Mucin4 (MUC4) Antibody Labeled with an NIR Dye Brightly Targets Pancreatic Cancer Liver Metastases and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis

Authors

Sunidhi Jaiswal, University of California San Diego
Siamak Amirfakhri, University of California San Diego
Javier Bravo, University of California San Diego
Keita Kobayashi, University of California San Diego
Abhijit Aithal, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow
Sumbal Talib, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow
Kavita Mallya, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow
Maneesh Jain, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow
Aaron M. Mohs, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow
Robert M. Hoffman, University of California San Diego
Surinder K. Batra, University of Nebraska Medical CenterFollow
Michael Bouvet, University of California San Diego

Document Type

Article

Journal Title

Cancers

Publication Date

6-18-2025

Volume

17

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of deaths related to cancer. It is a highly aggressive malignancy and often metastasizes quickly to other parts of the body and organs. The most effective cure is surgical resection, which also is limited by tumor identification and clear tumor margin visualization. Previously, we used MUC4 antibodies labeled with IRDye800CW (anti-MUC4-IR800) to target primary human pancreatic cancer in orthotopic cell line mouse models.

METHODS: In the present study, we established a pancreatic cancer liver metastasis mouse model by implanting a tumor fragment in the liver and a peritoneal carcinomatosis mouse model by injecting pancreatic cancer cells interperitoneally. Once the tumors were established, anti-MUC4-IR800 was administered to the mice by tail vein injection. Laparotomy was performed and tumors were imaged under white-light and near-infrared (NIR) fluorescence with the Pearl Small Animal Imaging System.

RESULTS: NIR imaging after 72 h shows the bright targeting of pancreatic cancer metastasis in both mouse models with high tumor-to-background ratios.

CONCLUSIONS: Anti-MUC4-IR800 was able to successfully target and brightly label metastatic pancreatic cancer as small as 1 mm. Future clinical applications of the results of the present study are discussed.

ISSN

2072-6694

DOI Link

10.3390/cancers17122031

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Recommended Citation

Jaiswal, Sunidhi; Amirfakhri, Siamak; Bravo, Javier; Kobayashi, Keita; Aithal, Abhijit; Talib, Sumbal; Mallya, Kavita; Jain, Maneesh; Mohs, Aaron M.; Hoffman, Robert M.; Batra, Surinder K.; and Bouvet, Michael, "Mucin4 (MUC4) Antibody Labeled with an NIR Dye Brightly Targets Pancreatic Cancer Liver Metastases and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis" (2025). Journal Articles: Biochemistry & Molecular Biology. 175.
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