Analysis of absorbed dose in radioimmunotherapy with 177Lu-trastuzumab using two different imaging scenarios: a pilot study.

OBJECTIVES: Internal organ dosimetry is an important procedure to demonstrate the reliable application of 177Lu-trastuzumab radioimmunotherapy for human epidermal growth factor receptor-positive metastatic breast cancers. We are reporting the first human dosimetry study for 177Lu-trastuzumab. Another objective of our study was to calculate and compare the absorbed doses for normal organs and tumor lesions in patients before radioimmunotherapy...