Abstract
Trastuzumab with chemotherapy improves clinical outcomes in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive esophagogastric adenocarcinoma (EGA). Despite the therapeutic benefit, responses are rarely complete, and most patients develop progression. To our knowledge, this is the first report evaluating (89)Zr-trastuzumab in HER2-positive EGA; here, we evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, and dosimetry (89)Zr-trastuzumab. Methods: Trastuzumab was conjugated with deferoxamine and radiolabeled with (89)Zr. A mean activity of 184 MBq was administered to 10 patients with metastatic HER2-positive EGA. PET imaging, whole-body probe counts, and blood draws were performed to assess pharmacokinetics, biodistribution, and dosimetry. Results: No clinically significant toxicities were observed. At the end of infusion, the estimated (89)Zr-trastuzumab in plasma volume was a median 102% (range, 78%-113%) of the injected dose. The median biologic half-life T(1/2β) was 111 h (range, 78-193 h). The median biologic whole-body retention half-life was 370 h (range, 257-578 h). PET images showed optimal tumor visualization at 5-8 d after injection. The maximum tumor SUV ranged from no to minimal uptake in 3 patients to a median of 6.8 (range, 2.9-22.7) for 20 lesions in 7 patients. Dosimetry estimates from OLINDA showed that the organs receiving the highest absorbed doses were the liver and heart wall, with median values of 1.37 and 1.12 mGy/MBq, respectively. Conclusion:(89)Zr-trastuzumab imaging tracer is safe and provides high-quality images in patients with HER2-positive EGA, with an optimal imaging time of 5-8 d after injection.