Abstract:
Objective Preparation of the molecular probe 18F-prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-1007 targeting PSMA and preliminary investigation of its clinical application.
Methods The 18F-PSMA-1007 was prepared via nucleophilic substitution reaction, neutralized over a PS-H+column, the product was captured by a C18ec column, and initially purified using gradient concentrations of ethanol (5%−30%), and subsequently diluted with a mixture of sodium ascorbate and sodium phosphate buffer, filtered through a 0.22 µm sterile microporous membrane to obtain the final purified product. Its radiochemical purity and in vitro stability were determined. A prospective cohort study was conducted involving 5 male healthy volunteers (aged (60.5±5.1) years) and 1 prostate cancer (PCa) patient (male, 65 years old) who underwent 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT examinations in the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital from June 2024 to December 2024. Radioactive concentration of 18F-PSMA-1007 was measured in various tissues and organs, including the brain, lacrimal gland, parotid gland, submandibular gland, thyroid gland, heart, lung, liver, gallbladder, pancrea, spleen, kidney, red bone marrow, bone progenitor cell, stomach, intestine, and muscle. Subsequently, the internal exposure absorbed dose of each tissue and organ and the whole-body effective dose were calculated.
Results The radiochemical yield without decay correction of 18F-PSMA-1007 injection was (60.0±3.5)%, with a radiochemical purity of >95%, and the specific activity was 18.2−20.1 (16.4±4.4) MBq/nmol, which indicated good stability in vitro, 18F-PSMA-1007 was primarily distributed in the liver, kidney, intestine, lacrimal gland, parotid gland, and submandibular gland. The liver showed the highest internal absorbed radiation dose ((165.84±26.78) µGy/MBq), and that in the bone progenitor cell was lower ((12.35±2.35) µGy/MBq). The whole-body effective dose of healthy volunteers was (0.014 5±0.001 5) mSv/MBq. Multiple bone metastases lesions can be observed in the 18F-PSMA-1007 PET/CT imaging of PCa patients.
Conclusions The 18F-PSMA-1007 molecular probe prepared via nucleophilic substitution reaction holds significant clinical importance for the diagnosis of PCa.