Biodistribution and Radiation Dosimetry for [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-LNTH-1363S, a Probe Targeting Fibroblast Activation Protein α
The objective of this study is to evaluate the PET biodistribution and radiation dosimetry of the fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-targeted tracer [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-LNTH-1363S in cancer patients. <b>Methods:</b> Five patients with oncologic diseases (breast cancer, papillary thyroid carcinoma) were injected intravenously with 153-184 MBq of [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-LNTH-1363S. PET/CT imaging was performed at 10, 60, and 180 min after administration of [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-LNTH-1363S. Normal tissue dosimetry was performed following the MIRD dosimetry formalism. SUV analysis of normal tissues and tumors was performed. <b>Results:</b> The biodistribution of [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-LNTH-1363S demonstrated rapid tumor uptake and efficient clearance from nontarget tissues, resulting in high tumor-to-background ratios at all imaging time points. The kidneys received the highest absorbed dose among normal tissues (0.038 ± 0.01 mGy/MBq), followed by the pancreas and salivary glands. The tumor SUV<sub>max</sub> peaked at 10 min after injection (18.6 ± 7.2) and remained high at later time points. No adverse events were observed during follow-up, and the effective dose (0.013 ± 0.002 mSv/MBq) was consistent with other FAP tracers. <b>Conclusion:</b> [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-LNTH-1363S offers favorable dosimetry and biodistribution profiles, comparable with other FAP-targeted tracers.
Authors
- Bradley W. Schuller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0471-7343)
- Ralph A. Bundschuh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7291-9372)
- Alejandro Amor Coarasa
- John W. Babich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1616-3416)
- Andreas Rinscheid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8625-0217)
- Emily E. Fenn
- Marianne Patt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9696-4477)
- Malte Kircher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4355-0881)
- Johanna S. Enke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2690-8856)
- Jacob Hesterman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0282-9993)
- Constantin Lapa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7536-2207)
- Christian H. Pfob (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2989-5883)
- Lisa Glantschnig
- Alexander Dierks
Institutions
- Technische Hochschule Augsburg (DE)
- University of Augsburg (DE)
- University Hospital Augsburg (DE)
- RaNA Therapeutics (United States) (US)
- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nuclear Medicine
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.125.269793
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.09