Astatine-211 PTT ([²¹¹At]PTT)
Astatine-211-Parthanatine ([²¹¹At]PTT), is an alpha-emitting radiotherapeutic which uses our small molecule PARPi platform to deliver a cytotoxic radioactive charge directly to the PARP-1 tumor cell nucleus, killing the cancer cell by creating lethal, double stranded DNA breaks. The PARPi platform allows [²¹¹At]PTT to deliver a highly targeted alpha particle directly to the cell nucleus in the (NAD+) binding site for PARP-1 bound to DNA which is over expressed in many cancer cells. [²¹¹At]PTT is in the preclinical phase with in vitro and in vivo research in neuroblastoma and glioblastoma. [¹⁸F]FTT and [²¹¹At]PTT are close chemical analogs with similarly high affinity for PARP-1, making them an ideal diagnostic/therapeutic pair, ideal for guiding targeted radiopharmaceutical therapy.
[²¹¹At]PTT Publications
Preclinical Proof of Concept Showing Neuroblastoma Highly Sensitive In Vitro and In Vivo to [²¹¹At]PTT: Drs. Mehran Makvandi, Hwan Lee and Daniel Prima (Mol. Canc. Ther., 2019)
[²¹¹At]PTT Combined with PD-1 Immune Checkpoint Blockade Enhance Response in Glioblastoma: Drs. Hannah Dabagian, Tahereh Taghvaee, Mehran Makvandi (ACS Pharm. & Trans. Sci, 2021)