Published December 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

Preparation of [131I]lipiodol as a hepatoma therapeutic agent

  • 1. National Tsinghua Univ., Hsinchu (Taiwan). Inst. of Nuclear Science
  • 2. Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei (Taiwan)
  • 3. Academia Sinica, Taipei (Taiwan). Inst. of Biomedical Sciences

Description

An isotopic exchange method was used to label lipiodol with 131I. The labelling efficiency was > 92.5%, and the radiochemical purity of [131I]lipiodol was above 98% as determined by ITLC. The influencing factors e.g. the heating temperature, reaction, pH and storage conditions were studied and the optimum conditions were determined. In a pilot study injecting [131I]lipiodol for the treatment of hepatoma, about 70% of hepatoma patients had a response to the treatment with a reduction of α-fetoprotein and decrease of hepatoma sizes. The overall median survival was 9 months (range 2-17 months). (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Journal Volume
43
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 1431-1435.
ISSN
0883-2889
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