Targeting the nucleus: an overview of Auger-electron radionuclide therapy

B Cornelissen, KA Vallis - Current drug discovery technologies, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
The review presented here lays out the present state of the art in the field of radionuclide
therapies specifically targeted against the nucleus of cancer cells, focussing on the use of …

Hypoxia imaging and theranostic potential of [64Cu][Cu(ATSM)] and ionic Cu(II) salts: a review of current evidence and discussion of the retention mechanisms

T Liu, M Karlsen, AM Karlberg, KR Redalen - EJNMMI research, 2020 - Springer
Background Tumor hypoxia (low tissue oxygenation) is an adverse condition of the solid
tumor environment, associated with malignant progression, radiotherapy resistance, and …

64CuCl2 PET/CT in prostate cancer relapse

A Piccardo, F Paparo, M Puntoni, S Righi… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2018 - Soc Nuclear Med
Our objective was to evaluate the biodistribution, kinetics, and radiation dosimetry of
64CuCl2 in humans and to assess the ability of 64CuCl2 PET/CT to detect prostate cancer …

Palliative treatment of metastatic bone pain with radiopharmaceuticals: A perspective beyond Strontium-89 and Samarium-153

FDCG Liberal, AAS Tavares, JMRS Tavares - Applied Radiation and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose The present review article aims to provide an overview of the available
radionuclides for palliative treatment of bone metastases beyond 89 Sr and 153 Sm. In …

Delivery systems exploiting natural cell transport processes of macromolecules for intracellular targeting of Auger electron emitters

AA Rosenkranz, TA Slastnikova, GP Georgiev… - Nuclear Medicine and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The presence of Auger electrons (AE) among the decay products of a number of
radionuclides makes these radionuclides an attractive means for treating cancer because …

Efficient production of high specific activity thulium-167 at Paul Scherrer Institute and CERN-MEDICIS

R Heinke, E Chevallay, K Chrysalidis… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Thulium-167 is a promising radionuclide for nuclear medicine applications with potential use
for both diagnosis and therapy (“theragnostics”) in disseminated tumor cells and small …

Copper‐64 dichloride as theranostic agent for glioblastoma multiforme: a preclinical study

C Ferrari, A Niccoli Asabella, C Villano… - BioMed research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults
with a median survival time less than one year. To date, there are only a limited number of …

In vitro and in vivo characterization of [64Cu][Cu(elesclomol)] as a novel theranostic agent for hypoxic solid tumors

T Liu, MA Dahle, MH Lystad, L Marignol… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Hypoxic tumors are associated with therapy resistance and poor cancer prognosis,
but methods to detect and counter tumor hypoxia remain insufficient. Our purpose was to …

Nuclear targeting with an Auger electron emitter potentiates the action of a widely used antineoplastic drug

S Imstepf, V Pierroz, P Raposinho… - Bioconjugate …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We present the combination of the clinically well-proven chemotherapeutic agent,
Doxorubicin, and 99mTc, an Auger and internal conversion electron emitter, into a dual …

Fusion-based neutron generator production of Tc-99m and Tc-101: a prospective avenue to technetium theranostics

EJ Mausolf, EV Johnstone, N Mayordomo, DL Williams… - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Presented are the results of 99mTc and 101Tc production via neutron irradiation of natural
isotopic molybdenum (Mo) with epithermal/resonance neutrons. Neutrons were produced …