Anchal Ghai1, Alexander Zheleznyak1, Matt Mixdorf1, Julie O'Neal2, Julie Ritchey2, Michael Rettig2, John DiPersio2, Monica Shokeen1,3, Samuel Achilefu4,5,6,7. 1. Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. 2. Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. 3. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA. 4. Department of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. achilefu@wustl.edu. 5. Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. achilefu@wustl.edu. 6. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA. achilefu@wustl.edu. 7. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. achilefu@wustl.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a bone marrow malignancy that remains mostly incurable. Elotuzumab is an FDA-approved therapeutic monoclonal antibody targeted to the cell surface glycoprotein CS1, which is overexpressed in MM cells. Identifying patients who will respond to CS1-targeted treatments such as elotuzumab requires the development of a companion diagnostic to assess the presence of CS1. Here, we evaluated [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab as a novel PET tracer for imaging CS1 expression in preclinical MM models. METHODS: Conjugation of desferrioxamine-p-benzyl-isothiocyanate (DFO-Bz-NCS) to elotuzumab enabled zirconium-89 radiolabeling. MM.1S-CG cells were intravenously injected in NOD SCID gamma (NSG) mice. Small animal PET imaging with [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab (1.11 MBq/mouse, 7 days post-injection), [89Zr]DFO-IgG (1.11 MBq/mouse, 7 days post-injection), and [18F]FDG (7-8 MBq, 1 h post-injection) was performed. Additionally, biodistribution of [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab post-imaging at 7 days was also done. In vivo specificity of [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab was further evaluated with a blocking study and ex vivo autoradiography. RESULTS: [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab was produced with high specific activity (56 ± 0.75 MBq/nmol), radiochemical purity (99% ± 0.5), and yield (93.3% ± 1.5). Dissociation constant of 40.4 nM and receptor density of 126 fmol/mg was determined in MM.1S-CG cells. Compared to [89Zr]DFO-IgG, [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab localized with a significantly higher standard uptake value in tumor-bearing bone tissue (8.59 versus 4.77). Blocking with unlabeled elotuzumab significantly reduced (P < 0.05) uptake of [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab in the bones. Importantly, while [18F]FDG demonstrated similar uptake in the bone and muscle, [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab showed > 3-fold enhanced uptake in bones. CONCLUSION: These data demonstrate the feasibility of [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab as a companion diagnostic for CS1-targeted therapies.
PURPOSE: Multiple myeloma (MM) is a bone marrow malignancy that remains mostly incurable. Elotuzumab is an FDA-approved therapeutic monoclonal antibody targeted to the cell surface glycoprotein CS1, which is overexpressed in MM cells. Identifying patients who will respond to CS1-targeted treatments such as elotuzumab requires the development of a companion diagnostic to assess the presence of CS1. Here, we evaluated [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab as a novel PET tracer for imaging CS1 expression in preclinical MM models. METHODS: Conjugation of desferrioxamine-p-benzyl-isothiocyanate (DFO-Bz-NCS) to elotuzumab enabled zirconium-89 radiolabeling. MM.1S-CG cells were intravenously injected in NOD SCID gamma (NSG) mice. Small animal PET imaging with [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab (1.11 MBq/mouse, 7 days post-injection), [89Zr]DFO-IgG (1.11 MBq/mouse, 7 days post-injection), and [18F]FDG (7-8 MBq, 1 h post-injection) was performed. Additionally, biodistribution of [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab post-imaging at 7 days was also done. In vivo specificity of [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab was further evaluated with a blocking study and ex vivo autoradiography. RESULTS: [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab was produced with high specific activity (56 ± 0.75 MBq/nmol), radiochemical purity (99% ± 0.5), and yield (93.3% ± 1.5). Dissociation constant of 40.4 nM and receptor density of 126 fmol/mg was determined in MM.1S-CG cells. Compared to [89Zr]DFO-IgG, [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab localized with a significantly higher standard uptake value in tumor-bearing bone tissue (8.59 versus 4.77). Blocking with unlabeled elotuzumab significantly reduced (P < 0.05) uptake of [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab in the bones. Importantly, while [18F]FDG demonstrated similar uptake in the bone and muscle, [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab showed > 3-fold enhanced uptake in bones. CONCLUSION: These data demonstrate the feasibility of [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab as a companion diagnostic for CS1-targeted therapies.
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CS1 antigen; Multiple myeloma; PET imaging; [89Zr]DFO-elotuzumab
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