The invention relates to a new therapeutic radiopharmaceutical as an inhibitor of
prostate-specific
membrane antigen (iPSMA), wherein 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N, N′, N″, N″″ -tetraacetic acid (
DOTA) bonded to the heterocyclic molecule hydrazinonicotinamide (HYNIC), generates a rigid
chemical structure that minimises the number of conformers and intramolecular
hydrogen bonds, thereby producing a favourable spatial orientation of the
active site (Lys(Nal)—NH—CO—NH-Glu) in the molecule, for biological recognition by the PSMA
protein. The new
DOTA-HYNIC-iPSMA radiopharmaceutical accumulates, with high affinity
in vivo, in tumours that overexpress the PSMA
protein, acting as a radiotherapeutic or radiodiagnostic agent. The purpose of the invention is to provide a new specific radiopharmaceutical (molecular target radiopharmaceutical) for the detection and treatment of tumours with PSMA overexpression. Radiolabelling of the new molecule is demonstrated with
lutetium-177,
actinium-225,
terbium-161,
gallium-67 or
gallium-68 isotopes.