Papers by Darryl McDougald
Scientific Reports
Radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) is an attractive strategy for treatment of disseminated cancers... more Radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) is an attractive strategy for treatment of disseminated cancers including those overexpressing the HER2 receptor including breast, ovarian and gastroesophageal carcinomas. Single-domain antibody fragments (sdAbs) exemplified by the HER2-targeted VHH_1028 evaluated herein are attractive for RPT because they rapidly accumulate in tumor and clear faster from normal tissues than intact antibodies. In this study, VHH_1028 was labeled using the residualizing prosthetic agent N-succinimidyl 3-guanidinomethyl 5-[131I]iodobenzoate (iso-[131I]SGMIB) and its tissue distribution evaluated in the HER2-expressing SKOV-3 ovarian and BT474 breast carcinoma xenograft models. In head-to-head comparisons to [131I]SGMIB-2Rs15d, a HER2-targeted radiopharmaceutical currently under clinical investigation, iso-[131I]SGMIB-VHH_1028 exhibited significantly higher tumor uptake and significantly lower kidney accumulation. The results demonstrated 2.9 and 6.3 times more favorab...
BackgroundSingle-domain antibody fragments (aka VHH, ∼13 kDa) are promising delivery systems for ... more BackgroundSingle-domain antibody fragments (aka VHH, ∼13 kDa) are promising delivery systems for brain tumor theranostics; however, achieving efficient delivery of VHH to intracranial lesions remains challenging due to the tumor-brain barrier. Here, we evaluate low-dose whole-brain irradiation as a strategy to increase the delivery of an anti-HER2 VHH to breast cancer-derived intracranial tumors in mice.MethodsMice with intracranial HER2-positive BT474BrM3 tumors received 10-Gy fractionated cranial irradiation and evaluated using non-invasive imaging methods. The anti-HER2 VHH 5F7 was labeled with 18F, administered intravenously to irradiated mice and controls, and PET/CT imaging was conducted at various intervals after irradiation. Tumor uptake of 18F-labeled 5F7 in irradiated and control mice was compared by PET/CT image analysis and correlated with tumor volumes. In addition, longitudinal dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) was conducted to visualize and quantify the potentia...
Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 2021
Introduction: The high potency and short tissue range of α-particles are attractive features for ... more Introduction: The high potency and short tissue range of α-particles are attractive features for targeted radionuclide therapy, particularly for cancers with micro-metastases. In the current study, we describe the synthesis of a series of 211 At-labeled prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) inhibitors and their preliminary evaluation as potential agents for metastatic prostate cancer treatment. Methods: Four novel Glu-urea based PSMA ligands containing a trimethyl stannyl group were synthesized and labeled with 211 At, and for comparative purposes, 131 I, via halodestannylation reactions with N-chlorosuccinimide as the oxidant. A PSMA inhibitory assay was performed to evaluate PSMA binding of the unlabeled, iodinated compounds. A series of paired-label biodistribution experiments were performed to compare each 211 At-labeled PSMA ligand to its 131 I-labeled counterpart in mice bearing subcutaneous PC3 PSMA+ PIP xenografts. Results: Radiochemical yields ranged from 32% to 65% for the 211 At-labeled PSMA inhibitors and were consistently lower than those obtained with the corresponding 131 I-labeled analogue. Good localization in PC3 PSMA+ PIP but not control xenografts was observed for all labeled molecules studied, which exhibited a variable degree of in vivo dehalogenation as reflected by thyroid and stomach activity levels. Normal tissue uptake and in vivo stability for several of the compounds was markedly improved compared with the previously evaluated compounds, [ 211 At]DCABzL and [*I]DCIBzL.
