Tumor-Absorbed Dose for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Patients Treated with the Anti-CD37 Antibody Radionuclide Conjugate 177Lu-Lilotomab Satetraxetan

J Nucl Med. 2017 Jan;58(1):48-54. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.116.173922. Epub 2016 Aug 4.

Abstract

177Lu-lilotomab satetraxetan is a novel antibody radionuclide conjugate currently tested in a phase 1/2a first-in-human dosage escalation trial for patients with relapsed CD37+ indolent non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The aim of this work was to develop dosimetric methods and calculate tumor-absorbed radiation doses for patients treated with 177Lu-lilotomab satetraxetan.

Methods: Patients were treated at escalating injected activities (10, 15 and 20 MBq/kg) of 177Lu-lilotomab satetraxetan and with different predosing, with or without 40 mg of unlabeled lilotomab. Eight patients were included for the tumor dosimetry study. Tumor radioactivity concentrations were calculated from SPECT acquisitions at multiple time points, and tumor masses were delineated from corresponding CT scans. Tumor-absorbed doses were then calculated using the OLINDA sphere model. To perform voxel dosimetry, the SPECT/CT data and an in-house-developed MATLAB program were combined to investigate the dose rate homogeneity.

Results: Twenty-six tumors in 8 patients were ascribed a mean tumor-absorbed dose. Absorbed doses ranged from 75 to 794 cGy, with a median of 264 cGy across different dosage levels and different predosing. A significant correlation between the dosage level and tumor-absorbed dose was found. Twenty-one tumors were included for voxel dosimetry and parameters describing dose-volume coverage calculated. The investigation of intratumor voxel doses indicates that mean tumor dose is correlated to these parameters.

Conclusion: Tumor-absorbed doses for patients treated with 177Lu-lilotomab satetraxetan are comparable to doses reported for other radioimmunotherapy compounds. Although the intertumor variability was considerable, a correlation between tumor dose and patient dosage level was found. Our results indicate that mean dose may be used as the sole dosimetric parameter on the lesion level.

Keywords: antibody radionuclide conjugate; dose-volume-histogram; non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; tumor absorbed dose.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Absorption, Radiation*
  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / administration & dosage*
  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lutetium / administration & dosage*
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / radiotherapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Radioisotopes / administration & dosage*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / administration & dosage
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tetraspanins / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigens, Neoplasm
  • CD37 protein, human
  • Radioisotopes
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Tetraspanins
  • Lutetium