Pilot study of 68Ga-DOTA-F(ab′)2-trastuzumab in patients with breast cancer

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Abstract

Objective

⁶⁸Ga-1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane- N, N′, N′′, N′′′-tetraacetic acid (DOTA)-F(ab′) ₂-trastuzumab [ ⁶⁸Ga-DOTA-F(ab′) ₂-trastuzumab] has been developed at our institution as a positron imaging reagent for assessing human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression status by in-vivo imaging. Initial studies on animals demonstrated promising results in the monitoring of treatment response to heat shock protein 90-targeted drugs that inhibit the client protein HER2. We report here our initial clinical experience in the assessment of the toxicity, pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, and dosimetry profile of ⁶⁸Ga-DOTA-F(ab′) ₂-trastuzumab with PET/computed tomography using a mean of 236 MBq/5 mg administered intravenously.

Materials and methods

A group of 16 women with breast cancer were enrolled in this study. The one patient who did not receive ⁶⁸Ga-DOTA-F(ab′) ₂-trastuzumab was excluded from analysis. Both HER2-negative ( n=7) and HER2-positive ( n=8) cases were studied. Among the latter, seven had undergone trastuzumab treatment previously and one had not.

Results

It was determined that ⁶⁸Ga-DOTA-F(ab′) ₂-trastuzumab was well tolerated, with a T _½ of ∼3.6±0.9 h; the critical organ was the kidney, with a mean dose of 0.383 cGy/37 MBq; and tumor targeting was seen in 4/8 patients with HER2-positive disease.

Conclusion

The reagent is safe, and assessments through additional studies in a better-defined group of patients, using larger administered masses of antibodies, with a better immunoreactive fraction are needed.

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We performed a feasibility study to determine the optimal dosage and time of administration of the monoclonal antibody zirconium-89 ((89)Zr)-trastuzumab to enable positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive lesions. Fourteen patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer received 37 MBq of (89)Zr-trastuzumab at one of three doses (10 or 50 mg for those who were trastuzumab-naive and 10 mg for those who were already on trastuzumab treatment). The patients underwent at least two PET scans between days 2 and 5. The results of the study showed that the best time for assessment of (89)Zr-trastuzumab uptake by tumors was 4-5 days after the injection. For optimal PET-scan results, trastuzumab-naive patients required a 50 mg dose of (89)Zr-trastuzumab, and patients already on trastuzumab treatment required a 10 mg dose. The accumulation of (89)Zr-trastuzumab in lesions allowed PET imaging of most of the known lesions and some that had been undetected earlier. The relative uptake values (RUVs) (mean +/- SEM) were 12.8 +/- 5.8, 4.1 +/- 1.6, and 3.5 +/- 4.2 in liver, bone, and brain lesions, respectively, and 5.9 +/- 2.4, 2.8 +/- 0.7, 4.0 +/- 0.7, and 0.20 +/- 0.1 in normal liver, spleen, kidneys, and brain tissue, respectively. PET scanning after administration of (89)Zr-trastuzumab at appropriate doses allows visualization and quantification of uptake in HER2-positive lesions in patients with metastatic breast cancer.

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The anti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2/neu) antibody trastuzumab is administered to patients with HER2/neu-overexpressing breast cancer. Whole-body noninvasive HER2/neu scintigraphy could help to assess and quantify the HER2/neu expression of all lesions, including nonaccessible metastases. The aims of this study were to develop clinical-grade radiolabeled trastuzumab for clinical HER2/neu immunoPET scintigraphy, to improve diagnostic imaging, to guide antibody-based therapy, and to support early antibody development. The PET radiopharmaceutical (89)Zr-trastuzumab was compared with the SPECT tracer (111)In-trastuzumab, which we have tested in the clinic already. Trastuzumab was labeled with (89)Zr and (for comparison) with (111)In. The minimal dose of trastuzumab required for optimal small-animal PET imaging and biodistribution was determined with human HER2/neu-positive or -negative tumor xenograft-bearing mice. Trastuzumab was efficiently radiolabeled with (89)Zr at a high radiochemical purity and specific activity. The antigen-binding capacity was preserved, and the radiopharmaceutical proved to be stable for up to 7 d in solvent and human serum. Of the tested protein doses, the minimal dose of trastuzumab (100 microg) proved to be optimal for imaging. The comparative biodistribution study showed a higher level of (89)Zr-trastuzumab in HER2/neu-positive tumors than in HER2/neu-negative tumors, especially at day 6 (33.4 +/- 7.6 [mean +/- SEM] vs. 7.1 +/- 0.7 percentage injected dose per gram of tissue). There were good correlations between the small-animal PET images and the biodistribution data and between (89)Zr-trastuzumab and (111)In-trastuzumab uptake in tumors (R(2) = 0.972). Clinical-grade (89)Zr-trastuzumab showed high and HER2/neu-specific tumor uptake at a good resolution.

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Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Nucl Med Commun

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Nucl Med Commun

Journal ID (publisher-id): MNM

Title: Nuclear Medicine Communications

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

ISSN (Print): 0143-3636

ISSN (Electronic): 1473-5628

Publication date (Print): December 2013

Publication date (Electronic): 06 November 2013

Volume: 34

Issue: 12

Pages: 1157-1165

Affiliations

[a ]Department of Radiology, Molecular Imaging and Therapy Service

[b ]Department of Medicine, Breast Cancer Medicine Service

[c ]Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program

[d ]Department of Medical Physics

[e ]Radiochemistry and Molecular Imaging Probes Core Facility, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Departments of [f ]Radiology

[g ]Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, USA

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DOI: 10.1097/MNM.0b013e328365d99b

PMC ID: 3815146

PubMed ID: 24100444

SO-VID: ee711660-36b8-414a-b698-24723572db4f

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History

Date received : 13 May 2013

Date accepted : 15 August 2013

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Keywords: breast cancer,f(ab′)2-trastuzumab,68ga,herceptin,pet/ct

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Keywords: breast cancer, f(ab′)2-trastuzumab, 68ga, herceptin, pet/ct

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