Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford, Department of Radiology, James H. Clark Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, 318 Campus Drive, E153, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Department of Neurology and Neurological Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA.
Mol Imaging Biol. 2020 Feb;22(1):124-133. doi: 10.1007/s11307-019-01353-2.
Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) catalyzes the final step in glycolysis, the key process of tumor metabolism. PKM2 is found in high levels in glioblastoma (GBM) cells with marginal expression within healthy brain tissue, rendering it a key biomarker of GBM metabolic re-programming. Our group has reported the development of a novel radiotracer, 1-((2-fluoro- 6-[F]fluorophenyl)sulfonyl)-4-((4-methoxyphenyl)sulfonyl)piperazine ([F]DASA- 23), to non-invasively detect PKM2 levels with positron emission tomography (PET).
U87 human GBM cells were treated with the IC50 concentration of various agents used in the treatment of GBM, including alkylating agents (temozolomide, carmustine, lomustine, procarbazine), inhibitor of topoisomerase I (irinotecan), vascular endothelial and epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors (cediranib and erlotinib, respectively) anti-metabolite (5-fluorouracil), microtubule inhibitor (vincristine), and metabolic agents (dichloroacetate and IDH1 inhibitor ivosidenib). Following drug exposure for three or 6 days (n = 6 replicates per condition), the radiotracer uptake of [F]DASA-23 and 2-deoxy-2-[F]fluoro-D-glucose ([F]FDG) was assessed. Changes in PKM2 protein levels were determined via Western blot and correlated to radiotracer uptake.
Significant interactions were found between the treatment agent (n = 12 conditions total comprised 11 drugs and vehicle) and the duration of treatment (3- or 6-day exposure to each drug) on the cellular uptake of [F]DASA-23 (p = 0.0001). The greatest change in the cellular uptake of [F]DASA-23 was found after exposure to alkylating agents (p < 0. 0001) followed by irinotecan (p = 0. 0012), erlotinib (p = 0. 02), and 5-fluorouracil (p = 0. 005). Correlation of PKM2 protein levels and [F]DASA-23 cellular uptake revealed a moderate correlation (r = 0.44, p = 0.15).
These proof of principle studies emphasize the superiority of [F]DASA-23 to [F]FDG in detecting the glycolytic response of GBM to multiple classes of anti-neoplastic drugs in cell culture. A clinical trial evaluating the diagnostic utility of [F]DASA-23 PET in GBM patients (NCT03539731) is ongoing.
丙酮酸激酶 M2(PKM2)催化糖酵解的最后一步,这是肿瘤代谢的关键过程。PKM2 在胶质母细胞瘤(GBM)细胞中高水平表达,而在健康脑组织中表达水平较低,使其成为 GBM 代谢重编程的关键生物标志物。我们的研究小组已经开发出一种新型放射性示踪剂 1-((2-氟-6-[[F]氟苯基)磺酰基]-4-((4-甲氧基苯基)磺酰基)哌嗪([F]DASA-23),用于通过正电子发射断层扫描 (PET) 非侵入性地检测 PKM2 水平。
用各种用于治疗 GBM 的药物的 IC50 浓度处理 U87 人 GBM 细胞,包括烷化剂(替莫唑胺、卡莫司汀、洛莫司汀、丙卡巴肼)、拓扑异构酶 I 抑制剂(伊立替康)、血管内皮和表皮生长因子受体抑制剂(西地尼布和厄洛替尼,分别)抗代谢物(5-氟尿嘧啶)、微管抑制剂(长春新碱)和代谢物(二氯乙酸和 IDH1 抑制剂ivosidenib)。在药物暴露 3 或 6 天后(每个条件重复 6 次),评估 [F]DASA-23 和 2-脱氧-2-[[F]氟-D-葡萄糖 ([F]FDG) 的放射性示踪剂摄取。通过 Western blot 确定 PKM2 蛋白水平的变化,并与放射性示踪剂摄取相关联。
在 [F]DASA-23 的细胞摄取方面,发现治疗剂(n=12 种共 11 种药物和载体组成的条件)和治疗持续时间(每种药物 3 或 6 天暴露)之间存在显著的相互作用(p=0.0001)。在接受烷化剂(p<0.0001)、伊立替康(p=0.0012)、厄洛替尼(p=0.02)和 5-氟尿嘧啶(p=0.005)治疗后,[F]DASA-23 的细胞摄取变化最大。PKM2 蛋白水平与 [F]DASA-23 细胞摄取的相关性显示出中度相关性(r=0.44,p=0.15)。
这些原理验证研究强调了 [F]DASA-23 优于 [F]FDG 在检测细胞培养中 GBM 对多种抗肿瘤药物的糖酵解反应方面的优越性。正在进行一项评估 [F]DASA-23 PET 在 GBM 患者中的诊断效用的临床试验(NCT03539731)。