[18F]SuFEx Click Chemistry Enabled Ultrafast Late-stage Radiosynthesis

Author(s):  
Qinheng Zheng ◽  
Hongtao Xu ◽  
Hua Wang ◽  
Wen-Ge Han Du ◽  
Nan Wang ◽  
...  

The lack of simple, efficient [<sup>18</sup>F]fluorination processes and new target-specific organofluorine probes remains the major challenge of fluorine-18-based positron emission tomography (PET). We report here a fast isotopic exchange method for the radiosynthesis of aryl [<sup>18</sup>F]fluorosulfate based PET agents enabled by the emerging sulfur fluoride exchange (SuFEx) click chemistry. The method has been applied to the fully-automated <sup>18</sup>F-radiolabeling of twenty-five structurally diverse aryl fluorosulfates with excellent radiochemical yield (83–100%) and high molar activity (up to 281 GBq µmol<sup>–1</sup>) at room temperature in 30 seconds. The purification of radiotracers requires no time-consuming high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), but rather a simple cartridge filtration. The utility of aryl [<sup>18</sup>F]fluorosulfate is demonstrated by the <i>in vivo</i> tumor imaging by targeting poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1).

Author(s):  
Qinheng Zheng ◽  
Hongtao Xu ◽  
Hua Wang ◽  
Wen-Ge Han Du ◽  
Nan Wang ◽  
...  

The lack of simple, efficient [<sup>18</sup>F]fluorination processes and new target-specific organofluorine probes remains the major challenge of fluorine-18-based positron emission tomography (PET). We report here a fast isotopic exchange method for the radiosynthesis of aryl [<sup>18</sup>F]fluorosulfate based PET agents enabled by the emerging sulfur fluoride exchange (SuFEx) click chemistry. The method has been applied to the fully-automated <sup>18</sup>F-radiolabeling of twenty-five structurally diverse aryl fluorosulfates with excellent radiochemical yield (83–100%) and high molar activity (up to 281 GBq µmol<sup>–1</sup>) at room temperature in 30 seconds. The purification of radiotracers requires no time-consuming high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), but rather a simple cartridge filtration. The utility of aryl [<sup>18</sup>F]fluorosulfate is demonstrated by the <i>in vivo</i> tumor imaging by targeting poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1).


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qinheng Zheng ◽  
Hongtao Xu ◽  
Hua Wang ◽  
Wen-Ge Han Du ◽  
Nan Wang ◽  
...  

The lack of simple, efficient [<sup>18</sup>F]fluorination processes and new target-specific organofluorine probes remains the major challenge of fluorine-18-based positron emission tomography (PET). We report here a fast isotopic exchange method for the radiosynthesis of aryl [<sup>18</sup>F]fluorosulfate based PET agents enabled by the emerging sulfur fluoride exchange (SuFEx) click chemistry. The method has been applied to the fully-automated <sup>18</sup>F-radiolabeling of twenty-five structurally diverse aryl fluorosulfates with excellent radiochemical yield (83–100%) and high molar activity (up to 281 GBq µmol<sup>–1</sup>) at room temperature in 30 seconds. The purification of radiotracers requires no time-consuming high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), but rather a simple cartridge filtration. The utility of aryl [<sup>18</sup>F]fluorosulfate is demonstrated by the <i>in vivo</i> tumor imaging by targeting poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 1 (PARP1).


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vegard Torp Lien ◽  
Emily Hauge ◽  
Syed Nuruddin ◽  
Jo Klaveness ◽  
Dag Erlend Olberg

<p>The tyrosine kinase MET (hepatocyte growth factor receptor) is abnormally activated in a wide range of cancers and is often correlated with a poor prognosis. Precision medicine with positron emission tomography (PET) can potentially aid in the assessment of tumor biochemistry and heterogeneity, which can prompt the selection of the most effective therapeutic regimes. The selective MET inhibitor PF04217903 (<b>1</b>) formed the basis for a bioisosteric replacement to the deoxyfluorinated analogue [<sup>18</sup>F]<b>2</b>, intended as a PET tracer for MET. [<sup>18</sup>F]<b>2 </b>could be synthesized with a “hydrous fluoroethylation” protocol in 6.3 ± 2.6% radiochemical yield and a molar activity of >50 GBq/µmol. <i>In vitro</i> autoradiography indicated that [<sup>18</sup>F]<b>2 </b>specifically binds to MET in PC3 tumor tissue, and <i>in vivo</i> biodistribution in mice showed predominantly a hepatobiliary excretion along with a low retention of radiotracer in other organs. </p>


