High performance liquid chromatography of Carbon-11 labeled thymidine and its major catabolites for clinical PET studies

  • Peter S. Conti
  • , John Hilton
  • , Dean F. Wong
  • , Mian M. Alauddin
  • , Robert F. Dannals
  • , Hayden T. Ravert
  • , Alan A. Wilson
  • , James H. Anderson

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Abstract

The identity and pharmacology of the rapidly formed radiolabeled metabolites formed following i.v. injection of C-11 thymidine (TdR) labeled in the 5-methyl-position are being studied in animal models and patients with cancer. A high performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) procedure has been developed for the separation of these metabolites including thymine, dihydrothymine, β-ureidoisobutyric acid, and β-aminoisobutyric acid from plasma and tissue extracts. Information obtained regarding the pharmacokinetics of the metabolites are being used to generate mathematical models for C-11 TdR incorporation rates into DNA.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1045-1051
Number of pages7
JournalNuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume21
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1994

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