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Houvast, R.D.; Baart, V.M.; Bhairosingh, S.S.; Cordfunke, R.A.; Chua, J.X.; Vankemmelbeke, M.; ... ; Sier, C.F.M. (2020)

Glycan-based near-infrared fluorescent (NIRF) imaging of gastrointestinal tumors: a preclinical proof-of-conceptIn vivostudy

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Purpose Aberrantly expressed glycans in cancer are of particular interest for tumor targeting. This proof-of-conceptin vivostudy aims to validate the use of aberrant Lewis glycans as target for antibody-based, real-time imaging of gastrointestinal cancers. Procedures Immunohistochemical (IHC) staining with monoclonal antibody FG88.2, targeting Lewis(a/c/x), was performed on gastrointestinal tumors and their healthy counterparts. Then, FG88.2 and its chimeric human/mouse variant CH88.2 were conjugated with near-infrared fluorescent (NIRF) IRDye 800CW for real-time imaging. Specific binding was evaluatedin vitroon human gastrointestinal cancer cell lines with cell-based plate assays, flow cytometry, and immune-fluorescence microscopy. Subsequently, mice bearing human colon and pancreatic subcutaneous tumors were imagedin vivoafter intravenous administration of 1 nmol (150 mu g) CH88.2-800CW with the clinical Artemis NIRF imaging system using the Pearl Trilogy small animal imager as...Show morePurpose Aberrantly expressed glycans in cancer are of particular interest for tumor targeting. This proof-of-conceptin vivostudy aims to validate the use of aberrant Lewis glycans as target for antibody-based, real-time imaging of gastrointestinal cancers. Procedures Immunohistochemical (IHC) staining with monoclonal antibody FG88.2, targeting Lewis(a/c/x), was performed on gastrointestinal tumors and their healthy counterparts. Then, FG88.2 and its chimeric human/mouse variant CH88.2 were conjugated with near-infrared fluorescent (NIRF) IRDye 800CW for real-time imaging. Specific binding was evaluatedin vitroon human gastrointestinal cancer cell lines with cell-based plate assays, flow cytometry, and immune-fluorescence microscopy. Subsequently, mice bearing human colon and pancreatic subcutaneous tumors were imagedin vivoafter intravenous administration of 1 nmol (150 mu g) CH88.2-800CW with the clinical Artemis NIRF imaging system using the Pearl Trilogy small animal imager as reference. One week post-injection of the tracer, tumors and organs were resected and tracer uptake was analyzedex vivo. Results IHC analysis showed strong FG88.2 staining on colonic, gastric, and pancreatic tumors, while staining on their normal tissue counterparts was limited. Next, human cancer cell lines HT-29 (colon) and BxPC-3 and PANC-1 (both pancreatic) were identified as respectively high, moderate, and low Lewis(a/c/x)-expressing. Using the clinical NIRF camera system for tumor-bearing mice, a mean tumor-to-background ratio (TBR) of 2.2 +/- 0.3 (Pearl: 3.1 +/- 0.8) was observed in the HT-29 tumors and a TBR of 1.8 +/- 0.3 (Pearl: 1.9 +/- 0.5) was achieved in the moderate expression BxPC-3 model. In both models, tumors could be adequately localized and delineated by NIRF for up to 1 week.Ex vivoanalysis confirmed full tumor penetration of the tracer and low fluorescence signals in other organs. Conclusions Using a novel chimeric Lewis(a/c/x)-targeting tracer in combination with a clinical NIRF imager, we demonstrate the potential of targeting Lewis glycans for fluorescence-guided surgery of gastrointestinal tumors.Show less
Carbohydrates
Lewis glycans
Aberrant glycosylation
Monoclonal antibody
Fluorescence-guided surgery
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Houvast, R.D.; Baart, V.M.; Bhairosingh, S.S.; Cordfunke, R.A.; Chua, J.X.; Vankemmelbeke, M.; Parsons, T.; Kuppen, P.J.K.; Durrant, L.G.; Vahrmeijer, A.L.; Sier, C.F.M.
Date
2020-08-11
Journal
Molecular Imaging and Biology
Volume
22
Pages
1511 - 1522
DOI
doi:10.1007/s11307-020-01522-8
Link
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11307-020-01522-8