title: Boron neutron capture therapy: boron biodistribution and pharmacokinetics of Na2B12H11SH in patients with glioblastoma.
abstract: Data on biodistribution and pharmacokinetics of Na2B12H11SH are few and lack in standardization. This study comprises a uniform series of 10 patients with glioblastoma administered Na2B12H11SH i.v. 24 h before surgery at a dose level used in earlier therapeutical trials (75 mg/kg body weight). Boron concentrations in tumor, normal brain, peritumoral edematous brain, blood, and urine were determined by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy 24 h after Na2B12H11SH administration; boron uptake in tumor (mean, 12.2 micrograms/g) was sufficiently selective compared to concentrations in normal and edematous brain (1.2 and 2.3 micrograms/g, respectively). Mean concentration ratio of tumor:blood was slightly above unity. Boron concentration in blood decreased according to an open two-compartment model, mean excretion in urine over 24 h was 81.9%. The only side effect was an inconstant facial flush. Among efforts aiming at an optimized treatment protocol a dose escalation study seems to be justified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Karl-Franzens-University Graz, Austria.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haselsberger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Radner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pendl
mesh_terms: D001894:Borohydrides / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000652:urine; D016754:Boron Neutron Capture Therapy; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D001894:Borohydrides; D013438:Sulfhydryl Compounds; C014651:mercaptoundecahydrododecaborate