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  • Article
  • Open Access
3,253 Views
13 Pages

Preclinical Pharmacokinetics and Biodistribution of LR004, a Novel Antiepidermal Growth Factor Receptor Monoclonal Antibody

  • Ying Zheng,
  • Guifang Dou,
  • Shuchen Liu,
  • Zhiyun Meng,
  • Eric I. Tsao,
  • Gang Yu,
  • Xiaoxia Zhu,
  • Ruolan Gu,
  • Zhuona Wu and
  • Hui Gan
  • + 2 authors

22 January 2024

LR004 is a novel chimeric (human/mouse) monoclonal antibody developed for the treatment of advanced colorectal carcinoma with detectable epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression. We aimed to investigate the preclinical pharmacokinetics (PK)...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,341 Views
14 Pages

Molecular Imaging and Preclinical Studies of Radiolabeled Long-Term RGD Peptides in U-87 MG Tumor-Bearing Mice

  • Wei-Lin Lo,
  • Shih-Wei Lo,
  • Su-Jung Chen,
  • Ming-Wei Chen,
  • Yuan-Ruei Huang,
  • Liang-Cheng Chen,
  • Chih-Hsien Chang and
  • Ming-Hsin Li

The Arg–Gly–Asp (RGD) peptide shows a high affinity for αvβ3 integrin, which is overexpressed in new tumor blood vessels and many types of tumor cells. The radiolabeled RGD peptide has been studied for cancer imaging and radionuclide therapy. We have...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,932 Views
10 Pages

The Titrated Mannitol Improved Central [99mTc] Tc TRODAT-1 Uptake in an Animal Model—A Clinically Feasible Application

  • Kang-Wei Chang,
  • Po-Ling Chang,
  • Chi-Jung Tsai,
  • Ya-Ju Tsai,
  • Ping-Hsiu Wu,
  • Hsin-Lun Lee,
  • Yu-Hua Lai,
  • Ching-Yee Oliver Wong and
  • Wen-Sheng Huang

14 February 2023

[99mTc]Tc TRODAT-1 is a widely used single photon emission tomography (SPECT) radiopharmaceutical in Asian practice for early detection of central dopaminergic disorders. However, its imaging quality remains sub-optimal. To overcome this problem, man...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,791 Views
15 Pages

PSMA-Targeted Radiolabeled Peptide for Imaging and Therapy in Prostate Cancer: Preclinical Evaluation of Biodistribution and Therapeutic Efficacy

  • Ming-Wei Chen,
  • Yuan-Ruei Huang,
  • Wei-Lin Lo,
  • Shih-Ying Lee,
  • Sheng-Nan Lo,
  • Shih-Ming Wang and
  • Kang-Wei Chang

Albumin-binding agents enhance tumor uptake of radiopharmaceuticals targeting prostate-specific membrane antigens (PSMAs) in radiotherapy. We synthesized PSMA-NARI-56, a molecule with both PSMA targeting activity and albumin-binding moiety, labeled w...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,492 Views
13 Pages

Molecular Detection of Venous Thrombosis in Mouse Models Using SPECT/CT

  • Annemiek Dickhout,
  • Pieter Van de Vijver,
  • Nicole Bitsch,
  • Stefan J. van Hoof,
  • Stella L. G. D. Thomassen,
  • Steffen Massberg,
  • Peter Timmerman,
  • Frank Verhaegen,
  • Rory R. Koenen and
  • Tilman M. Hackeng
  • + 1 author

13 June 2022

The efficacy of thrombolysis is inversely correlated with thrombus age. During early thrombogenesis, activated factor XIII (FXIIIa) cross-links α2-AP to fibrin to protect it from early lysis. This was exploited to develop an α2-AP-based i...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
7,766 Views
8 Pages

Facile Synthesis of Gd-Functionalized Gold Nanoclusters as Potential MRI/CT Contrast Agents

  • Wenjun Le,
  • Shaobin Cui,
  • Xin Chen,
  • Huanhuan Zhu,
  • Bingdi Chen and
  • Zheng Cui

Multi-modal imaging plays a key role in the earlier detection of disease. In this work, a facile bioinspired method was developed to synthesize Gd-functionalized gold nanoclusters (Gd-Au NCs). The Gd-Au NCs exhibit a uniform size, with an average siz...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,084 Views
17 Pages

A Novel Luciferase-Based Reporter Gene Technology for Simultaneous Optical and Radionuclide Imaging of Cells

  • Natasa Gaspar,
  • Maryana Handula,
  • Marcus C. M. Stroet,
  • Kranthi Marella-Panth,
  • Joost Haeck,
  • Thomas A. Kirkland,
  • Mary P. Hall,
  • Lance P. Encell,
  • Simone Dalm and
  • Laura Mezzanotte
  • + 2 authors

Multimodality reporter gene imaging combines the sensitivity, resolution and translational potential of two or more signals. The approach has not been widely adopted by the animal imaging community, mainly because its utility in this area is unproven...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
2,397 Views
7 Pages

99mTc-Selenium-NPs as SPECT Tracers: Radio Synthesis and Biological Evaluation

  • Akhilesh Kumar Singh,
  • Mohd. Faheem,
  • Amit Jaiswal,
  • Malleswari Ponnala,
  • Sanjay Gambhir and
  • Manish Dixit

14 December 2023

As the usage of nano-sized complexes in biomedical applications has grown significantly over the past ten years, nanoparticles are now playing a significant role in the enhancement and revolution of medical applications. It may be due primarily to th...