H4octapa: An Acyclic Chelator for 111In Radiopharmaceuticals

This preliminary investigation of the octadentate acyclic chelator H4octapa (N4O4) with 111In/115In3+ has demonstrated it to be an improvement on the shortcomings of the current industry “gold standards” DOTA (N4O4) and DTPA (N3O5). The ability of H4octapa to radiolabel quantitatively 111InCl3 at ambient temperature in 10 min with specific activities as high as 2.3 mCi/nmol (97.5% radiochemical yield) is presented. In vitro mouse serum stability assays have demonstrated the 111In complex of H4octapa to have improved stability when compared to DOTA and DTPA over 24 h. Mouse biodistribution studies have shown that the radiometal complex [111In(octapa)]− has exceptionally high in vivo stability over 24 h with improved clearance and stability compared to [111In(DOTA)]−, demonstrated by lower uptake in the kidneys, liver, and spleen at 24 h. 1H/13C NMR studies of the [In(octapa)]− complex revealed a 7-coordinate solution structure, which forms a single isomer and exhibits no observable fluxional behavior at am...