The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2018
Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 2020
Introduction: As a consequence of their small size, high stability and high affinity, single doma... more Introduction: As a consequence of their small size, high stability and high affinity, single domain antibody fragments (sdAb) are appealing targeting vectors for radiopharmaceutical development. With sdAbs binding to internalizing receptors like HER2, residualizing prosthetic agents can enhance tumor retention of radioiodine, which until now has been done with random labeling approaches. Herein we evaluate a site-specific strategy utilizing a radioiodinated, residualizing maleimido moiety and the anti-HER2 sdAb 5F7 bearing a GGC tail for conjugation. Methods: Maleimidoethyl 3-(guanidinomethyl)-5-iodobenzoate ([ 131 I]MEGMB) and its Nsuccinimidyl ester analogue, iso-[ 125 I]SGMIB, were labeled by halodestannylation and conjugated with 5F7GGC and 5F7, respectively. Radiochemical purity, immunoreactivity and binding affinity were determined. Paired-label experiments directly compared iso-[ 125 I]SGMIB-5F7 and [ 131 I]MEGMIB-5F7GGC with regard to internalization/residualization and affinity on HER2expressing SKOV-3 ovarian carcinoma cells as well as biodistribution and metabolite distribution in athymic mice with subcutaneous SKOV-3 xenografts. Results: [ 131 I]MEGMIB-5F7GGC had an immunoreactivity of 81.3% and K d = 0.94 ± 0.27 nM. Internalization assays demonstrated high intracellular trapping for both conjugates, For example, at 1 h, intracellular retention was 50.30 ± 3.36% for [ 131 I]MEGMIB-5F7GGC and 55.95 ± 3.27% for iso-[ 125 I]SGMIB-5F7, while higher retention was seen for iso-[ 125 I]SGMIB-5F7 at later time points. Peak tumor uptake was similar for both conjugates (8.35 ± 2.66% ID/g and 8.43 ± 2.84% ID/g for iso-[ 125 I]SGMIB-5F7 and [ 131 I]MEGMIB-5F7GGC at 1 h, respectively); however, more rapid normal tissue clearance was seen for [ 131 I]MEGMIB-5F7GGC, with a 2-fold higher tumorto-kidney ratio and a 3-fold higher tumor-to liver ratio compared with co-injected iso-[ 125 I]SGMIB-5F7. Consisted with this, generation of labeled catabolites in the kidneys was higher for [ 131 I]MEGMIB-5F7GGC.
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Molecular Pharmaceutics, 2018
ImmunoPET agents are being investigated to assess the status of epidermal growth factor receptor ... more ImmunoPET agents are being investigated to assess the status of epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) in breast cancer patients with the goal of selecting those likely to benefit from HER2targeted therapies and monitoring their progress after these treatments. We have been exploring the use of single domain antibody fragments (sdAbs) labeled with 18 F using residualizing prosthetic agents for this purpose. In this study, we have labeled two sdAbs that bind to different domains on the HER2 receptor-2Rs15d and 5F7-using 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl 6-[ 18 F]fluoronicotinate ([ 18 F]TFPFN) and evaluated their HER2 targeting properties in vitro and in vivo. The overall decay-corrected radiochemical yield for the synthesis of [ 18 F]TFPFN-2Rs15d and [ 18 F]TFPFN-5F7 was 5.7 ± 3.6% and 4.0 ± 2.0%, respectively. Radiochemical purity of labeled sdAbs was >95%; immunoreactive fractions were about 60% and affinity was in the low nanomolar range. Intracellularly trapped activity from [ 18 F]TFPFN-2Rs15d and [ 18 F]TFPFN-5F7 in HER2-expressing SKOV-3 ovarian and BT474M1 breast carcinoma cells were similar to the sdAbs labeled using the previously validated radioiodination residualizing prosthetic agents Nsuccinimidyl 4-guanidinomethyl-3-[ 125 I]iodobenzoate ([ 125 I]SGMIB) and N-succinimidyl 3-*
Nuclear medicine and biology
Radiolabeled, low-molecular-weight prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) inhibitors based on ... more Radiolabeled, low-molecular-weight prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) inhibitors based on the Glu-ureido pharmacophore show promise for the detection and treatment of castration-resistant prostate cancer; however, high renal retention of activity, related in part to overexpression of PSMA in kidneys can be problematic. The goal of the current study was to investigate the use of brush border enzyme-cleavable linkers as a strategy for reducing kidney activity levels from radiolabeled PSMA inhibitors. PSMA-769 (6), a derivative of the prototypical PSMA inhibitor (((S)‑1‑carboxy‑5‑(4‑iodobenzamido)pentyl)carbamoyl)glutamate (12) modified to contain a Gly-Tyr linker, and its protected tin precursor (11) were synthesized starting from the basic pharmacophore molecule Lys-urea-Glu. An analogue of 6 containing d‑tyrosine in lieu of l‑tyrosine (PSMA-769-d-tyrosine) and the corresponding tin precursor (d-11) also were synthesized. Both radioiodinated and At-labeled 6 were synthesized b...
