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Yttrium-90 and Rhenium-188 Radiopharmaceuticals for Radionuclide Therapy

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<strong>Yttrium</strong>-<strong>90</strong> is one of the radionuclides that has been playing an essential role<br />

in therapeutic nuclear medicine because of its unique properties. <strong>Yttrium</strong>-<strong>90</strong> is a<br />

pure β emitter with a half-life of 64.1 h <strong>and</strong> emits high energy (E max = 2.2 MeV)<br />

<strong>and</strong> long range β particles that make it suitable <strong>for</strong> the irradiation of large tumour<br />

masses. It can be obtained with a high specific activity (2 × 10 16 Bq/g) by<br />

isolation from the parent <strong>90</strong> Sr that is obtained from nuclear waste <strong>and</strong> has a very<br />

long half-life (~27 years).<br />

A number of separation techniques have been used <strong>for</strong> isolation of <strong>90</strong> Y from<br />

<strong>90</strong> Sr, including solvent extraction, ion exchange SLM, electrochemical deposition<br />

<strong>and</strong> extraction chromatography. Each of these methods has its own advantages<br />

<strong>and</strong> disadvantages with respect to complex <strong>for</strong>mation <strong>and</strong> purity of the final<br />

products. Of these, extraction chromatography has shown to be more reliable as<br />

it can be safely h<strong>and</strong>led, thereby lowering radiation exposure. In addition, solid<br />

extractants such as Sr-Spec resin, which are highly selective <strong>for</strong> strontium, are<br />

used <strong>for</strong> selectively eluting <strong>90</strong> Sr <strong>and</strong> <strong>90</strong> Y with 3M nitric acid.<br />

<strong>Yttrium</strong>-<strong>90</strong> radiopharmaceuticals have been shown to play a very important<br />

role in radionuclide therapy, where receptor seeking molecules, such as peptides<br />

<strong>and</strong> MAbs, are used <strong>for</strong> delivering radioactivity to targeted cells or subcellular<br />

structures.<br />

11.2. MATERIALS<br />

11.2.1. Chemicals<br />

Chimeric anti-CD20 rituximab MAb was provided by Roche (Roche Pharma<br />

Schweiz), <strong>and</strong> hR3 antibody was obtained from CIM. The p-SCN-Bz-DOTA<br />

(back-DOTA) <strong>and</strong> DOTA NHS ester were purchased from Macrocyclics Design<br />

Technologies. <strong>Yttrium</strong>-<strong>90</strong> was obtained from a <strong>90</strong> Sr/ <strong>90</strong> Y generator produced<br />

at the Atomic Energy Commission of Syria (AECS), which was made up of<br />

Sr-Spec resin (crown ether [(4,4,(5)–di-t-butylcyclohexono-18-crown-6)] packed<br />

in three columns <strong>for</strong> separation <strong>and</strong> purification of <strong>90</strong> Sr/ <strong>90</strong> Y. All other reagents<br />

were purchased from Aldrich or Sigma. The centrifuge filter devices were<br />

Amicon Ultra-15 (Millipore) filters (molecular weight cut-off MWCO = 30 000).<br />

11.2.2. Equipment<br />

For liquid scintillation counting of <strong>90</strong> Sr/ <strong>90</strong> Y solutions, an<br />

LS 6500 PACKMAN counter was used. A Waters 1525 HPLC with radio <strong>and</strong><br />

UV detectors was used <strong>for</strong> chromatographic experiments.<br />

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