Marko Krošelj

Dr. Marko Krošelj

Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Zaloška 7, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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9 March 2023 in Pharmaceutics
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DNDoroteja Novak
Doroteja Novak
BJBarbara Janota
Barbara Janota
AHAnton Amadeus Hörmann
Anton Amadeus Hörmann
ASAgnieszka Sawicka
Agnieszka Sawicka
Marko KrošeljMarko Krošelj
Marko Krošelj
PGPiotr Garnuszek
Piotr Garnuszek
Broad availability and cost-effectiveness of 99Mo/99mTc generators worldwide support the use, and thus the development, of novel 99mTc-labelled radiopharmaceuticals. In recent years, preclinical and clinical developments for neuroendocrine neoplasms patient management focused on somatostatin receptor subtype 2 (SST2) antagonists, mainly due to their superiority in SST2-tumour targeting and improved diagnostic sensitivity over agonists. The goal of this work was to provide a reliable method for facile preparation of a 99mTc-labelled SST2 antagonist, [99mTc]Tc-TECANT-1, in a hospital radiopharmacy setting, suitable for a multi-centre clinical trial. To ensure successful and reproducible on-site preparation of the radiopharmaceutical for human use shortly before administration, a freeze-dried three-vial kit was developed. The final composition of the kit was established based on the radiolabelling results obtained during the optimisation process, in which variables such as precursor content, pH and buffer, as well as kit formulations, were tested. Finally, the prepared GMP-grade batches met all predefined specification parameters together with long-term kit stability and stability of the product [99mTc]Tc-TECANT-1. Furthermore, the selected precursor content complies with micro-dosing, based on an extended single-dose toxicity study, where histopathology NOEL was established at 0.5 mg/kg BW, being more than 1000 times higher than the planned human dose of 20 µg. In conclusion, [99mTc]Tc-TECANT-1 is suitable to be advanced into a first-in-human clinical trial.

1 October 2017
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GVGoran Vuleta
Goran Vuleta
MDMaurizio Dondi
Maurizio Dondi
TPThomas Pascual
Thomas Pascual
DPDiana Paez
Diana Paez
MMMario Medvedec
Mario Medvedec
SHSøren Holm
Søren Holm