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[en] One important mechanism for chemoresistance of tumours is overexpression of the adenosine triphosphate-binding cassette transporter P-glycoprotein (Pgp). Pgp reduces intracellular concentrations of chemotherapeutic drugs. The aim of this study was to compare the suitability of the radiolabelled Pgp inhibitors [11C]tariquidar and [11C]elacridar with the Pgp substrate radiotracer (R)-[11C]verapamil for discriminating tumours expressing low and high levels of Pgp using small-animal PET imaging in a murine breast cancer model. Murine mammary carcinoma cells (EMT6) were continuously exposed to doxorubicin to generate a Pgp-overexpressing, doxorubicin-resistant cell line (EMT6AR1.0 cells). Both cell lines were subcutaneously injected into female athymic nude mice. One week after implantation, animals underwent PET scans with [11C]tariquidar (n = 7), [11C]elacridar (n = 6) and (R)-[11C]verapamil (n = 7), before and after administration of unlabelled tariquidar (15 mg/kg). Pgp expression in tumour grafts was evaluated by Western blotting. [11C]Tariquidar showed significantly higher retention in Pgp-overexpressing EMT6AR1.0 compared with EMT6 tumours: the mean ± SD areas under the time-activity curves in scan 1 from time 0 to 60 min (AUC0-60) were 38.8 ± 2.2 min and 25.0 ± 5.3 min (p = 0.016, Wilcoxon matched pairs test). [11C]Elacridar and (R)-[11C]verapamil were not able to discriminate Pgp expression in tumour models. Following administration of unlabelled tariquidar, both EMT6Ar1.0 and EMT6 tumours showed increases in uptake of [11C]tariquidar, [11C]elacridar and (R)-[11C]verapamil. Among the tested radiotracers, [11C]tariquidar performed best in discriminating tumours expressing high and low levels of Pgp. Therefore [11C]tariquidar merits further investigation as a PET tracer to assess Pgp expression levels in solid tumours. (orig.)
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European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging; ISSN 1619-7070; ; v. 39(1); p. 149-159
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ANIMALS, BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES, BODY, CARBOHYDRATES, CARBON ISOTOPES, COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY, DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, DISEASES, DRUGS, EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY, EVEN-ODD NUCLEI, GLANDS, ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS, ISOTOPES, LABELLED COMPOUNDS, LIGHT NUCLEI, MAMMALS, MATERIALS, MEDICINE, MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES, NEOPLASMS, NUCLEI, NUCLEOSIDES, NUCLEOTIDES, ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, ORGANS, PROTEINS, RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS, RADIOISOTOPES, RIBOSIDES, RODENTS, SACCHARIDES, THERAPY, TOMOGRAPHY, VERTEBRATES
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Wacheck, Volker; Lahn, Michael; Dickinson, Gemma; Füreder, Wolfgang; Meyer, Renata; Herndlhofer, Susanne; Füreder, Thorsten; Dorfner, Georg; Pillay, Sada; André, Valérie; Burkholder, Timothy P; Akunda, Jacqueline K; Flye-Blakemore, Leann; Van Bockstaele, Dirk; Schlenk, Richard F; Sperr, Wolfgang R; Valent, Peter, E-mail: peter.valent@meduniwien.ac.at2011
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[en] Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a life-threatening malignancy with limited treatment options in chemotherapy-refractory patients. A first-in-human dose study was designed to investigate a safe and biologically effective dose range for LY2457546, a novel multikinase inhibitor, in patients with relapsed AML. In this nonrandomized, open-label, dose escalation Phase I study, LY2457546 was administered orally once a day. Safety, pharmacokinetics, changes in phosphorylation of target kinases in AML blasts, and risk of drug–drug interactions (DDI) were assessed. Five patients were treated at the starting and predicted minimal biologically effective dose of 50 mg/day. The most commonly observed adverse events were febrile neutropenia, epistaxis, petechiae, and headache. The majority of adverse events (81%) were Grade 1 or 2. One patient had generalized muscle weakness (Grade 3), which was deemed to be a dose-limiting toxicity. Notably, the pharmacokinetic profile of LY2457546 showed virtually no elimination of LY2457546 within 24 hours, and thus prevented further dose escalation. No significant DDI were observed. Ex vivo flow cytometry studies showed downregulation of the phosphoproteins, pcKIT, pFLT3, and pS6, in AML blasts after LY2457546 administration. No medically relevant responses were observed in the five treated patients. No biologically effective dose could be established for LY2457546 in chemotherapy-resistant AML patients. Lack of drug clearance prevented safe dose escalation, and the study was terminated early. Future efforts should be made to develop derivatives with a more favorable pharmacokinetic profile
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Cancer Management and Research; ISSN 1179-1322; ; v. 3; p. 157-175
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