Recent Advances in Molecular Imaging and Therapy
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 28
Special Issue Editor
Interests: radiochemistry; neuroimaging; organic chemistry; nuclear medicine; molecular imaging
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved lutetium Lu 177 dotatate for the treatment of pediatric patients 12 years and older with somatostatin receptor (SSTR)-positive gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors in 2024, and further approved Gozellix (Ga-68 gozetotide injection) as a radioactive diagnostic agent for prostate cancer imaging in 2025, over 60 radiopharmaceuticals have been certified for the diagnosis or treatment of cancers, neurodegenerative disorders, and cardiovascular diseases.
Molecular imaging and its accompanying therapy are playing an increasingly important roles in the development of predictive, preventive, personalized, and participatory medicine. However, many challenges, including target selection, subject polymorphism, imaging specificity, early diagnosis, technical hurdles, prognosis, and long-term toxicity, still limit the wide clinical translation of molecular imaging agents and therapeutics.
We are pleased to invite you to contribute to this Special Issue, which focuses on recent advances in molecular imaging and therapy. Your original research and review papers have the potential to significantly advance our understanding and application of various imaging modalities and therapeutic strategies. We welcome all contributions, including basic, translational, and clinical research. Suitable subjects range from target selection and lead drug identification to in vitro evaluation, in vivo validation, bench-to-bedside transition, and clinical investigation. Molecular imaging and therapeutic research that correlates imaging findings or treatment outcomes with molecular-level biomarkers will fit the scope of the International Journal of Molecular Sciences particularly.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Xuyi Yue
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- molecular imaging
- therapy
- clinical translation
- precision medicine
- radiotheranostics
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