Astatine-211 labeling of internalizing anti-EGFRvIII monoclonal antibody using N-succinimidyl 5-[ 211At]astato-3-pyridinecarboxylate

• Published in: Nuclear medicine and biology Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 405 - 411
• Main Authors: Reist, Craig J, Foulon, Catherine F, Alston, Kevin, Bigner, Darell D, Zalutsky, Michael R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01.05.1999; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; Antibodies, Monoclonal - therapeutic use; Astatine - therapeutic use; Astatine-211; Biological and medical sciences; Contrast media. Radiopharmaceuticals; Drug Stability; EGFRvIII; Humans; Internalization; Isotope Labeling; Medical sciences; Mice; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Monoclonal antibodies; Neoplasms, Experimental - metabolism; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Radioimmunotherapy; Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor - immunology; Tissue Distribution; Monoclonal antibodies; EGFRvIII; Astatine-211; Internalization; Radioimmunotherapy; Radiolabelling; Rodentia; Monoclonal antibody; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Astatine; Epidermal growth factor; Immunoreactive form; Mouse; Animal; Distribution; Immunoradiotherapy; Affinity; Chemical synthesis; Comparative study; Iodine
• ISSN: 0969-8051; 1872-9614
• DOI: 10.1016/S0969-8051(98)00120-6

Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) such as the anti-epidermal growth factor variant III (EGFRvIII) MAb L8A4 are rapidly internalized, which can lead to rapid loss of radioactivity from the tumor cell. The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential utility of N-succinimidyl 5-[ 211At]astato-3-pyridinecarboxylate ([ 211At]SAPC) for labeling murine L8A4 with 211At. SAPC was synthesized by astatodestannylation of N-succinimidyl 5-tri- n-butylstannyl 3-pyridinecarboxylate and then coupled to L8A4 in approximately 50% yield. The affinity and immunoreactive fraction for 211At-labeled L8A4 were comparable to those obtained when the MAb was labeled with 131I via N-succinimidyl 5-[ 131I]iodo-3-pyridinecarboxylate (SIPC). Paired-label comparisons of the 211At- and 131I-labeled MAbs demonstrated similar internalization and catabolism by EGFRvIII-positive cells in vitro, and with the exception of the stomach, similar tissue distribution in athymic mice with EGFRvIII-expressing U87MGΔEGFR xenografts. These results suggest that SAPC may be a useful reagent for labeling L8A4, and possibly other internalizing proteins, with 211At.