Hunt William, Long Mathew, Kamil Usama, Kellapatha Sunil, Noonan Wayne, Roselt Peter D, Papa Nathan, Emmerson Brittany, Hofman Michael S, Haskali Mohammad B
Department of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences, Cancer Imaging, The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
EJNMMI Radiopharm Chem. 2025 Jul 22;10(1):47. doi: 10.1186/s41181-025-00372-5.
BACKGROUND: Lutetium-177 (Lu) theranostics have revolutionized personalized cancer treatment, particularly with FDA-approved therapies like [Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE for neuroendocrine tumors and [Lu]Lu-PSMA for prostate cancer. Despite growing clinical adoption, there is limited understanding of how different production variables affect radiochemical purity, especially when scaling to high activities for multi-patient batches. This study evaluates the impact of precursor sources, Lu forms (carrier-added (C.A) vs. non- carrier-added (N.C.A)), and radiochemical concentration on product quality. RESULTS: We analyzed 355 clinical batches of [Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE (n = 101), [Lu]Lu- PSMA-617 (n = 169), and [Lu]Lu-PSMA-I&T (n = 85) produced with standardized protocols using lutetium-177 from multiple suppliers in both carrier-added and non-carrier-added forms. All radiopharmaceuticals demonstrated consistently high yields (≥ 98%) and met release criteria regardless of starting materials. [Lu]Lu-DOTA-TATE and [Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 maintained radiochemical purity above 90% throughout 24 h, while [Lu]Lu-PSMA-I&T showed stability for 8 h but fell below specifications at 24 h. Negative correlations between bulk activity/concentration and radiochemical purity were observed across all preparations. The lutetium-177 products from various suppliers displayed notably distinct quality profiles. Some suppliers consistently provided higher radiochemical purities, irrespective of the carrier-added or non-carrier-added forms of lutetium-177. However, carrier- added formulations exhibited greater radiostability compared to non-carrier-added ones at elevated concentrations. Furthermore, differences in precursor quality among manufacturers were noted, with certain suppliers offering enhanced radiostability characteristics that may enhance product performance at high activity concentrations. CONCLUSION: This comprehensive analysis reveals that hospital-based production can be automized resulting in high-quality and efficient multi-dose production. Small differences in radiochemical purity of Lu -labeled theranostics depends on complex interactions between precursor source, Lu supplier, and Lu form, beyond simple activity-dependent radiolysis. These findings underscore the importance of optimizing production parameters for high- activity preparations and highlight the need to explore the various multifactorial variables that impact the quality of Lu-theranostics.
背景:镥 - 177(Lu)诊疗一体化技术彻底改变了个性化癌症治疗方式,尤其是美国食品药品监督管理局(FDA)批准的疗法,如用于神经内分泌肿瘤的[Lu]Lu - DOTA - TATE和用于前列腺癌的[Lu]Lu - PSMA。尽管临床应用日益广泛,但对于不同生产变量如何影响放射化学纯度的了解有限,特别是在扩大生产规模以制备供多名患者使用的高活度批次产品时。本研究评估了前体来源、Lu形式(加载体(C.A)与不加载体(N.C.A))以及放射化学浓度对产品质量的影响。 结果:我们分析了355个临床批次的[Lu]Lu - DOTA - TATE(n = 101)、[Lu]Lu - PSMA - 617(n = 169)和[Lu]Lu - PSMA - I&T(n = 85),这些产品采用标准化方案生产,使用了来自多个供应商的加载体和不加载体形式的镥 - 177。所有放射性药物均表现出始终如一的高产率(≥98%),且无论起始原料如何均符合放行标准。[Lu]Lu - DOTA - TATE和[Lu]Lu - PSMA - 617在24小时内放射化学纯度均保持在90%以上,而[Lu]Lu - PSMA - I&T在8小时内表现出稳定性,但在24小时时降至规格以下。在所有制剂中均观察到总体活度/浓度与放射化学纯度之间呈负相关。来自不同供应商的镥 - 177产品显示出显著不同的质量特征。一些供应商始终提供更高的放射化学纯度,无论镥 - 177是加载体还是不加载体形式。然而,在较高浓度下,加载体制剂比不加载体制剂表现出更高的放射稳定性。此外,还注意到不同制造商之间前体质量存在差异,某些供应商提供的产品具有增强的放射稳定性特征,这可能会在高活度浓度下提高产品性能。 结论:这项综合分析表明,基于医院的生产可以实现自动化,从而实现高质量、高效率的多剂量生产。Lu标记的诊疗一体化产品放射化学纯度的微小差异取决于前体来源、Lu供应商和Lu形式之间的复杂相互作用,而非简单的与活度相关的辐射分解。这些发现强调了优化高活度制剂生产参数的重要性,并突出了探索影响Lu诊疗一体化产品质量的各种多因素变量的必要性。
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