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Evaluation of labelling mechanisms and analytical procedures for Ga-68 labelled peptides used in positron emission tomography

Thesis (PhD (Chemistry))--University of Pretoria, 2023.

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spelling oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/93526 Evaluation of labelling mechanisms and analytical procedures for Ga-68 labelled peptides used in positron emission tomography Rohwer, Egmont Richard biljana.marjanovic-painter@necsa.co.za Zeevaart, Jan Rijn Ebenhan, Thomas Marjanovic-Painter, Biljana UCTD Radioanalytical methods Good manufacturing practice Positron emission tomography (PET) Infection imaging Ubiquicidin Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) Gallium-68 Peptides Radiolabelling Validation Analytical procedures Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-09 Thesis (PhD (Chemistry))--University of Pretoria, 2023. Nuclear Medicine imaging involves the monitoring of disease processes by using radioactive signals produced by radiopharmaceuticals (injected intravenously) to monitor the pharmacokinetic behaviour of compounds non-invasively in the human body by special cameras. The most common imaging technique using radioactivity is Positron Emission Tomography (PET). The radiopharmaceuticals are compounds made of two main components, firstly the radionuclide which provides a signal for detection and secondly, a molecular vehicle which is responsible for biochemical functions, binding, metabolism, and clearance. If the radiopharmaceutical is peptide based, these two structural components are made to exist as functional units and their performance is enabled, enhanced, and controlled through the use of different chelators, spacers, and modifications. Receptor expressing tissues will be targeted with these receptor binding peptides and are used for imaging in different applications, for example in specific targeting of tumors. This thesis highlights the importance of validation of analytical methods in Quality control according to Good Manufacturing Practices, current Good Radiopharmacy Practice and Good Laboratory Practices with a specific application in the field of Radiochemistry and Radiopharmaceutical development. It is important to include these aspects in the design process, as early as the stage of product conception. The aim was to evaluate the gallium-68 radiopharmaceutical development pipeline and provide constructive guidance on best practices. The development of ubiquicidin-derived radiopharmaceuticals, as an exemplary application, was critically investigated using a systematic reviewing strategy (Chapter 4). It was found that the systematization and unification of criteria for preclinical imaging and larger clinical trials are still required to ensure the translation of this new radiopharmaceutical into the clinic. It was observed that there was not enough testing done across different sizes of animals, preventing better and easier translation to humans. Kits are gaining popularity as a known convenient labelling procedure for gallium-68 based radiopharmaceuticals in the Nuclear Medicine clinic. Cold kits are a benefit to small radiopharmaceutical sites, but their quality should be checked in the same way as if they were produced by big pharmaceutical producers. The purpose of this thesis was to describe analytical methods and step-by-step validation thereof, (according to European Pharmacopoeia requirements) using readily available instrumentation in laboratories. The validation of the analytical methods that can be used during cold kit production of different gallium-68 radiopharmaceuticals is described in Chapter 3. Validated methods were applied to the PSMA-11 kit as an example and it was found that this product complied with all set requirements. Chemistry PhD (Chemistry) Unrestricted Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences 2023-11-29T08:10:01Z 2023-11-29T08:10:01Z 2024-04 2023 Thesis * A2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93526 DOI: https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.23978784.v1 https://doi.org/10.25403/ en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria
spellingShingle UCTD
Radioanalytical methods
Good manufacturing practice
Positron emission tomography (PET)
Infection imaging
Ubiquicidin
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)
Gallium-68
Peptides
Radiolabelling
Validation
Analytical procedures
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-09
Evaluation of labelling mechanisms and analytical procedures for Ga-68 labelled peptides used in positron emission tomography
title Evaluation of labelling mechanisms and analytical procedures for Ga-68 labelled peptides used in positron emission tomography
title_full Evaluation of labelling mechanisms and analytical procedures for Ga-68 labelled peptides used in positron emission tomography
title_fullStr Evaluation of labelling mechanisms and analytical procedures for Ga-68 labelled peptides used in positron emission tomography
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of labelling mechanisms and analytical procedures for Ga-68 labelled peptides used in positron emission tomography
title_short Evaluation of labelling mechanisms and analytical procedures for Ga-68 labelled peptides used in positron emission tomography
title_sort evaluation of labelling mechanisms and analytical procedures for ga 68 labelled peptides used in positron emission tomography
topic UCTD
Radioanalytical methods
Good manufacturing practice
Positron emission tomography (PET)
Infection imaging
Ubiquicidin
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)
Gallium-68
Peptides
Radiolabelling
Validation
Analytical procedures
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
SDG-09: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Natural and agricultural sciences theses SDG-09
url http://hdl.handle.net/2263/93526
https://doi.org/10.25403/