Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) cells may lose NIS expression and iodine uptake, but usually express TSH receptors (TSHR). Therefore, the aim of our study was to compare two radiolabeled superagonist TSH analogues for DTC imaging. These analogues (namely TR1401 and TR1402) have a higher TSHR binding affinity than recombinant human TSH (Thyrogen®). Radiolabeling was performed with technetium-99m using an indirect method via HYNIC conjugation and was followed by in vitro quality controls and binding assay on TSHR-positive cell lines (ML-1). An in vitro binding assay was also performed and compared with radiolabeled human recombinant TSH. In vivo imaging was performed in four dogs with spontaneous follicular thyroid carcinoma with solid poorly differentiated areas with99mTc-TR1401 SPECT/CT,99mTc-TR1402 SPECT/CT, and [18F]FDG PET/CT on different days within 2 weeks. TR1401 and TR1402 were labeled with high specific activity (8.3 ± 1.2 MBq/µg) and retention of their biological activity and structural integrity. Both agonists were able to efficiently bind TSHR receptors expressed by cell lines with dissociation constants (Kd) of 2.7 nM for99mTc-TR1401 and 0.5 nM for99mTc-TR1402 compared with99mTc-Thyrogen (Kd = 8.4 nM). In tumor-targeting experiments, a focal uptake was observed in dogs with spontaneous intraglandular thyroid carcinoma, in which TSHR expression was confirmed by immunohistochemistry.99mTc-TR1402 provided higher T/B than99mTc-TR1401 and [18F]FDG (12.9 ± 1.3, 10.2 ± 0.7, and 3.8 ± 0.6, respectively; all p < 0.001). Given these results,99mTc-TR1402 appears to be a useful tool for in vivo imaging of thyroid cancer.

In vivo imaging of thyroid cancer with 99mTc-TR1401 and 99mTc-TR1402: a comparison study in dogs / Galli, F.; Varani, M.; Lauri, C.; Campagna, G.; Balogh, L.; Weintraub, B. D.; Szkudlinski, M. W.; Bartolazzi, A.; Manni, I.; Piaggio, G.; Signore, A.. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 10:9(2021), pp. 1-8. [10.3390/jcm10091878]

In vivo imaging of thyroid cancer with 99mTc-TR1401 and 99mTc-TR1402: a comparison study in dogs

Galli F.;Varani M.;Lauri C.;Campagna G.;Bartolazzi A.;Signore A.
2021

Abstract

Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) cells may lose NIS expression and iodine uptake, but usually express TSH receptors (TSHR). Therefore, the aim of our study was to compare two radiolabeled superagonist TSH analogues for DTC imaging. These analogues (namely TR1401 and TR1402) have a higher TSHR binding affinity than recombinant human TSH (Thyrogen®). Radiolabeling was performed with technetium-99m using an indirect method via HYNIC conjugation and was followed by in vitro quality controls and binding assay on TSHR-positive cell lines (ML-1). An in vitro binding assay was also performed and compared with radiolabeled human recombinant TSH. In vivo imaging was performed in four dogs with spontaneous follicular thyroid carcinoma with solid poorly differentiated areas with99mTc-TR1401 SPECT/CT,99mTc-TR1402 SPECT/CT, and [18F]FDG PET/CT on different days within 2 weeks. TR1401 and TR1402 were labeled with high specific activity (8.3 ± 1.2 MBq/µg) and retention of their biological activity and structural integrity. Both agonists were able to efficiently bind TSHR receptors expressed by cell lines with dissociation constants (Kd) of 2.7 nM for99mTc-TR1401 and 0.5 nM for99mTc-TR1402 compared with99mTc-Thyrogen (Kd = 8.4 nM). In tumor-targeting experiments, a focal uptake was observed in dogs with spontaneous intraglandular thyroid carcinoma, in which TSHR expression was confirmed by immunohistochemistry.99mTc-TR1402 provided higher T/B than99mTc-TR1401 and [18F]FDG (12.9 ± 1.3, 10.2 ± 0.7, and 3.8 ± 0.6, respectively; all p < 0.001). Given these results,99mTc-TR1402 appears to be a useful tool for in vivo imaging of thyroid cancer.
2021
molecular imaging; RhTSH; thyroid cancer; TR1402; TR1402
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In vivo imaging of thyroid cancer with 99mTc-TR1401 and 99mTc-TR1402: a comparison study in dogs / Galli, F.; Varani, M.; Lauri, C.; Campagna, G.; Balogh, L.; Weintraub, B. D.; Szkudlinski, M. W.; Bartolazzi, A.; Manni, I.; Piaggio, G.; Signore, A.. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 10:9(2021), pp. 1-8. [10.3390/jcm10091878]
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