title: Radioimmunoscintigraphy in patients with breast adenocarcinoma using technetium-99m labelled monoclonal antibody 170H.82: report of a phase II study.
abstract: Fifty-three women with clinical evidence of adenocarcinoma of the breast were studied with technetium-99m labelled monoclonal antibody (MAb) 170H.82 at protein doses of 1, 2 and 4 mg. An overall per lesion efficacy of 83.5% sensitivity and 97.7% positive predictive value was obtained. Efficacy appears higher in lesions restricted to the breast and local regional disease than systemic metastases. For the 2 mg dose the breast/local regional disease efficacy was 90% sensitivity and 90.2% positive predictive value. The biodistribution of this MAb was best represented by a two-compartment model with a distribution-phase half-life of 4.0+/-1.4 h, followed by an elimination-phase half-life of 39.6+/-6.6 h. In all six patients studied, the critical organ was the kidney, with a mean radiation absorbed dose of 37+/-6.9 mGy/GBq. The accuracy of this imaging technique allows the development of diagnostic strategies for the routine use of the compound in patients with breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: McQuarrie
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: MacLean
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Boniface
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Golberg
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: McEwan
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D016719:Radioimmunodetection; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013667:Technetium; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium