Radioimmunoimaging of human bladder tumor xenografts in nude mice by using monoclonal antibodies

Jpn J Cancer Res. 1986 Sep;77(9):916-21.

Abstract

Monoclonal antibodies HBJ127 and HBJ8, raised against T24 human bladder cancer cells, predominantly react with the cells in proliferating stages and with a portion of epithelial tumor cells, respectively. To investigate the in vivo localization of these monoclonal antibodies, the antibodies were labeled with radioiodine and indium-111 (111In) and injected into nude mice transplanted with human bladder tumors. The BT-11 bladder tumor had the highest concentration of radioiodinated HBJ127 and HBJ8 monoclonal antibodies, with 11.6 and 14.3% of the injected dose per gram and with a tumor-to-blood ratio of 2.6 and 1.6, respectively, at 4 days after the administration. An irrelevant monoclonal antibody did not show any specific accumulation in the BT-11 tumor. The 111In-labeled HBJ127 antibody was also localized in the tumor with a higher tumor-to-blood ratio than the radioiodinated antibody. The xenografted BT-11 tumor was successfully visualized with the radiolabeled HBJ127 and HBJ8 antibodies by scintigraphy. These monoclonal antibodies and the human bladder tumor xenografts may provide a good model for radioimmunoimaging and possibly therapy.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal* / immunology
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal* / metabolism
  • Indium
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Isotope Labeling
  • Mice
  • Mice, Nude
  • Radioisotopes
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Tissue Distribution
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / immunology
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / metabolism

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Radioisotopes
  • Indium