Molecular imaging and biology : MIB : the official publication of the Academy of Molecular Imaging, Jan 13, 2017
Our previous studies with F-18-labeled anti-HER2 single-domain antibodies (sdAbs) utilized 5F7, w... more Our previous studies with F-18-labeled anti-HER2 single-domain antibodies (sdAbs) utilized 5F7, which binds to the same epitope on HER2 as trastuzumab, complicating its use for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of patients undergoing trastuzumab therapy. On the other hand, sdAb 2Rs15d binds to a different epitope on HER2 and thus might be a preferable vector for imaging in these patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the tumor targeting of F-18 -labeled 2Rs15d in HER2-expressing breast carcinoma cells and xenografts. sdAb 2Rs15d was labeled with the residualizing labels N-succinimidyl 3-((4-(4-[(18)F]fluorobutyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)methyl)-5-(guanidinomethyl)benzoate ([(18)F]RL-I) and N-succinimidyl 4-guanidinomethyl-3-[(125)I]iodobenzoate ([(125)I]SGMIB), and the purity and HER2-specific binding affinity and immunoreactivity were assessed after labeling. The biodistribution of I-125- and F-18-labeled 2Rs15d was determined in SCID mice bearing subcutaneous BT474...
Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting Abstracts, May 1, 2010
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Jun 18, 2016
The human growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2) is overexpressed in breast as well as other types ... more The human growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2) is overexpressed in breast as well as other types of cancer. ImmunoPET, a noninvasive imaging procedure that could assess HER2 status in both primary and metastatic lesions simultaneously, could be a valuable tool for optimizing application of HER2-targeted therapies in individual patients. Herein, we have evaluated the tumor targeting potential of the 5F7 anti-HER2 Nanobody (single-domain antibody fragment; ~13 kDa) after (18)F labeling by two methods. The 5F7 Nanobody was labeled with (18)F using the novel residualizing label N-succinimidyl 3-((4-(4-(18)F-fluorobutyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-1-yl)methyl)-5-(guanidinomethyl)benzoate ((18)F-SFBTMGMB; (18)F-RL-I) and also via the most commonly utilized (18)F protein labeling prosthetic agent, N-succinimidyl 3-(18)F-fluorobenzoate ((18)F-SFB). For comparison, 5F7 Nanobody was also labeled using the residualizing radioiodination agent N-succinimidyl 4-guanidinomethyl-3-(125)I-iodobenzoate ((125)I...
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2016
A nanobody 5F7 was labeled with 18F using [18F]RL-I, a residualizing label, with the preservation... more A nanobody 5F7 was labeled with 18F using [18F]RL-I, a residualizing label, with the preservation of affinity and immunoreactivity to HER2.
Journal of Nuclear Medicine, May 1, 2012
The present invention relates to novel compounds, serine proteases, such as dipeptidyl peptidases... more The present invention relates to novel compounds, serine proteases, such as dipeptidyl peptidases, such as dipeptidyl peptidase-IV Use of a compound for inhibiting (DPP-IV), and methods for their preparation and their therapeutic use.
