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Title: Desferal (DFO) induced Ga-67 washout from normal tissue, tumor and abscess in experimental animals

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OSTI ID:6880111

In the experimental animal, desferal (DFO) given intravenously washes out Ga-67 from all tissues. This effect is not uniform: blood activity is reduced very markedly, while liver activity is less affected. Maximal effect of DFO occurs if given close to the Ga-67 injection. When the time interval between the two is increased, the absolute amount of Ga-67 excreted in the urine in excess of the spontaneous excretion is reduced. Administration of DFO does not effect Ga-67 gastrointestinal excretion. In three animal tumor models (EMT-6 sarcoma in Balb/c mice, spontaneous adenocarcinoma in mice, and spontaneous adenocarcinoma in the rabbit) and in sterile abscess-bearing rats, the administration of DFO 24 hrs after Ga-67-citrate improves significantly the target-to-nontarget ratio. Animals given 50 mg/kg DFO I.V. after Ga-67 citrate showed a significant reduction in the whole-body activity as seen in a one-week follow up.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA); State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
6880111
Report Number(s):
BNL-28487; CONF-801082-3; TRN: 81-000489
Resource Relation:
Conference: ORAU radiopharmaceutical dosimetry symposium, Oak Ridge, TN, USA, 6 Oct 1980
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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