Characterization of , javax.xml.bind.JAXBElement@5e6ff189, In-labeled Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide as a Radiotracer for Neuroendocrine Tumors.

S. Willekens, L. Joosten, O. Boerman, M. Brom and M. Gotthardt

2018

DOI PMID

Abstract

Somatostatin receptor targeting is considered the standard nuclear medicine technique for visualization of neuroendocrine tumors (NET). Since not all NETs over-express somatostatin receptors, the search for novel targets, visualizing these NETs, is ongoing. Many NETs, expressing low somatostatin receptor levels, express glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptors (GIPR). Here, we evaluated the performance of [Lys (DTPA)]N-acetyl-GIP , a newly synthesized GIP analogue to investigate whether NET imaging via GIPR targeting is feasible. Therefore, [Lys (DTPA)]N-acetyl-GIP was radiolabeled with In with specific activity up to 1.2 TBq/µmol and both in vitro and in vivo receptor targeting properties were examined. In vitro, [Lys ( In-DTPA)]N-acetyl-GIP showed receptor-mediated binding to BHK-GIPR positive cells, NES2Y cells and isolated islets. In vivo, both NES2Y and GIPR-transfected BHK tumors were visualized on SPECT/CT. Furthermore, co-administration of an excess unlabeled GIP lowered tracer uptake from 0.7 ± 0.2%ID/g to 0.6 ± 0.01%ID/g (p = 0.78) in NES2Y tumors and significantly lowered tracer uptake from 3.3 ± 0.8 to 0.8 ± 0.2%ID/g (p = 0.0001) in GIPR-transfected BHK tumors. In conclusion, [Lys ( In-DTPA)]N-acetyl-GIP shows receptor-mediated binding in various models. Furthermore, both GIPR-transfected BHK tumors and NES2Y tumors were visible on SPECT/CT using this tracer. Therefore, [Lys ( In-DTPA)]N-acetyl-GIP SPECT seems promising for visualization of somatostatin receptor negative NETs.