期刊
PHARMACEUTICALS
卷 16, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ph16071051
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programmed cell death 1 ligand 1; positron emission tomography; carbon-11; radiotracer design
PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint blockade showed promising results in cancer therapy. However, only a small portion of PD-L1-positive tumor patients benefit from this immunotherapy. Non-invasive in vivo quantification of PD-L1 using PET imaging holds the potential to enhance patient stratification. This study synthesized and evaluated new small molecules as potential PD-L1 PET tracers.
PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint blockade for cancer therapy showed promising results in clinical studies. Further endeavors are required to enhance patient stratification, as, at present, only a small portion of patients with PD-L1-positive tumors (as determined by PD-L1 targeted immunohistochemistry; IHC) benefit from anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy. This can be explained by the heterogeneity of tumor lesions and the intrinsic limitation of multiple biopsies. Consequently, non-invasive in vivo quantification of PD-L1 on tumors and metastases throughout the entire body using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging holds the potential to augment patient stratification. Within the scope of this work, six new small molecules were synthesized by following a ligand-based drug design approach supported by computational docking utilizing lead structures based on the (2-methyl-[1,1 & PRIME;-biphenyl]-3-yl)methanol scaffold and evaluated in vitro for potential future use as PD-L1 PET tracers. The results demonstrated binding affinities in the nanomolar to micromolar range for lead structures and newly prepared molecules, respectively. Carbon-11 labeling was successfully and selectively established and optimized with very good radiochemical conversions of up to 57%. The obtained insights into the significance of polar intermolecular interactions, along with the successful radiosyntheses, could contribute substantially to the future development of small-molecule PD-L1 PET tracers.
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