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vegard Torp Lien ◽  
Emily Hauge ◽  
Syed Nuruddin ◽  
Jo Klaveness ◽  
Dag Erlend Olberg

<p>The tyrosine kinase MET (hepatocyte growth factor receptor) is abnormally activated in a wide range of cancers and is often correlated with a poor prognosis. Precision medicine with positron emission tomography (PET) can potentially aid in the assessment of tumor biochemistry and heterogeneity, which can prompt the selection of the most effective therapeutic regimes. The selective MET inhibitor PF04217903 (<b>1</b>) formed the basis for a bioisosteric replacement to the deoxyfluorinated analogue [<sup>18</sup>F]<b>2</b>, intended as a PET tracer for MET. [<sup>18</sup>F]<b>2 </b>could be synthesized with a “hydrous fluoroethylation” protocol in 6.3 ± 2.6% radiochemical yield and a molar activity of >50 GBq/µmol. <i>In vitro</i> autoradiography indicated that [<sup>18</sup>F]<b>2 </b>specifically binds to MET in PC3 tumor tissue, and <i>in vivo</i> biodistribution in mice showed predominantly a hepatobiliary excretion along with a low retention of radiotracer in other organs. </p>


Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofia Otaru ◽  
Surachet Imlimthan ◽  
Mirkka Sarparanta ◽  
Kerttuli Helariutta ◽  
Kristiina Wähälä ◽  
...  

Fluorine-18 is the most widely used positron emission tomography (PET) radionuclide currently in clinical application, due to its optimal nuclear properties. The synthesis of 18F-labeled radiotracers often requires harsh reaction conditions, limiting the use of sensitive bio- and macromolecules as precursors for direct radiolabeling with fluorine-18. We aimed to develop a milder and efficient in vitro and in vivo labeling method for trans-cyclooctene (TCO) functionalized proteins, through the bioorthogonal inverse-electron demand Diels-Alder (IEDDA) reaction with fluorine-18 radiolabeled tetrazine ([18F]SiFA-Tz). Here, we used TCO-modified bovine serum albumin (BSA) as the model protein, and isotopic exchange (IE) (19F/18F) chemistry as the labeling strategy. The radiolabeling of albumin-TCO with [18F]SiFA-Tz ([18F]6), providing [18F]fluoroalbumin ([18F]10) in high radiochemical yield (99.1 ± 0.2%, n = 3) and a molar activity (MA) of 1.1 GBq/µmol, confirmed the applicability of [18F]6 as a quick in vitro fluorination reagent for the TCO functionalized proteins. While the biological evaluation of [18F]6 demonstrated defluorination in vivo, limiting the utility for pretargeted applications, the in vivo stability of the radiotracer was dramatically improved when [18F]6 was used for the radiolabeling of albumin-TCO ([18F]10) in vitro, prior to administration. Due to the detected defluorination in vivo, structural optimization of the prosthetic group for improved stability is needed before further biological studies and application of pretargeted PET imaging.


RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (28) ◽  
pp. 23126-23133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kantapat Chansaenpak ◽  
Mengzhe Wang ◽  
Shuanglong Liu ◽  
Zhanhong Wu ◽  
Hong Yuan ◽  
...  

Conjugation of ortho-phosphonium phenyltrifluoroborates with indomethacin affords conjugates which have been radiolabeled by 18F–19F isotopic exchange in aqueous solutions and imaged by positron emission tomography in mice.


2002 ◽  
Vol 103 (s2002) ◽  
pp. 4S-8S ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter JOHNSTRÖM ◽  
Neil G. HARRIS ◽  
Tim D. FRYER ◽  
Olivier BARRET ◽  
John C. CLARK ◽  
...  

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a powerful technique with the sensitivity to image and quantify receptor-bound radioligands in vivo. Recent progress in PET scanner technology has resulted in the development of dedicated tomographs designed for small animals, with resolution that allows the delineation of discrete organs and their larger substructures in rats and mice. Our aim was to determine whether endothelin-1 (ET-1) could be labelled with 18F, and whether the resulting 18F-ET-1 would have the required pharmacokinetic properties to permit binding and imaging of ET receptors in vivo. 18F-ET-1 could be produced in a total radiochemical yield of 5.9±0.7% in 207±3min (n = 20). Specific radioactivities were in the range 220–370GBq/µmol, and the radiochemical purity of the isolated 18F-ET-1 was >95%. In vivo distribution in the rat was studied using microPET. High levels of 18F-ET-1 uptake were found in lung and kidney, whereas liver showed moderate levels of uptake. The resolution of the microPET scanner was sufficient to differentiate heterogeneous uptake in subrenal structures in the rat.


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