Abstract | PURPOSE: EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: In vivo imaging experiments were done in tumor-bearing mice following s.c. injection of A431 (overexpressing HER1), NIH3T3/HER2+ (overexpressing HER2), and Balb3T3/ DsRed (non-expression control) cell lines. After tumor establishment, a cocktail of optically labeled antibodies: Cy5.5-labeled cetuximab (anti-HER1) and Cy7-labeled trastuzumab (anti-HER2) was i.v. injected. In vivo and ex vivo fluorescence imaging was done. For comparison with radionuclide imaging, experiments were undertaken using (111)Indium-labeled antibodies. Additionally, a "blinded" diagnostic study was done for mice bearing one tumor type. RESULTS: In vivo spectral fluorescent molecular imaging of 14 mice with three tumor types clearly differentiated tumors using the cocktail of optically labeled antibodies both in vivo and ex vivo. Twenty-four hours after injection, A431 and NIH3T3/HER2+ tumors were detected distinctly by their peak on Cy5.5 and Cy7 spectral images, respectively; radionuclide imaging was unable to clearly distinguish tumors at this time point. In blinded single tumor experiments, investigators were able to correctly diagnose a total of 40 tumors. CONCLUSION: An in vivo imaging technique using an antibody cocktail simultaneously differentiated two tumors expressing distinct EGFRs and enabled an accurate characterization of each subtype.
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Authors | Tristan Barrett, Yoshinori Koyama, Yukihiro Hama, Gregory Ravizzini, In Soo Shin, Beom-Su Jang, Chang H Paik, Yasuteru Urano, Peter L Choyke, Hisataka Kobayashi |
Journal | Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research
(Clin Cancer Res)
Vol. 13
Issue 22 Pt 1
Pg. 6639-48
(Nov 15 2007)
ISSN: 1078-0432 [Print] United States |
PMID | 17982120
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
- CY5.5 cyanine dye
- Carbocyanines
- Molecular Probes
- indotricarbocyanine
- EGFR protein, human
- ErbB Receptors
- Receptor, ErbB-2
- Trastuzumab
- Cetuximab
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Topics |
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
(chemistry)
- Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
- Carbocyanines
(analysis, chemistry)
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cetuximab
- ErbB Receptors
(analysis)
- Flow Cytometry
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred Strains
- Molecular Probes
(analysis, chemistry)
- Neoplasms
(diagnosis, diagnostic imaging)
- Radionuclide Imaging
- Receptor, ErbB-2
(analysis)
- Trastuzumab
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