TY - JOUR T1 - High-Dose <sup>166</sup>Ho-DOTMP in Myeloablative Treatment of Multiple Myeloma: Pharmacokinetics, Biodistribution, and Absorbed Dose Estimation JF - Journal of Nuclear Medicine JO - J Nucl Med SP - 1383 LP - 1390 VL - 43 IS - 10 AU - Joseph G. Rajendran AU - Janet F. Eary AU - William Bensinger AU - Larry D. Durack AU - Cheryl Vernon AU - Alan Fritzberg Y1 - 2002/10/01 UR - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/43/10/1383.abstract N2 - Thirty-two patients with multiple myeloma were treated with high doses of 166Ho-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-tetramethylene-phosphonic acid (DOTMP) and were a subset of patients enrolled in a multicenter phase I/II dose escalation myeloablative trial. 166Ho with β-emission (half-life, 26.8 h; β-particle energies, 1.85 MeV [51%] and 1.77 MeV [48%]; γ-photons, 80.6 keV [6.6%] and 1.38 MeV [0.9%]) was complexed to DOTMP, a macrocyclic tetraphosphonate. Pharmacokinetics, dosimetry, and biodistribution were studied. Methods: Patients were treated at escalating dose levels of 20, 30, and 40 Gy to the bone marrow in combination with high-dose melphalan, with or without total-body irradiation, to evaluate toxicity and efficacy. After infusion with 1,110 MBq (30 mCi) of 166Ho-DOTMP for evaluation of biodistribution and dosimetry calculation, patients received the calculated amount of radioactivity for therapy in a single administration based on estimated dose calculations. Results: Thirty-two patients participated in the study and were then treated. The average amount of administered radioactivity was 74.3 GBq (2,007 mCi) (range, 21.5–147.5 GBq [581–3,987 mCi]) of 166Ho-DOTMP. Conclusion: 166Ho-DOTMP has physical and pharmacokinetic characteristics compatible with high-dose myeloablative treatment of multiple myeloma. ER -