October 25, 2012
Report

Development and Testing of a 212Pb/212Bi Peptide for Targeting Metastatic Melanoma

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to develop a new radiolabeled peptide for imaging and treating metastatic melanoma. The immunoconjugate consists of a receptor-specific peptide that targets melanoma cells. The beta-emitter lead-212 (half-life = 10.4 hours) is linked by coordination chemistry to the peptide. After injection, the peptide targets melanoma receptors on the surfaces of melanoma cells. Lead-212 decays to the alpha-emitter bismuth-212 (half-life = 60 minutes). Alpha-particles that hit melanoma cell nuclei are likely to kill the melanoma cell. For cancer cell imaging, the lead-212 is replaced by lead-203 (half-life = 52 hours). Lead-203 emits 279 keV photons (80.1% abundance) that can be imaged and measured for biodistribution analysis, cancer imaging, and quantitative dosimetry.

Published: October 25, 2012

Citation

Fisher D.R. 2012. Development and Testing of a 212Pb/212Bi Peptide for Targeting Metastatic Melanoma Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.