Development and long-term evaluation of a new 68Ge/68Ga generator based on nano-SnO2 for PET imaging

Sci Rep. 2020 Jul 29;10(1):12756. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-69659-8.

Abstract

Radionuclide generator systems can routinely provide radionuclides on demand such as 68Ga produced by a 68Ge/68Ga generator without the availability of an on-site accelerator or a research reactor. Thus, in this work nano-SnO2 was used to develop a new 68Ge/68Ga generator which was evaluated over a period of 17 months and 305 elution cycles. The elution yield was 91.1 ± 1.8% in the first 7 mL (1 M HCl as eluent) when the generator was new and then it decreased with time and use to 73.8 ± 1.9%. Around 80% of the elutable 68Ga activity was obtained in 1 mL and the 68Ge content in the eluate did not exceed 1 × 10-4% over the investigation period when it was eluted regularly. The described generator provided adequate results for radiolabelling of DOTA-TOC with direct use of eluate. In addition, [68Ga]Ga-DOTA-TOC was tested satisfactorily for in vivo tumor detection by microPET/CT imaging in a lung cancer mouse model.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Gallium Radioisotopes / chemistry*
  • Germanium / chemistry*
  • Isotope Labeling
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mice
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Neuroendocrine Tumors / diagnostic imaging
  • Octreotide / analogs & derivatives*
  • Octreotide / chemistry
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / methods*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / chemistry
  • Tin Compounds / chemistry*

Substances

  • Gallium Radioisotopes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Tin Compounds
  • Germanium
  • Gallium-68
  • stannic oxide
  • Octreotide
  • Edotreotide