Labelling of bleomycin with cobalt 57, indium 111, technetium 99m, mercury 197, lead 203, and copper 67

M.A.P.C. van de Poll, A. Versluis, J.J. Rasker, H. Jurjens, M.G. Woldring

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Abstract

The radiochemical purity of the cobalt 57 complex of bleomycin could be enhanced by adjusting the pH of the final product to a value between 5 and 6. This radiopharmaceutical appeared to have better tumor visualizing properties compared to the not neutralized preparation. The clinical use of the cobalt 57 bleomycin complex is however limited by the long physical half life of the label, causing a risk of radioactive contamination. It appeared to be possible to label bleomycin with radioactive cations (111In3+, 99(m)Tc4+, 197Hg2+ and 67Cu2+) having suitable gamma ray energies and short half lifes. These bleomycin complexes showed a high radiochemical purity judged by their behaviour on thin layer chromatography, paper chromatography, and electrophoresis, but their application as tumor visualizing radiopharmaceutical turned out to be disappointing compared with cobalt 57 bleomycin.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)86-90
Number of pages5
JournalNuklearmedizin
Volume15
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 1976
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • NLA

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