H4octapa: An Acyclic Chelator for 111In Radiopharmaceuticals

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 134; no. 20; pp. 8670 - 8683
• Main Authors: Price, Eric W, Cawthray, Jacqueline F, Bailey, Gwendolyn A, Ferreira, Cara L, Boros, Eszter, Adam, Michael J, Orvig, Chris
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 23-05-2012
• Subjects: Animals; Chelating Agents - chemistry; Chelating Agents - pharmacokinetics; Female; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring - chemistry; Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring - pharmacokinetics; Indium Radioisotopes - chemistry; Indium Radioisotopes - pharmacokinetics; Mice; Models, Molecular; Pentetic Acid - chemistry; Pentetic Acid - pharmacokinetics; Radiopharmaceuticals - chemistry; Radiopharmaceuticals - pharmacokinetics; Thermodynamics; Tissue Distribution
• ISSN: 0002-7863; 1520-5126
• DOI: 10.1021/ja3024725

This preliminary investigation of the octadentate acyclic chelator H4octapa (N4O4) with 111In/115In3+ has demonstrated it to be an improvement on the shortcomings of the current industry “gold standards” DOTA (N4O4) and DTPA (N3O5). The ability of H4octapa to radiolabel quantitatively 111InCl3 at ambient temperature in 10 min with specific activities as high as 2.3 mCi/nmol (97.5% radiochemical yield) is presented. In vitro mouse serum stability assays have demonstrated the 111In complex of H4octapa to have improved stability when compared to DOTA and DTPA over 24 h. Mouse biodistribution studies have shown that the radiometal complex [111In(octapa)]− has exceptionally high in vivo stability over 24 h with improved clearance and stability compared to [111In(DOTA)]−, demonstrated by lower uptake in the kidneys, liver, and spleen at 24 h. 1H/13C NMR studies of the [In(octapa)]− complex revealed a 7-coordinate solution structure, which forms a single isomer and exhibits no observable fluxional behavior at ambient temperature, an improvement to the multiple isomers formed by [In(DTPA)]2– and [In(DOTA)]− under the same conditions. Potentiometric titrations have determined the thermodynamic formation constant of the [In(octapa)]− complex to be log K ML = 26.8(1). Through the same set of analyses, the [111/115In(decapa)]2– complex was found to have nonoptimal stability, with H5decapa (N5O5) being more suitable for larger metal ions due to its higher potential denticity (e.g., lanthanides and actinides). Our initial investigations have revealed the acyclic chelator H4octapa to be a valuable alternative to the macrocycle DOTA for use with 111In, and a significant improvement to the acyclic chelator DTPA.