Comparison of fully-automated radiosyntheses of [11C]erlotinib for preclinical and clinical use starting from in target produced [11C]CO2 or [11C]CH4.
Cécile PhilippeSeverin MairingerVerena PichlerJohann StanekLukas NicsMarkus MitterhauserMarcus HackerThomas WanekOliver LangerWolfgang WadsakPublished in: EJNMMI radiopharmacy and chemistry (2018)
This study compared two synthetic protocols for the production of [11C]erlotinib with in-target produced [11C]CO2 or [11C]CH4. Both methods reliably yielded sufficiently high product amounts for preclinical and clinical use.