Ding Ding, Zhao Haitao, Wei Dali, Yang Qinglai, Yang Cai, Wang Ruowen, Chen Yumei, Li Lianghua, An Shuxian, Xia Qian, Huang Gang, Liu Jianjun, Xiao Zeyu, Tan Weihong
Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM), Renji Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, and College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
Research (Wash D C). 2023 May 9;6:0126. doi: 10.34133/research.0126. eCollection 2023.
Serving as targeting ligands, aptamers have shown promise in precision medicine. However, the lack of knowledge of the biosafety and metabolism patterns in the human body largely impeded aptamers' clinical translation. To bridge this gap, here we report the first-in-human pharmacokinetics study of protein tyrosine kinase 7 targeted SGC8 aptamer via in vivo PET tracking of gallium-68 (Ga) radiolabeled aptamers. The specificity and binding affinity of a radiolabeled aptamer, named Ga[Ga]-NOTA-SGC8, were maintained as proven in vitro. Further preclinical biosafety and biodistribution evaluation confirmed that aptamers have no biotoxicity, potential mutation risks, or genotoxicity at high dosage (40 mg/kg). Based on this result, a first-in-human clinical trial was approved and carried out to evaluate the circulation and metabolism profiles, as well as biosafety, of the radiolabeled SGC8 aptamer in the human body. Taking advantage of the cutting-edge total-body PET, the aptamers' distribution pattern in the human body was acquired in a dynamic fashion. This study revealed that radiolabeled aptamers are harmless to normal organs and most of them are accumulated in the kidney and cleared from the bladder via urine, which agrees with preclinical studies. Meanwhile, a physiologically based pharmacokinetic model of aptamer was developed, which could potentially predict therapeutic responses and plan personalized treatment strategies. This research studied the biosafety and dynamic pharmacokinetics of aptamers in the human body for the first time, as well as demonstrated the capability of novel molecular imaging fashion in drug development.
作为靶向配体,适体在精准医学中展现出了应用前景。然而,由于对人体生物安全性和代谢模式缺乏了解,很大程度上阻碍了适体的临床转化。为填补这一空白,我们在此报告通过对镓 - 68(Ga)放射性标记适体进行体内正电子发射断层扫描(PET)追踪,开展的针对蛋白酪氨酸激酶7靶向的SGC8适体的首例人体药代动力学研究。一种名为Ga[Ga]-NOTA-SGC8的放射性标记适体的特异性和结合亲和力在体外实验中得到了验证。进一步的临床前生物安全性和生物分布评估证实,在高剂量(40 mg/kg)下,适体没有生物毒性、潜在突变风险或遗传毒性。基于这一结果,一项首例人体临床试验获批并开展,以评估放射性标记的SGC8适体在人体内的循环和代谢概况以及生物安全性。利用前沿的全身PET,以动态方式获取了适体在人体内的分布模式。该研究表明,放射性标记的适体对正常器官无害,且大多数聚集在肾脏并通过尿液从膀胱排出,这与临床前研究结果一致。同时,建立了适体的基于生理的药代动力学模型,该模型有可能预测治疗反应并制定个性化治疗策略。本研究首次对适体在人体内的生物安全性和动态药代动力学进行了研究,同时也展示了新型分子成像方式在药物研发中的能力。
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