Therapeutic Efficacy of a Bivalent Inhibitor of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Labeled with <sup>67</sup>Cu.

McInnes, Lachlan E; Cullinane, Carleen; Roselt, Peter D; Jackson, Susan; Blyth, Benjamin J; van Dam, Ellen M; Zia, Nicholas A; Harris, Matthew J et al. · J Nucl Med · 2021

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Abstract

Radionuclide therapy targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is promising for prostate cancer. We previously reported a ligand, <sup>64</sup>Cu-CuSarbisPSMA, featuring 2 lysine-ureido-glutamate groups. Here, we report the therapeutic potential of <sup>67</sup>Cu-CuSarbisPSMA. <b>Methods:</b> Growth of PSMA-positive xenografts was evaluated after treatment with <sup>67</sup>Cu-CuSarbisPSMA or <sup>177</sup>Lu-LuPSMA imaging and therapy (I&T). <b>Results:</b> At 13 d after injection, tumor growth was similarly inhibited by the 2 tracers in a dose-dependent manner. Survival was comparable after single (30 MBq) or fractionated (2 × 15 MBq, 2 wk apart) administrations. <b>Conclusion:</b><sup>67</sup>Cu-CuSarbisPSMA is efficacious in a PSMA-expressing model of prostate cancer.

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