Lipophilicity Determines Routes of Uptake and Clearance, and Toxicity of an Alpha-Particle-Emitting Peptide Receptor Radiotherapy

Lipophilicity is explored in the biodistribution (BD), pharmacokinetics (PK), radiation dosimetry (RD), and toxicity of an internally administered targeted alpha-particle therapy (TAT) under development for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. The TAT conjugate is comprised of the chelator DOTA (1,...

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Published in:	ACS pharmacology & translational science Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 953 - 965
Main Authors:	Tafreshi, Narges K, Kil, HyunJoo, Pandya, Darpan N, Tichacek, Christopher J, Doligalski, Michael L, Budzevich, Mikalai M, Delva, Nella C, Langsen, Michael L, Vallas, John A, Boulware, David C, Engelman, Robert W, Gage, Kenneth L, Moros, Eduardo G, Wadas, Thaddeus J, McLaughlin, Mark L, Morse, David L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Chemical Society 09-04-2021
Subjects:	Actinium-225 Melanocortin receptor 1 Radiotherapy Biodistribution Lipophilicity α-Particle emmiter
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Summary:	Lipophilicity is explored in the biodistribution (BD), pharmacokinetics (PK), radiation dosimetry (RD), and toxicity of an internally administered targeted alpha-particle therapy (TAT) under development for the treatment of metastatic melanoma. The TAT conjugate is comprised of the chelator DOTA (1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetraacetate), conjugated to melanocortin receptor 1 specific peptidic ligand (MC1RL) using a linker moiety and chelation of the 225Ac radiometal. A set of conjugates were prepared with a range of lipophilicities (log D 7.4 values) by varying the chemical properties of the linker. Reported are the observations that higher log D 7.4 values are associated with decreased kidney uptake, decreased absorbed radiation dose, and decreased kidney toxicity of the TAT, and the inverse is observed for lower log D 7.4 values. Animals administered TATs with lower lipophilicities exhibited acute nephropathy and death, whereas animals administered the highest activity TATs with higher lipophilicities lived for the duration of the 7 month study and exhibited chronic progressive nephropathy. Changes in TAT lipophilicity were not associated with changes in liver uptake, dose, or toxicity. Significant observations include that lipophilicity correlates with kidney BD, the kidney-to-liver BD ratio, and weight loss and that blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels correlated with kidney uptake. Furthermore, BUN was identified as having higher sensitivity and specificity of detection of kidney pathology, and the liver enzyme alkaline phosphatase (ALKP) had high sensitivity and specificity for detection of liver damage associated with the TAT. These findings suggest that tuning radiopharmaceutical lipophilicity can effectively modulate the level of kidney uptake to reduce morbidity and improve both safety and efficacy.
ISSN:	2575-9108 2575-9108
DOI:	10.1021/acsptsci.1c00035