Preclinical Pharmacokinetic and Safety Studies of Copper-Diacetyl-Bis(N4-Methylthiosemicarbazone) (Cu-ATSM): Translational Studies for Internal Radiotherapy.

In this study, the concentrations of Cu-ATSM and ATSM in mouse plasma after intravenous administration were determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry, and the half-lives were estimated to be 21.5 and 22.4 minutes for Cu-ATSM and ATSM, respectively. Based on this result, approach 2 of the current ICH M3 [R2] guideline was adopted, and a 7-day intravenous toxicity study was conducted in mice. Cu-ATSM and ATSM in a ratio of 2:25 mimicking our current investigational drug was used, and no adverse effects were observed when Cu-ATSM and ATSM were administered at 81 μg/kg. These results and those of previous studies suggest that our current investigational drug formulation containing Cu-ATSM and ATSM at a dose of 15 μg can be safely administered to patients once per week for 4 weeks for treatment with 64Cu-ATSM.
PMID: 31252311 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Translational Oncology - June 24, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Matsumoto H, Yoshii Y, Baden A, Kaneko E, Hashimoto H, Suzuki H, Kawamura K, Zhang MR, Higashi T, Kurihara H Tags: Transl Oncol Source Type: research