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New bifunctional ligands for radioimmunoimaging and radioimmunotherapy

Thesis/Dissertation ·
OSTI ID:6485193

The bifunctional EDTA ligand and two bifunctional DTPA ligands were synthesized by direct aminolysis of an amino acid ester followed by reduction, alkylation, and functional group modification to introduced bifunctionality. The reactive substituent chosen for protein conjugation was the isothiocyanate group. The generality of this approach was demonstrated with 9 different amino acids to produce the respective substituted diethylenetriamines. The remaining three bifunctional DTPA ligands were synthesized via classical peptide methodology producing a dipeptide amide which, after deprotection, was reduced to the triamine and alkylated to produce the ligand. Biodistribution studies of the ligands conjugated to monoclonal antibody B72.3 and labelled with In-111 revealed that superior retention of In-111 was attained and the dose to the liver was minimized when a full intact octadentate bifunctional DTPA chelate was used, e.g. DTPA > EDTA > DTTA (diethylenetritetraacetic acid from use of DTPA dianhydride (CA-DTPA)). The best scintigraphic images were obtained after 72 hours when a DTPA ligand was used to complex the In-111. Biodistribution studies using Yttrium-88 revealed that the disubstituted bifunctional DTPA was necessary to minimize the bone dose from the Yttrium while maintaining a high dose to the tumor.

Research Organization:
American Univ., Washington, DC (USA)
OSTI ID:
6485193
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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