Journal Article DKFZ-2026-01728

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Evaluation of treatment efficacy of the 161Tb- and 177Lu-Labeled GRPR antagonists AMTG and RM2 in a mouse model of prostate cancer.

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2026
Springer-Verl. Heidelberg [u.a.]

European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging nn, nn () [10.1007/s00259-026-08035-6]
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Abstract: Recent data on 161Tb-labeled radiopharmaceuticals indicate a benefit in treatment efficacy due to the emission of high-energy Auger and conversion electrons in addition to β particles. We aimed to investigate differences in therapeutic potential of the gastrin-releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) antagonists RM2 (DOTA-Pip5-D-Phe6-Gln7-Trp8-Ala9-Val10-Gly11-His12-Sta13-Leu14-NH2) and AMTG (DOTA-Pip5-D-Phe6-Gln7-α-Me-Trp8-Ala9-Val10-Gly11-His12-Sta13-Leu14-NH2) radiolabeled with 161Tb and 177Lu in PC-3 tumor-bearing mice. We hypothesized that the superior in vivo stability of AMTG in combination with 161Tb would result in improved tumor control and overall survival as compared to RM2 and 177Lu counterparts.Treatment studies in PC-3 tumor-bearing Nu/J mice were initiated once tumor volume was ~ 100 mm3. 161Tb- and 177Lu-Labeling was completed at 90 °C within 10 min (1.0 M sodium acetate buffer, pH = 5.5, molar activity of ~ 50 MBq/nmol). Radiolabeled GRPR ligands were administered in treatment (PC-3 tumor-bearing, n = 6-7 per group) and toxicity (healthy animals, n = 3 per group) animals on day 0 and day 7 of the experiment (~ 15 MBq each). Treatment animals were sacrificed once tumor volume surpassed 1,500 mm3. Toxicity animals were sacrificed 45 d after injection and analyzed for complete blood count and metabolic panel.Animals were assigned to five groups (control, [177Lu]Lu-RM2, [177Lu]Lu-AMTG, [161Tb]Tb-RM2, [161Tb]Tb-AMTG). Each treatment group received a total activity amount of 26-31 MBq of the respective radiolabeled compound. All treatments resulted in improved tumor control and overall survival related to vehicle animals. [161Tb]Tb-AMTG had the longest median overall survival of 58.1 ± 5.4 d after initiation of treatment. No signs of long-term toxicity were observed during this study in any treatment group.The combination of Auger electrons with high in vivo stability of [161Tb]Tb-AMTG resulted in substantially improved tumor control and overall survival in PC-3 tumor-bearing mice, thus expanding the therapeutic potential of GRPR antagonists in GRPR-expressing malignancies.

Keyword(s): 161Tb (terbium-161) ; 177Lu (lutetium-177) ; AMTG ; GRPR ; RM2

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  1. DKTK Koordinierungsstelle Essen/Düsseldorf (ED01)
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  1. 899 - ohne Topic (POF4-899) (POF4-899)

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Medline ; Clarivate Analytics Master Journal List ; Current Contents - Clinical Medicine ; Current Contents - Life Sciences ; DEAL Springer ; DEAL Springer ; Ebsco Academic Search ; Essential Science Indicators ; IF >= 5 ; JCR ; SCOPUS ; Science Citation Index Expanded ; Web of Science Core Collection
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