RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 CD70-Targeted Immuno-PET/CT Imaging of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Translational Study
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine
JO J Nucl Med
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 1891
OP 1898
DO 10.2967/jnumed.124.268509
VO 65
IS 12
A1 Zhou, Xiang
A1 Wu, Qianyun
A1 Zhai, Wei
A1 Zhang, You
A1 Wu, Yanfei
A1 Cao, Min
A1 Wang, Cheng
A1 Guan, Yihui
A1 Liu, Jianjun
A1 Xie, Fang
A1 Wei, Weijun
YR 2024
UL http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/65/12/1891.abstract
AB The diagnosis and surveillance of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) remains a clinical challenge. The high and specific expression of the cluster of differentiation 70 (CD70) in ccRCC makes it a potential diagnostic and therapeutic target. Methods: We detected and analyzed CD70 expression in various renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) and normal kidneys using immunohistochemical staining. Two novel CD70-specific single-domain antibodies, RCCB3 and RCCB6, were produced and labeled with 68Ga to develop radiotracers. We performed immuno-PET/CT imaging with [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-RCCB3 and [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-RCCB6 in subcutaneous ccRCC patient–derived xenograft models. We recruited 8 RCC patients in a pilot clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT06148220) to evaluate the diagnostic utility of [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-RCCB3 and [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-RCCB6 immuno-PET/CT. Results: Expression of CD70 is associated with sex, tumor differentiation, tumor thrombus, necrosis, distant metastasis, and overall survival of RCC patients. RCCB3 and RCCB6 had high affinities for recombinant human CD70. Immuno-PET/CT imaging with [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-RCCB3 and [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-RCCB6 rapidly visualized subcutaneous ccRCC with clarity. Tumor uptake of [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-RCCB6 was significantly reduced after the blockade of CD70. [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-RCCB6 PET/CT in ccRCC patients outperformed traditional 18F-FDG PET/CT in specifically identifying CD70-positive ccRCC metastases. Conclusion: CD70-targeted immuno-PET/CT imaging with [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-RCCB6 or [68Ga]Ga-NOTA-RCCB3 is a precise and superior method for evaluating tumor burden and suspected metastases in ccRCC patients. This advancement in imaging technology has the potential to improve the clinical decision-making process for this patient cohort significantly.