Luke Wharton

Dr. Luke Wharton

Life Sciences Division, TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

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

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8 June 2021 in Inorganic Chemistry
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DFDavid J. Fiszbein
David J. Fiszbein
VBVictoria Brown
Victoria Brown
NTNikki Thiele
Nikki Thiele
JWJoshua J. Woods
Joshua J. Woods
LWLuke Wharton
Luke Wharton
JWJustin Wilson
Justin Wilson

29 December 2021 in Inorganic Chemistry
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AHAohan Hu
Aohan Hu
VBVictoria Brown
Victoria Brown
SMSamantha N. MacMillan
Samantha N. MacMillan
VRValery Radchenko
Valery Radchenko
HYHua Yang
Hua Yang
JWJustin Wilson
Justin Wilson

1 April 2023 in Molecules
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LWLuke Wharton
Luke Wharton
SMScott McNeil
Scott McNeil
HMHelen Merkens
Helen Merkens
ZYZheliang Yuan
Zheliang Yuan
MVMichiel Van de Voorde
Michiel Van de Voorde
HYHua Yang
Hua Yang
Terbium radioisotopes (149Tb, 152Tb, 155Tb, 161Tb) offer a unique class of radionuclides which encompass all four medicinally relevant nuclear decay modalities (α, β+, γ, β−/e−), and show high potential for the development of element-matched theranostic radiopharmaceuticals. The goal of this study was to design, synthesise, and evaluate the suitability of crown-TATE as a new peptide-conjugate for radiolabelling of [155Tb]Tb3+ and [161Tb]Tb3+, and to assess the imaging and pharmacokinetic properties of each radiotracer in tumour-bearing mice. [155Tb]Tb-crown-TATE and [161Tb]Tb-crown-TATE were prepared efficiently under mild conditions, and exhibited excellent stability in human serum (>99.5% RCP over 7 days). Longitudinal SPECT/CT images were acquired for 155Tb- and 161Tb- labelled crown-TATE in male NRG mice bearing AR42J tumours. The radiotracers, [155Tb]Tb-crown-TATE and [161Tb]Tb-crown-TATE, showed high tumour targeting (32.6 and 30.0 %ID/g, respectively) and minimal retention in non-target organs at 2.5 h post-administration. Biodistribution studies confirmed the SPECT/CT results, showing high tumour uptake (38.7 ± 8.0 %ID/g and 38.5 ± 3.5 %ID/g, respectively) and favourable tumour-to-background ratios. Blocking studies further confirmed SSTR2-specific tumour accumulation. Overall, these findings suggest that crown-TATE has great potential for element-matched molecular imaging and radionuclide therapy using 155Tb and 161Tb.

22 September 2023 in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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LWLuke Wharton
Luke Wharton
HYHua Yang
Hua Yang
MJMaría de Guadalupe Jaraquemada-Peláez
María de Guadalupe Jaraquemada-Peláez
HMHelen Merkens
Helen Merkens
GEGokce Engudar
Gokce Engudar
COChris Orvig
Chris Orvig

20 September 2022 in Bioconjugate Chemistry
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LWLuke Wharton
Luke Wharton
MJMaría de Guadalupe Jaraquemada-Peláez
María de Guadalupe Jaraquemada-Peláez
CZChengcheng Zhang
Chengcheng Zhang
JZJutta Zeisler
Jutta Zeisler
CRCristina Rodríguez-Rodríguez
Cristina Rodríguez-Rodríguez
COChris Orvig
Chris Orvig

9 June 2022 in Inorganic Chemistry
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AIAidan Ingham
Aidan Ingham
LWLuke Wharton
Luke Wharton
TSTarek El Sayed
Tarek El Sayed
LSLily Southcott
Lily Southcott
BMBrooke L. McNeil
Brooke L. McNeil
COChris Orvig
Chris Orvig