IAEA contribution to the development of 64Cu radiopharmaceuticals for theranostic applications

Autor: Amir Reza Jalilian, Bianca Gutfilen, Fedor Zhuravlev, Matthew J. Harris, Behrouz Alirezapour, Jeff Smith, Brigitte Guérin, Thaer Assaad, Miguel A. Avila-Rodriguez, Irfan ullah Khan, Gert Luurtsema, Vijay Kumar, Ibrahim Aljammaz, Rubel Chakravarty, Hongyu Li, Adriano Duatti, Julia Vera-Araujo, Joao A. Osso
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: The quarterly journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging : official publication of the Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine (AIMN) [and] the International Association of Radiopharmacology (IAR), [and] Section of the Society of.... 64(4)
ISSN: 1827-1936
Popis: Copper-64 is a very attractive radioisotope with unique nuclear properties that allow using it as both a diagnostic and therapeutic agent, thus providing an almost ideal example of a theranostic radionuclide. A characteristic of Cu-64 stems from the intrinsic biological nature of copper ions that play a fundamental role in a large number of cellular processes. Cu-64 is a radionuclide that reflects the natural biochemical pathways of Cu-64 ions, therefore, can be exploited for the detection and therapy of certain malignancies and metabolic diseases. Beside these applications of Cu-64 ions, this radionuclide can be also used for radiolabelling bifunctional chelators carrying a variety of pharmacophores for targeting different biological substrates. These include peptide-based substrates and immunoconjugates as well as small-molecule bioactive moieties. Fueled by the growing interest of Member States (MS) belonging to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) community, a dedicated Coordinated Research Project (CRP) was initiated in 2016, which recruited thirteen participating MS from four continents. Research activities and collaborations between the participating countries allowed for collection of an impressive series of results, particularly on the production, preclinical evaluation and, in a few cases, clinical evaluation of various 64Cu-radiopharmaceuticals that may have potential impact on future development of the field. Since this CRP was finalized at the beginning of 2020, this short review summarizes outcomes, outputs and results of this project with the purpose to propagate to other MS and to the whole scientific community, some of the most recent achievements on this novel class of theranostic 64Cu-radiopharmaceticals.
Databáze: OpenAIRE