Preparation, Characterization and Molecular Docking Studies of
TRZ-Chelating Agent Complexes for Radiopharmacy Application
Abstract
Today, the most important treatment methods for cancer are chemotherapy,
surgical intervention, and radiotherapy. In recent years, many studies
on radioimmunotherapy have been carried out. New drugs and treatment
strategies are constantly being researched, and targeted cancer therapy
is the treatment with the highest efficacy and negligible side effects
compared to other methods. Breast cancer is the most common type of
cancer in women. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is
overexpressed in 20-30% of breast cancer cases. Trastuzumab is a
humanized monoclonal antibody of recombinant DNA origin targeting the
HER2 protein. In this study, the pharmaceutical part of a new
radiopharmaceutical to be used in breast cancer treatment was prepared.
For this purpose, molecular insertion studies were conducted to show the
binding sites between Trastuzumab and different chelating agents (DOTA,
DTPA, EDTA and MAG3) in silico. Then, these chelating agents were
complex, and characterization studies were carried out.