NCIt definition : A radioconjugate consisting of the octreotide derivative edotreotide labeled with
gallium 68 (Ga-68) with potential application in somatostatin receptor (SSTR) imaging
in conjunction with positron emission tomography (PET). Similar to octreotide, gallium
Ga 68-edotreotide binds to SSTRs, especially type 2 receptors, present on the cell
membranes of many types of neuroendocrine tumor cells and their metastases, thereby
allowing for imaging of SSTR-expressing cells upon PET. Gallium Ga 68-edotreotide
is produced by substituting tyrosine for phenylalanine at the 3 position of the somatostatin
analogue octreotide (Tyr3-octreotide or TOC) and chelating the substituted octreotide
to Ga-68 via the macrocyclic chelating agent dodecanetetraacetic acid (DOTA).;