TABLE 1

Mean ± SD Values of Tumor-to-Blood and Tumor-to-Muscle Ratios of 68Ga-Labeled Antisense Oligonucleotides Specific to Point Mutated Human K-ras Oncogene

1 h after injectionPO (n = 2)PS (n = 3)OMe (n = 1)68GaCl3 (n = 1)
Tumor-to-blood
 BxPC-3 tumor0.95 ± 0.140.80 ± 0.110.650.34
 A549 tumor0.78 ± 0.090.95 ± 0.100.680.27
Tumor-to-muscle
 BxPC-3 tumor5.24 ± 0.094.92 ± 0.123.052.36
 A549 tumor4.31 ± 0.085.84 ± 0.113.171.87
  • BxPC-3 tumor cells were subcutaneously implanted human pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells with wild-type K-ras oncogene; A549 tumor cells were subcutaneously implanted human lung carcinoma cells with point mutated K-ras oncogene.