Research Article

Preparation of 177Lu-PSMA-617 in Hospital Radiopharmacy: Convenient Formulation of a Clinical Dose Using a Single-Vial Freeze-Dried PSMA-617 Kit Developed In-House

Table 1

Variation of radiochemical purity of 177Lu-PSMA-617 with the addition of increasing amount of carrier Lu in the PSMA-617 kit vial.

Amount of radioactive Lu in μgAmount of nonradioactive Lu in μgLigand to metal ratio ()Percentage radiochemical purity

1 (20 mCi, 740 MBq)3.24 : 1
1 (20 mCi, 740 MBq)4.63 : 1
1 (20 mCi, 740 MBq)5.72.5 : 1
1 (20 mCi, 740 MBq)7.42 : 1

Amount of PSMA-617 in the kit vial is 100 μg (95.9 nmol).