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RESEARCH GRANTS

Investigation of 161Tb-based PSMA radioligand therapy: efficacy and safety evaluation in clinically relevant mouse models

Targeted radionuclide therapy delivers ionizing radiation to tumor cells through the accumulation of intravenously injected radiopharmaceuticals. In the case of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, the currently used agent [177Lu]Lu-PSMA-617 is limited by side effects from the accumulation of radioligand in non-tumor tissues and the moderate biological efficacy of 177Lu. To address these shortcomings, [161Tb]Tb-SibuDAB was developed at ETH Zurich/Paul Scherrer Institute. An added albumin-binding moiety enhanced the blood circulation time and, hence, increased the tumor dose while reducing off-target accumulation. Open questions remain as to the overall tolerability of [161Tb]Tb-SibuDAB and its effectiveness in neutralizing bone metastases. The objective is to conduct a tolerability and efficacy study of [161Tb]Tb-SibuDAB in two different rodent models. If tolerability and efficacy can be ascertained, [161Tb]Tb-SibuDAB will be introduced into clinical use in Switzerland in a phase I trial.