title: Clinical aspects of local and regional tumor therapy with 188Re-RC-160.
abstract: Somatostatin-receptors have been found to be overexpressed in a variety of neuro-endocrine and epithelial cancers. While the introduction of a long-acting somatostatin-analogue, octreotide, exerted mainly anti-cancer activity in neuro-endocrine tumors, no convincing results have been demonstrated in other cancers. RC-160, another somatostatin-analogue has been selected because of its high receptor affinity and its anti-cancer activity. 188Re is a generator produced radionuclide with favourable gamma and beta-emission, allowing diagnostic and therapeutic application. The results of in vivo biodistribution and therapeutic outcome following systemic, intralesional and intracavitary application in animal studies employing 188Re-RC-160 are summarized. Safety considerations, dosimetry estimates and applicable indications are outlined. The clinical impacts of this radiopharmaceutical in cancer management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bender
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Zamora
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guhlke
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Biersack
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012211:Rhenium / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011868:Radioisotopes; C051458:vapreotide; D013004:Somatostatin; D012211:Rhenium