Internal dosimetry studies of 177Lu-BBN-GABA-DOTA, as a cancer therapy agent, in human tissues based on animal data

• Published in: Applied radiation and isotopes 2022-08, Vol.186, p.110273-110273, Article 110273
• Main Authors: Sahafi-Pour, S.A., Shirmardi, S.P., Saeedzadeh, E., Baradaran, S., Sadeghi, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: 177Lu-BBN-GABA-DOTA; Gate code; Internal dosimetry; MIRD
• ISSN: 0969-8043; 1872-9800
• DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110273

The goal of using radiopharmaceuticals for therapeutic purposes is twofold: first, the most damage to cancer cells and, second, the most negligible dose transfers to healthy tissues. As 177Lu has the potential to cure a wide range of malignancies due to its varied range of beta energies, 177Lu-BBN-GABA-DOTA has been developed for therapeutic applications. In addition, 177Lu-BBN-GABA-DOTA can be over-expressed on gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) receptors of the prostate, breast, small cell lung cancer, gastric, and colon tumors. The purpose of this study was to calculate the amount of dose absorption in human body organs using medical internal radiation dose (MIRD) and GATE code methods, after animal injection. In this study, the amount of absorbed dose in different organs (spleen, kidney, Lung, Pancreas, Heart, Adrenal, Intestine, Stomach, and Liver) were calculated for 1-MBq accumulation of 177Lu-BBN-GABA-DOTA in source organs (spleen, kidney, Lung, Pancreas, Heart, Adrenal, Intestine, Stomach, and Liver) using Monte Carlo Simulation (GATE code) with Zubal phantom. Moreover, compared with MIRD method, the results of the simulation showed considerable consistency. It was estimated that a 1-MBq administration of 177Lu-BBN-GABA-DOTA to the human body would result in an absorbed dose of 1.07E-02 mGy and 4.97E-02 (MIRD method) and 1.26E-02 mGy and 5.19E-02 (Gate code) in the Pancreas and adrenal 120 h after injection, respectively. The highest and lowest percentage differences between MIRD and Gate results are related to the Pancreas and spleen, respectively. Finally, the results showed that there is a good agreement between MIRD method and Gate code simulation for absorbed dose estimation. •This study calculate the dose delivered in human body organs for 177Lu-BBN-GABA-DOTA.•MIRD and GATE code methods are used for dose estimation.•Biodistribution showed moderate clearance of blood circulation system in normal rats.•The differences between MIRD and Gate results are considerable for Pancreas and spleen.