Based on in vivo efficacy studies utilizing a dual DPP4 and DPP7 inhibitor (GW810379A), it was fo... more Based on in vivo efficacy studies utilizing a dual DPP4 and DPP7 inhibitor (GW810379A), it was found that add-on efficacy, with regards to weight loss and reduction in lipid levels (NEFA's and triglycerides), was seen over a pure DPP4 inhibitor alone. In an effort to identify more selective inhibitors, a series of nonpeptidomimetic diamine compounds were synthesized and tested as dual inhibitors of DPP4 and DPP7. Within the series, GSK1060075A was found to be a potent dual inhibitor of DPP4/7 with more than 100-fold selectivity over DPP8, DPP9 and Seprase.
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Nuclear medicine and biology, 2015
Radioiodinated meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG), a norepinephrine transporter (NET) substrate, has... more Radioiodinated meta-iodobenzylguanidine (MIBG), a norepinephrine transporter (NET) substrate, has been extensively used as an imaging agent to study the pathophysiology of the heart and for the diagnosis and treatment of neuroendocrine tumors. The goal of this study was to develop an (18)F-labeled analogue of MIBG that like MIBG itself could be synthesized in a single radiochemical step. Towards this end, we designed 4-fluoropropoxy-3-iodobenzylguanidine (FPOIBG). Standards of FPOIBG and 4-fluoropropoxy-3-bromobenzylguanidine (FPOBBG) as well as their tosylate precursors for labeling with (18)F, and a tin precursor for the preparation of radioiodinated FPOIBG were synthesized. Radiolabeled derivatives were synthesized by nucleophilic substitution and electrophilic iododestannylation from the corresponding precursors. Labeled compounds were evaluated for NET transporter recognition in in vitro assays using three NET-expressing cell lines and in biodistribution experiments in normal m...
Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 2014
Introduction-N-succinimidyl 4-guanidinomethyl-3-[*I]iodobenzoate ([*I]SGMIB) has shown promise fo... more Introduction-N-succinimidyl 4-guanidinomethyl-3-[*I]iodobenzoate ([*I]SGMIB) has shown promise for the radioiodination of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and other proteins that undergo extensive internalization after receptor binding, enhancing tumor targeting compared to direct electrophilic radioiodination. However, radiochemical yields for [ 131 I]SGMIB synthesis are low, which we hypothesize is due to steric hindrance from the Boc-protected guanidinomethyl group ortho to the tin moiety. To overcome this, we developed the isomeric compound, N-succinimidyl 3-guanidinomethyl-5-[ 131 I]iodobenzoate (iso-[ 131 I]SGMIB) wherein this bulky group was moved from ortho to meta position. Methods-Boc 2-iso-SGMIB standard and its tin precursor, N-succinimidyl 3-((1,2-bis(tertbutoxycarbonyl)guanidino)methyl)-5-(trimethylstannyl)benzoate (Boc 2-iso-SGMTB), were synthesized using two disparate routes, and iso-[*I]SGMIB synthesized from the tin precursor. Two HER2-targeted vectors-trastuzumab (Tras) and a nanobody 5F7 (Nb)-were labeled using iso-[*I]SGMIB and [*I]SGMIB. Paired-label internalization assays in vitro with both proteins, and biodistribution in vivo with trastuzumab, labeled using the two isomeric prosthetic agents were performed. Results-When the reactions were performed under identical conditions, radioiodination yields for the synthesis of Boc 2-iso-[ 131 I]SGMIB were significantly higher than those for Boc 2-[ 131 I]SGMIB (70.7 ± 2.0% vs 56.5 ± 5.5%). With both Nb and trastuzumab, conjugation efficiency also was higher with iso-[ 131 I]SGMIB than with [ 131 I]SGMIB (Nb, 33.1 ± 7.1% vs 28.9
Tetrahedron, 1997
Because chiral dialkyl carbinols, as well as their derived esters, are significant as intermediat... more Because chiral dialkyl carbinols, as well as their derived esters, are significant as intermediates and end points in fields such as organic, pharmaceutical, and biological chemistry, the development of efficient approaches to their asymmetric synthesis is an important endeavor. In this report, we describe a method for the direct catalytic enantioselective synthesis of such esters, beginning with an alkyl halide (derived from an aldehyde and an acyl bromide), an olefin, and a hydrosilane, catalyzed by nickel, an earth-abundant metal. The method is versatile, tolerating substituents that vary in size and that bear a range of functional groups. We further describe a four-component variant of this process, wherein the alkyl halide is generated in situ, thus obviating the need to isolate either an alkyl electrophile or an alkylmetal, while still effecting an alkyl−alkyl coupling. Finally, we apply our convergent method to the efficient catalytic enantioselective synthesis of three esters that are bioactive themselves or that have been utilized in the synthesis of bioactive compounds.
