Alessandra Cavaliere1, Suxia Sun1,2, Supum Lee1, Jacob Bodner1, Ziqi Li1, Yiyun Huang1, Sheri L Moores3, Bernadette Marquez-Nostra4. 1. Yale PET Center, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, PO Box 208048, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA. 2. Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. 3. Janssen Pharmaceutical, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 4. Yale PET Center, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Yale University, PO Box 208048, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA. bernadette.marquez-nostra@yale.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Amivantamab is a novel bispecific antibody that simultaneously targets the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and the hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR/c-MET) that are overexpressed in several types of cancer including triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Targeting both receptors simultaneously can overcome resistance to mono-targeted therapy. The purpose of this study is to develop 89Zr-labeled amivantamab as a potential companion diagnostic imaging agent to amivantamab therapy using various preclinical models of TNBC for evaluation. METHODS: Amivantamab was conjugated to desferrioxamine (DFO) and radiolabeled with 89Zr to obtain [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab. Binding of the bispecific [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab as well as its mono-specific "single-arm" antibody controls were determined in vitro and in vivo. Biodistribution studies of [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab were performed in MDA-MB-468 xenografts to determine the optimal imaging time point. PET/CT imaging with [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab or its isotype control was performed in a panel of TNBC xenografts with varying levels of EGFR and c-MET expression. RESULTS: [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab was synthesized with a specific activity of 148 MBq/mg and radiochemical yield of ≥ 95%. Radioligand binding studies and western blot confirmed the order of EGFR and c-MET expression levels: HCC827 lung cancer cell (positive control) > MDA-MB-468 > MDA-MB-231 > MDA-MB-453. [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab demonstrated bispecific binding in cell lines co-expressed with EGFR and c-MET. PET/CT imaging with [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab in TNBC xenografted mice showed standard uptake value (SUVmean) of 6.0 ± 1.1 in MDA-MB-468, 4.2 ± 1.4 in MDA-MB-231, and 1.5 ± 1.4 in MDA-MB-453 tumors, which are consistent with their receptors' expression levels on the cell surface. CONCLUSION: We have successfully prepared a radiolabeled bispecific antibody, [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab, and evaluated its pharmacologic and imaging properties in comparison with its single-arm antibodies and non-specific isotype controls. [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab demonstrated the greatest uptake in tumors co-expressing EGFR and c-MET.
BACKGROUND: Amivantamab is a novel bispecific antibody that simultaneously targets the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and the hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR/c-MET) that are overexpressed in several types of cancer including triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Targeting both receptors simultaneously can overcome resistance to mono-targeted therapy. The purpose of this study is to develop 89Zr-labeled amivantamab as a potential companion diagnostic imaging agent to amivantamab therapy using various preclinical models of TNBC for evaluation. METHODS: Amivantamab was conjugated to desferrioxamine (DFO) and radiolabeled with 89Zr to obtain [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab. Binding of the bispecific [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab as well as its mono-specific "single-arm" antibody controls were determined in vitro and in vivo. Biodistribution studies of [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab were performed in MDA-MB-468 xenografts to determine the optimal imaging time point. PET/CT imaging with [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab or its isotype control was performed in a panel of TNBC xenografts with varying levels of EGFR and c-MET expression. RESULTS: [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab was synthesized with a specific activity of 148 MBq/mg and radiochemical yield of ≥ 95%. Radioligand binding studies and western blot confirmed the order of EGFR and c-MET expression levels: HCC827 lung cancer cell (positive control) > MDA-MB-468 > MDA-MB-231 > MDA-MB-453. [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab demonstrated bispecific binding in cell lines co-expressed with EGFR and c-MET. PET/CT imaging with [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab in TNBC xenografted mice showed standard uptake value (SUVmean) of 6.0 ± 1.1 in MDA-MB-468, 4.2 ± 1.4 in MDA-MB-231, and 1.5 ± 1.4 in MDA-MB-453 tumors, which are consistent with their receptors' expression levels on the cell surface. CONCLUSION: We have successfully prepared a radiolabeled bispecific antibody, [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab, and evaluated its pharmacologic and imaging properties in comparison with its single-arm antibodies and non-specific isotype controls. [89Zr]ZrDFO-amivantamab demonstrated the greatest uptake in tumors co-expressing EGFR and c-MET.
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89Zr; Bispecific antibody; C-MET; EGFR; Triple-negative breast cancer
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