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Preparation of 67Ga-EDTMP and its biodistribution studies

RADIOCHEMISTRY, RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Preparation of 67Ga-EDTMP and its biodistribution studies

LI Qing-nuan
ZHANG Xiao-dong
ZHANG Yong-ping
LI Wen-xin
Nuclear Science and TechniquesVol.14, No.4pp.249-252Published in print 01 Nov 2003
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67Ga-EDTMP was synthesized in a single step by adding 67GaCl3 to EDTMP solution. Dependences of the radiolabeling yield of 67Ga-EDTMP on EDTMP concentration, pH and reaction time were examined. Under the optimum conditions, the radiolabeling yield of 67Ga-EDTMP was more than 97%. A biodistribution experiment in mice showed that 67Ga-EDTMP was mainly absorbed by skeleton and reached 13.25% at 0.5 h after injecting, then kept a high level in 72 h with a maximum value of 16.82% at 48 h. The results suggest that 67Ga-EDTMP might be a potential bone pain palliation radiopharmaceutical due to its high skeletal uptake, rapid blood clearance and relatively low soft-tissue absorption. But further work must be done to determine whether 67Ga-EDTMP is useful in the treatment of painful osseous metastases.

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