LABELED INHIBITORS OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC MEMBRANE ANTIGEN (PSMA), THEIR USE AS IMAGING AGENTS AND PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PROSTATE CANCER
The present invention generally relates to the field of radiopharmaceuticals and their use in nuclear medicine as tracers, imaging agents and for the treatment of various disease states of prostate cancer. Thus, the present invention concerns compounds that are represented by the general Formulae (Ia) or (Ib).
1 . A compound of Formula (Ia) or (Ib):
with:
n:
0,1
m:
1,2,3,4
Z:
—CO 2 H, —SO 2 H, —SO 3 H, —SO 4 H, —PO 2 H, —PO 3 H,
—PO 4 H 2
X:
Naphthyl, Phenyl, Biphenyl, Indolyl (=2,3-benzopyrrolyl),
Benzothiazolyl
Y:
Aryl, Alkylaryl, Cyclopentyl, Cyclohexyl, Cycloheptyl
Che-
1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N′,N″,N′″-tetraacetic acid
lator:
(=DOTA),
N,N″-bis[2-hydroxy-5-(carboxyethyl)benzyl]ethylenediamine-
N,N″-diacetic acid (=HBED-CC),
1,4,7-triazacyclononane-1,4,7-triacetic acid (=NOTA),
2-(4,7-bis(carboxymethyl)-1,4,7-triazonan-1-yl)pentanedioic acid
(NODAGA),
2-(4,7,10-tris(carboxymethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecan-1-
yl)pentanedioic acid
(DOTAGA),
1,4,7-triazacyclononane phosphinic acid (TRAP),
1,4,7-triazacyclononane-1-[methyl(2-carboxyethyl)phosphinic
acid]-4,7-bis[methyl(2-hydroxymethyl)phosphinic acid] (NOPO),
3,6,9,15-tetraazabicyclo[9.3.1.]pentadeca-1(15),11,13-triene-3,6,9-
triacetic acid (=PCTA),
N′-{5-[Acetyl(hydroxy)amino]pentyl}-N-[5-({4-[(5-
aminopentyl)(hydroxy)amino]-4-oxobutanoyl}amino)pentyl]-N-
hydroxysuccinamide (DFO),
Diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (DTPA)
Trans-cyclohexyl-diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (CHX-DTPA)
1-oxa-4,7,10-triazacyclododecane-4,7,10-triacetic acid (oxo-Do3A)
p-isothiocyanatobenzyl-DTPA (SCN-Bz-DTPA)
1-(p-isothiocyanatobenzyl)-3-methyl-DTPA (1B3M)
2-(p-isothiocyanatobenzyl)-4-methyl-DTPA (1M3B)
1-(2)-methyl-4-isocyanatobenzyl-DTPA (MX-DTPA)
2 . The compound of claim 1 having the structure R′-Linker-R with R′=DOTA and R=. Glu-Urea-Lys:
wherein the linker is selected from:
3 . The compound of claim 1 , selected from the following:
4 . A radiolabeled compound comprising the compound of claim 1 .
5 . A metal complex comprising a radionuclide and a compound of claim 1 .
6 . The metal complex of claim 5 , wherein the radionuclide is 111 In, 90 Y, 68 Ga, 177 Lu, 99m Tc, 64 Cu, 153 Gd, 155 Gd, 157 Gd, 213 Bi, 225 Ac or Fe.
7 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or ester thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
8 . The compound of claim 1 for use in a method of imaging in a patient.
9 . The compound of claim 1 for use in a method of diagnosing prostate cancer and/or metastasis thereof.
10 . The compound of claim 1 for use in a method of treating prostate cancer and/or metastasis thereof.
11 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising the metal complex of claim 5 , or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or ester thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
12 . The metal complex of claim 5 for use in a method of imaging in a patient.
13 . The metal complex of claim 5 for use in a method of diagnosing prostate cancer and/or metastasis thereof.
14 . The metal complex of claim 5 for use in a method of treating prostate cancer and/or metastasis thereof.