Labelling of monoclonal antibodies 10B, 8C, and M2A with indium-111

R Reilly1, K Sheldon, A Marks

  • 1Toronto General Hospital, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Ontario, Canada.

International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation. Part A, Applied Radiation and Isotopes
|January 1, 1989
PubMed

Monoclonal antibodies 10B, 8C and M2A were conjugated with cyclic DTPA anhydride to a substitution level of 1-2 mol DTPA/mol antibody. The DTPA-conjugated antibodies were purified by size-exclusion mini-column chromatography and labelled with [111In]In acetate to a specific activity of 37-74 kBq/micrograms (1-2 microCi/micrograms). The radiochemical purity of the antibody preparation was 76-81%. The immunoreactive fraction of the radiolabelled antibodies ranged from 0.17 to 0.31, significantly lower than that of their radioiodinated analogs.