in three pancreatic cancer cell lines with different expression level of TF (from low to high: PANC-1, ASPC-1, and BXPC-3). PET imaging, biodistribution, blocking, and histology studies were performed on pancreatic tumor-bearing mice to evaluate the ability and specificity of 64Cu-NOTA-ALT-836 to target TF in vivo. There was no difference in TF binding affinity between ALT-836 and NOTA-ALT-836. 64Cu-labeling was achieved with high yield and specific activity. Serial PET imaging revealed that the uptake of 64Cu-NOTA-ALT-836 in BXPC-3 tumors (high TF expression) was 5.7 ± 0.5, 10.3 ± 0.5, and 16.5 ± 2.6 %ID/g at 4, 24, and 48 h post-injection respectively (n = 4), significantly higher than that in the PANC-1 and ASPC-1 tumors. Biodistribution data as measured by gamma counting were consistent with the PET findings. Blocking experiments and histology further confirmed the TF specificity of 64Cu-NOTA-ALT-836. Herein we report the first successful PET imaging of TF expression. Persistent and TF-specific uptake of 64Cu-NOTA-ALT-836 was observed in pancreatic cancer models.