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SYNTHESIS AND PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF BORONATED AGENTS LABELED WITH POSITRON EMITTING ISOTOPES FOR USE IN BORON NEUTRON CAPTURE THERAPY TREATMENT George W. Kabalka, N. Kesavulu Reddy, Rajiv Srivastava, Chatla Narayana Biomedical Imaging Center The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee USA 4-Boronophenylalanine-fructose BPA-F ; is currently being used in Phase II clinical trials to validate boron neutron capture therapy BNCT ; as a treatment for glioblastoma multiforme and melanoma. Successful BNCT is dependent on knowledge of the distribution of boron in the tumor versus normal tissue. Currently BNCT treatment planning is hampered by the necessity of determining boron distribution by analyzing tissue samples obtained during the pre-therapy removal of the tumor. Our laboratory developed boron-MRI for potential use in determining the in vivo distribution of BNCT agents.1, 2 The technique has met with limited success but it has been used experimentally to evaluate the distribution of a BNCT agent in a human.3 An alternative approach to non-invasively studying the kinetics and biodistribution of BNCT agents is positron emission tomography PET ; .4 We have extensive experience in the use of amino acids labeled with positron emitting isotopes to evaluate tumors using PET. 5 We wish to report the synthesis of BPA-F labeled with the positron emitting isotopes: fluorine18 and carbon-11. We also wish to report the use of PET to determine the pharmacokinetics of the fluorine-18 labeled analogue of BPA-F in glioblastoma multiforme patients. Our results indicate that PET may prove valuable in the evaluation of new boronated agents for use in BNCT, as well as in BNCT treatment planning. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We wish to acknowledge research support from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Robert H. Cole Foundation. REFERENCES: 1. Kabalka GW, Davis M, Bendel P, J Magn. Reson. Med. 8: 231, 1988. Kabalka GW, Cheng CQ, Bendel P, Micca PL, Slatkin DN J. Magn. Reson. Imag. 9: 969, 1991 Bradshaw KM, Schweizer MP, Glover GH, Hadley JR, Tippets R, Tang PP, Davis WL, Heilbrun MP, Johnson S, Ghanem T, Mag. Reson. Med. 34: 48, 1995 Ishiwata K, iso T, Kawamura M, Kubota K, ichihashi M, Mishima Y, Nucl. Med. Biol. 18: 745, 1991 Hubner KF, Smith GT, Thie JA, Stephens TS, Buonocore E, J Nucl. Med. 33: 1992.

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However, since valproate may interact with these or other concurrently administered AEDs as well as other drugs see Drug Interactions ; , periodic plasma concentration determinations of concomitant AEDs are recommended during the early course of therapy see PRECAUTIONS - Drug Interactions ; . Simple and Complex Absence Seizures: The recommended initial dose is 15 mg kg day, increasing at one week intervals by 5 to mg kg day until seizures are controlled or side effects preclude further increases. The maximum recommended dosage is 60 mg kg day. If the total daily dose exceeds 250 mg, it should be given in divided doses. A good correlation has not been established between daily dose, serum concentrations, and therapeutic effect. However, therapeutic valproate serum concentrations for most patients with absence seizures is considered to range from 50 to 100 g mL. Some patients may be controlled with lower or higher serum concentrations see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY ; . As the DEPAKOTE dosage is titrated upward, blood concentrations of phenobarbital and or phenytoin may be affected see PRECAUTIONS ; . Antiepilepsy drugs should not be abruptly discontinued in patients in whom the drug is administered to prevent major seizures because of the strong possibility of precipitating status epilepticus with attendant hypoxia and threat to life. In epileptic patients previously receiving DEPAKENE valproic acid ; therapy, DEPAKOTE Sprinkle Capsules should be initiated at the same daily dose and dosing schedule. After the patient is stabilized on DEPAKOTE Sprinkle Capsules, a dosing schedule of two or three times a day may be elected in selected patients. General Dosing Advice Dosing in Elderly Patients - Due to a decrease in unbound clearance of valproate and possibly a greater sensitivity to somnolence in the elderly, the starting dose should be reduced in these patients. Dosage should be increased more slowly and with regular monitoring for fluid and nutritional intake, dehydration, somnolence, and other adverse events. Dose reductions or discontinuation of valproate should be considered in patients with decreased food or fluid intake and in patients with excessive somnolence. The ultimate therapeutic dose should be achieved on the basis of both tolerability and clinical response see WARNINGS ; . Dose-Related Adverse Events - The frequency of adverse effects particularly elevated liver enzymes and thrombocytopenia ; may be dose-related. The probability of thrombocytopenia appears to increase significantly at total valproate concentrations of 110 g mL females ; or 135 g mL males ; see PRECAUTIONS ; . The benefit of improved therapeutic effect with higher doses should be weighed against the possibility of a greater incidence of adverse reactions. G.I. 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