Target tissue uptake selectivity of three fluorine-substituted progestins: Potential imaging agents for receptor-positive breast tumors

We have studied three new fluorine-substituted progestins ( 1–3) as potential imaging agents for progesterone receptor (PgR)-positive human breast tumors. Two of these are fluorine-substituted analogs of the potent progestin R5020 (promegestone), derived from (21S)-hydroxy R 5020 (RU 27987) and (21...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of radiation applications and instrumentation. Part B, Nuclear medicine and biology Nuclear medicine and biology, 1990, Vol.17 (3), p.309-319
Hauptverfasser: Pomper, Martin G., Pinney, Kevin G., Carlson, Kathryn E., Van Brocklin, Henry, Mathias, Carla J., Welch, Michael J., Katzenellenbogen, John A.
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Zusammenfassung:We have studied three new fluorine-substituted progestins ( 1–3) as potential imaging agents for progesterone receptor (PgR)-positive human breast tumors. Two of these are fluorine-substituted analogs of the potent progestin R5020 (promegestone), derived from (21S)-hydroxy R 5020 (RU 27987) and (21 R)-hydroxy R 5020 (RU 27988), known metabolites of R 5020, which have affinities for PgR that are 116 and 4%, respectively (relative to R 5020 = 100%). These precursors were protected as their 3,3-dioxolane derivatives and converted to the 21-trifluoromethanesulfonate derivatives. Fluoride ion displacement, followed by acid-catalyzed deprotection, furnished in good yield the epimeric fluoroanalogs, (21 S)- and (21 R)-fluoro R 5020 ( 1 and 2, affinities for PgR, 11 and 45%, respectively). These compounds were also prepared in 18F labeled form by the same route, in 14–32% overall radiochemical yield (decay corrected; synthesis time 90 min; sp. act. 370–1060 Ci/mmol). In tissue distribution studies in estrogen-primed immature rats, uterus-to-muscle ratios were 4.3 at 1 h for the 21S-epimer and 1.1 for the 21 R-epimer, paralleling their relative binding affinities. Considerable metabolic defluorination was observed. The third fluorine-substituted progestin, DU 41165, has a novel retroprogesterone (9β, 10α) structure, substituted with fluorine at C-6; its binding affinity is 145% relative to R 5020, and it was prepared in tritium-labeled form by acetylation of DU 41231, the 17α-hydroxy precursor, with [ 3H]acetic anhydride. In estrogen-primed immature rats, this compound shows uterus-to-muscle ratios of 15 at 1 h, and 18–71 between 2 and 6 h, suggesting that compounds in this retroprogesterone series may be very promising candidates for selective imaging of PgR-positive tissues and tumors.
ISSN:0883-2897
DOI:10.1016/0883-2897(90)90058-9