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Current Radiopharmaceuticals

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ISSN (Print): 1874-4710
ISSN (Online): 1874-4729

Research Article

Automated PET Radiotracer Manufacture on the BG75 System and Imaging Validation Studies of [18F]fluoromisonidazole ([18F]FMISO)

Author(s): Hong Yuan, Jonathan E. Frank, Joseph R. Merrill, Daniel A. Hillesheim, Mark H. Khachaturian and Atilio I. Anzellotti

Volume 9, Issue 3, 2016

Page: [235 - 243] Pages: 9

DOI: 10.2174/1874471009666160725100940

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Abstract

Background and Objective: The hypoxia PET tracer, 1-[18F]fluoro-3-(2-nitro-1Himidazol- 1-yl)-propan-2-ol ([18F]FMISO) is the first radiotracer developed for hypoxia PET imaging and has shown promising for cancer diagnosis and prognosis. However, access to [18F]FMISO radiotracer is limited due to the needed cyclotron and radiochemistry expertise. The study aimed to develop the automated production method on the [18F]FMISO radiotracer with the novel fully automated platform of the BG75 system and validate its usage on animal tumor models.

Method: [18F]FMISO was produced with the dose synthesis cartridge automatically on the BG75 system. Validation of [18F]FMISO hypoxia imaging functionality was conducted on two tumor mouse models (FaDu/U87 tumor). The distribution of [18F]FMISO within tumor was further validated by the standard hypoxia marker EF5.

Results: The average radiochemical purity was (99±1) % and the average pH was 5.5±0.2 with other quality attributes passing standard criteria (n=12). Overall biodistribution for [18F]FMISO in both tumor models was consistent with reported studies where bladder and large intestines presented highest activity at 90 min post injection. High spatial correlation was found between [18F]FMISO autoradiography and EF5 hypoxia staining, indicating high hypoxia specificity of [18MF]FMISO.

Conclusion: This study shows that qualified [18F]FMISO can be efficiently produced on the BG75 system in an automated “dose-on-demand” mode using single dose disposable cards. The possibilities of having a low-cost, automated system manufacturing ([18F]Fluoride production + synthesis + QC) different radiotracers will greatly enhance the potential for PET technology to reach new geographical areas and underserved patient populations.

Keywords: [18F]FMISO, hypoxia, PET, solid-phase extraction, system BG75, tumor hypoxia.

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