Study on 18F-FLT production for PET/CT

  • Nguyen Khac That 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Nguyễn Đức Trung 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Bùi Thanh Rin 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Trần Văn Diện 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Nguyen Thi Kim Dung 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Mai Hong Son 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Pham Tuan Linh 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Bui Quang Khai 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Dam Nguyen Binh 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Nguyen Huy Canh 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Dao Tuan Vo 108 Military Central Hospital
  • Ho Trong Tung 108 Military Central Hospital

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Keywords

18F-FLT, module, LLC lung cancer, PET/CT

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the applicability of 18F-FLT production and 18F-FLT PET/CT imaging in Vietnam. Subject and method: 18F-FLT radiopharmaceutical was prepared on the self-developed module of the 108 Military Central Hospital. The product quality was according to Ph. Eur. 14. To compare the 18F-FDG PET and 18F-FLT PET imaging on BALB/c mice model caused LLC lineage secondary lung cancer. Result: The 18F-FLT radioactivity per batch ranged from 57 ± 4 to 184 ± 14mCi depend on 18O water bombardment time, the yields (EOS) ranged from 9.6 ± 1.3 đến 27.6 ± 2.1%, however, the highest yield was achieved with 20 minutes bombardment. Both 18F-FDG and 18F-FLT were increased uptake in the tumor. The difference is that 18F-FDG was increased uptake in the brain, but 18F-FLT was not because 18F-FLT almost does not cross the blood-brain barrier. Conclusion: Production of 18F-FLT for PET/CT imaging in Vietnam is feasible.

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