Noninvasive localization of tumors by immunofluorescence imaging using a single chain Fv fragment of a human monoclonal antibody with broad cancer specificity

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BACKGROUND. A single chain antibody fragment, NovoMAb-G2-scFv, derived from a human anti-tumor monoclonal antibody recognizes tumor antigen molecules expressed on a wide variety of human cancers including melanoma, breast carcinoma, colon adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, lung carcinoma, and prostate carcinoma. This study was designed to evaluate the use of a NovoMab-G2-scFv/cyanine fluorochrome (Cy5.5.18) conjugate as diagnostic tool for in vivo imaging of tumors. METHODS. The NovoMab-G2-scFv-Cy5 complex was administered to athymic mice injected subcutaneously with human melanoma tumor cells, and the distribution of fluorescence was imaged noninvasively using a charge-coupled device camera. Images were acquired 2, 6, 12, 24, 48, and 72 hours after injection. RESULTS. Fluorescence was detected at the tumor site after injection of NovoMab-G2-scFv-Cy5 but not after injection of a labeled irrelevant control antibody fragment. Fluorescence from the tumor site peaked 2 hours after injection and gradually declined, reaching a minimum 72 hours after injection. Fluorescence was also apparent in the kidneys, indicating clearance of the complex through the kidneys. Results suggest that 16% and 73% of the antibody is located in the tumor and kidneys, respectively. Imaging of isolated organs confirmed the presence of the NovoMab-G2-scFv-Cy5 complex in tumors, kidneys, and liver. No fluorescence was observed in other organs. CONCLUSI0NS. Specific binding of the antibody-dye complex to the tumor was observed, and the kinetics of binding to tumors and kidneys were determined. These results suggest that the NovoMab-G2-scFv-Cy5.5 complex may be used for noninvasive tumor localization. (C) 2000 American Cancer Society.

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Ramjiawan, B., Maiti, P., Aftanas, A., Kaplan, H., Fast, D., Mantsch, H. H., & Jackson, M. (2000). Noninvasive localization of tumors by immunofluorescence imaging using a single chain Fv fragment of a human monoclonal antibody with broad cancer specificity. Cancer, 89(5), 1134–1144. https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(20000901)89:5<1134::AID-CNCR23>3.0.CO;2-3

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