Identification, Characterization, and Suppression of Side Products Formed during the Synthesis of [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-617.

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serval:BIB_A46AADF303C9
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Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Identification, Characterization, and Suppression of Side Products Formed during the Synthesis of [<sup>177</sup>Lu]Lu-PSMA-617.
Journal
Journal of medicinal chemistry
Author(s)
Martin S., Tönnesmann R., Hierlmeier I., Maus S., Rosar F., Ruf J., Holland J.P., Ezziddin S., Bartholomä M.D.
ISSN
1520-4804 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0022-2623
Publication state
Published
Issued date
22/04/2021
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
64
Number
8
Pages
4960-4971
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
In recent years, radiolabeled tracers targeting prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) have had a tremendous impact on prostate cancer management. Here, we report on the formation of radioactive impurities formed during the clinical production of <sup>177</sup> Lu-labeled PSMA-617. We provide compelling evidence that these impurities are the result of a spontaneous, thermally mediated condensation reaction of the Glu-CO-Lys moiety resulting in the formation of three different five-membered ring systems. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations show that the condensation and cyclization of the Glu-CO-Lys moiety is thermodynamically spontaneous. In cell experiments, no affinity of these cyclized compounds toward PSMA was observed. HPLC analyses of urine samples from patient studies showed rapid renal excretion of these radioactive cyclized species. Radiolabeling conditions were identified that significantly reduced the formation of cyclized side products yielding <sup>177</sup> Lu-labeled PSMA-617 in high radiochemical yield and purity in concordance with current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) requirements.
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