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ArticleEuropean journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging2015

DNA damage in blood lymphocytes in patients after (177)Lu peptide receptor radionuclide therapy.

Uta Eberlein, Carina Nowak, Christina Bluemel, Andreas Konrad Buck, Rudolf Alexander Werner, Harry Scherthan, Michael Lassmann

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Article in European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Uta EberleinDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University of Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany. eberlein_u@klinik.uni-wuerzburg.de.
Carina NowakBundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology affiliated to the University of Ulm, 80937, Munich, Germany.
Christina BluemelDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University of Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
Andreas Konrad BuckDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University of Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
Rudolf Alexander WernerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University of Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
Harry ScherthanBundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology affiliated to the University of Ulm, 80937, Munich, Germany.
Michael LassmannDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University of Würzburg, Oberdürrbacher Str. 6, 97080, Würzburg, Germany.
University of Würzburg · DEUniversität Ulm · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe aim of the study was to investigate DNA double strand break (DSB) formation and its correlation with the absorbed dose to the blood lymphocytes of patients undergoing their first peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) with (177)Lu-labelled DOTATATE/DOTATOC.

methodsThe study group comprised 16 patients receiving their first PRRT. At least six peripheral blood samples were obtained before, and between 0.5 h and 48 h after radionuclide administration. From the time-activity curves of the blood and the whole body, residence times for blood self-irradiation and whole-body irradiation were determined. Peripheral blood lymphocytes were isolated, fixed with ethanol and subjected to immunofluorescence staining for colocalizing γ-H2AX/53BP1 DSB-marking foci. The average number of DSB foci per cell per patient sample was determined as a function of the absorbed dose to the blood and compared with an in vitro calibration curve established in our laboratory with (131)I and (177)Lu.

resultsThe average number of radiation-induced foci (RIF) per cell increased over the first 5 h after radionuclide administration and decreased thereafter. A linear fit from 0 to 5 h as a function of the absorbed dose to the blood agreed with our in vitro calibration curve. At later time-points the number of RIF decreased, indicating progression of DNA repair.

conclusionMeasurements of RIF and the absorbed dose to the blood after systemic administration of (177)Lu may be used to obtain data on the individual dose-response relationships in vivo. Individual patient data were characterized by a linear dose-dependent increase and an exponential decay function describing repair.

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AgedDNA Breaks, Double-StrandedDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleHumansLutetiumLymphocytesMaleMiddle AgedRadiation InjuriesRadioisotopesRadiotherapy DosageReceptors, PeptideTime FactorsLutetiumRadioisotopesReceptors, Peptide

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