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A radioimmunoconjugate comprised of a minibody (Mb), an inert antibody fragment against the human CD8-antigen on CD8-positive T-cells, conjugated to the chelator desferrioxamine (Df) and labeled with the radioisotope zirconium Zr 89, with potential positron emission tomography (PET) imaging activity. Upon administration of zirconium Zr 89-Df-IAB22M2C, the Mb moiety specifically targets and binds to the CD8 antigen expressed on T-cells. This enables PET detection of the radioisotope moiety, and may allow the imaging, tracking and quantification of CD8-expressing T-cells. This may detect CD8-positive T-cell distribution and activity, and may help determine the patient\'s response to cancer immunotherapeutic agents. CD8-positive T-cells play a key role in the eradication of cancer cells. Although the Mb has the same antigen specificity and binding affinity as the full-length antibody, the Mb does not activate or induce the proliferation of CD8-positive T-cells.
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