Nuclear Medicine and Biology, 2011
Introduction: Drug resistance to alkylator chemotherapy has been primarily attributed to the DNA ... more Introduction: Drug resistance to alkylator chemotherapy has been primarily attributed to the DNA repair protein alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGT); thus, personalizing chemotherapy could be facilitated if tumor AGT content could be quantified prior to administering chemotherapy. We have been investigating the use of radiolabeled O 6-benzylguanine (BG) analogues to label and quantify AGT in vivo. BG derivatives containing an azido function were sought to potentially enhance the targeting of these analogues to AGT, which is primarily present in the cell nucleus, either by conjugating them to nuclear localization sequence (NLS) peptides or by pretargeting via bioorthogonal approaches. Methods: Two O 6-(3-iodobenzyl)guanine (IBG) derivatives containing an azido moiety-O 6-(4-azidohexyloxymethyl-3-iodobenzyl) guanine (AHOMIBG) and O 6-(4-azido-3-iodobenzyl)guanine (AIBG)and their tin precursors were synthesized in multiple steps and the tin precursors were converted to radioiodinated AHOMIBG and AIBG, respectively. Both unlabeled and radioiodinated AHOMIBG analogues were conjugated to alkyne-derivatized NLS peptide heptynoyl-PK 3 RKV. The ability of these radioiodinated compounds to bind to AGT was determined by a trichloroacetic acid precipitation assay and gel electrophoresis/phosphor imaging. Labeling of an AGT-AIBG conjugate via Staudinger ligation using the 131 I-labeled phosphine ligand, 2-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl 4-[ 131 I]iodobenzoate, also was investigated. Results: [ 131 I]AHOMIBG was synthesized in two steps from its tin precursor in 52.2±7.5% (n=5) radiochemical yield and conjugated to the NLS peptide via click reaction in 50.7±4.9% (n=6) yield. The protected tin precursor of AIBG was radioiodinated in an average radiochemical yield of 69.6±4.5% (n=7); deprotection of the intermediate gave [ 131 I]AIBG in 17.8±4.2% (n=9) yield. While both [ 131 I]AHOMIBG and its NLS conjugate bound to AGT pure protein, their potency as a substrate for AGT was substantially lower than that of [ 125 I]IBG. Uptake of [ 131 I]AHOMIBG-NLS conjugate in DAOY medulloblastoma cells was up to eightfold higher than that of [ 125 I]IBG; however, the uptake was not changed when the cellular AGT content was first depleted with BG treatment. [ 131 I]AIBG was almost equipotent as [ 125 I]IBG with respect to binding to pure AGT; however, attempts to radiolabel AGT by treatment with unlabeled AIBG followed by Staudinger ligation using the radiolabeled phosphine ligand, 2-(diphenylphosphino)phenyl 4-[ 131 I]iodobenzoate were not successful. Conclusion: Although AHOMIBG, and AIBG were synthesized successfully in both unlabeled and radioiodinated forms, the radioiodinated compounds failed to label AGT either after NLS peptide conjugation or via Staundiger ligation. Currently, other bio-orthogonal approaches are being evaluated for labeling AGT by pretargeting.
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Papers by Darryl McDougald