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68Ga-Labeled TMTP1 Derivatives with Moderate Hydrophilicity for Positron Emission Tomography of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in High Contrast.

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The reported specific positron emission tomography (PET) probes for the diagnosis of highly metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) suffer from excessively high background uptake and fast blood clearance. Herein, five 68Ga-labeled… Click to show full abstract

The reported specific positron emission tomography (PET) probes for the diagnosis of highly metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) suffer from excessively high background uptake and fast blood clearance. Herein, five 68Ga-labeled polyethylene glycol (PEG)-modified derivatives of the TMTP1 peptide were synthesized. The log D values decreased from -1.70 (non-PEGylated) to -1.97 to -2.94 corresponding to the increase of PEG chain length. Subnanomolar and nanomolar affinities comparable to the non-PEGylated TMTP1 derivative were revealed by the IC50 values in SMMC-7721 cells. [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-PEG2-TMTP1 presented a significantly higher tumor/liver ratio (4.19 ± 0.54, at 30 min post intravenous injection) and tumor/muscle ratio (2.14 ± 0.17) compared to the others and the previously radiolabeled TMTP1 derivatives. Small HCC lesions (<2 mm) in situ were detected with high tumor/liver ratio and low tumor/muscle ratio. The improved pharmacokinetics and blood clearance rate of 68Ga-labeled TMTP1 derivatives indicated that moderate hydrophilicity due to PEGylation contributed to high-contrast PET of HCC.

Keywords: 68ga labeled; hepatocellular carcinoma; positron emission; tmtp1 derivatives; emission tomography

Journal Title: Journal of medicinal chemistry
Year Published: 2023

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