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Melanocortin 1 Receptor-Targeted ?-Particle Therapy for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma.

ABSTRACT: New effective therapies are greatly needed for metastatic uveal melanoma, which has a very poor prognosis with a median survival of less than 1 y. The melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) is expressed in 94% of uveal melanoma metastases, and a MC1R-specific ligand (MC1RL) with high affinity and selectivity for MC1R was previously developed. Methods: The 225Ac-DOTA-MC1RL conjugate was synthesized in high radiochemical yield and purity and was tested in vitro for biostability and for MC1R-specific cytotoxicity in uveal melanoma cells, and the lanthanum-DOTA-MC1RL analog was tested for binding affinity. Non-tumor-bearing BALB/c mice were tested for maximum tolerated dose and biodistribution. Severe combined immunodeficient mice bearing uveal melanoma tumors or engineered MC1R-positive and -negative tumors were studied for biodistribution and efficacy. Radiation dosimetry was calculated using mouse biodistribution data and blood clearance kinetics from Sprague-Dawley rat data. Results: High biostability, MC1R-specific cytotoxicity, and high binding affinity were observed. Limiting toxicities were not observed at even the highest administered activities. Pharmacokinetics and biodistribution studies revealed rapid blood clearance (<15 min), renal and hepatobillary excretion, MC1R-specific tumor uptake, and minimal retention in other normal tissues. Radiation dosimetry calculations determined pharmacokinetics parameters and absorbed ?-emission dosages from 225Ac and its daughters. Efficacy studies demonstrated significantly prolonged survival and decreased metastasis burden after a single administration of 225Ac-DOTA-MC1RL in treated mice relative to controls. Conclusion: These results suggest significant potential for the clinical translation of 225Ac-DOTA-MC1RL as a novel therapy for metastatic uveal melanoma.

SUBMITTER: Tafreshi NK

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6681690 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Melanocortin 1 Receptor-Targeted α-Particle Therapy for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma.

Tafreshi Narges K NK Tichacek Christopher J CJ Pandya Darpan N DN Doligalski Michael L ML Budzevich Mikalai M MM Kil HyunJoo H Bhatt Nikunj B NB Kock Nancy D ND Messina Jane L JL Ruiz Epifanio E EE Delva Nella C NC Weaver Adam A Gibbons William R WR Boulware David C DC Khushalani Nikhil I NI El-Haddad Ghassan G Triozzi Pierre L PL Moros Eduardo G EG McLaughlin Mark L ML Wadas Thaddeus J TJ Morse David L DL

Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine 20190207 8

New effective therapies are greatly needed for metastatic uveal melanoma, which has a very poor prognosis with a median survival of less than 1 y. The melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) is expressed in 94% of uveal melanoma metastases, and a MC1R-specific ligand (MC1RL) with high affinity and selectivity for MC1R was previously developed. <b>Methods:</b> The <sup>225</sup>Ac-DOTA-MC1RL conjugate was synthesized in high radiochemical yield and purity and was tested in vitro for biostability and for M ...[more]

PMID: 30733316

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