Significant systemic therapeutic effects of high-LET immunoradiation by 212Pb-trastuzumab against prostatic tumors of androgen-independent human prostate cancer in mice

Int J Oncol. 2012 Jun;40(6):1881-8. doi: 10.3892/ijo.2012.1357. Epub 2012 Feb 6.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine therapeutic effects and systemic toxicity of 212Pb-trastuzumab in an orthotopic model of human prostate cancer cells in nude mice. TCMC-Trastuzumab was radiolabeled with 212Pb. The 212Pb-trastuzumab generated from the procedure was intact and had high binding affinity with a dissociation constant (of 3.9±0.99 nM. PC-3MM2 cells, which expressed a lower level of HER2 both in culture and in tumors, were used in therapy studies. A single intravenous injection of 212Pb-trastuzumab reduced tumor growth by 60-80%, reduced aortic lymph node metastasis, and prolonged the survival of tumor-bearing mice. Treatment with 212Pb-trastuzumab did not cause significant changes in body weight, serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), hematological profiles, and histological morphology of several major organs of tumor-bearing mice. These findings suggest that a systemic delivery of 212Pb-trastuzumab could be an effective modality for management of advanced human prostate cancer.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Androgens / physiology*
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use*
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • ErbB Receptors / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Lead Radioisotopes / therapeutic use*
  • Linear Energy Transfer*
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Radioimmunotherapy*
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / metabolism
  • Trastuzumab
  • Tumor Burden / radiation effects
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Substances

  • Androgens
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Lead Radioisotopes
  • ERBB2 protein, human
  • ErbB Receptors
  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • Trastuzumab