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FOR WHICH CANCER TYPES
Radiotheranostics could be the best solutions for many cancer treatments in some cases, including:
How Does it Work?
Radiopharmaceuticals are molecules developed as diagnostic and/or therapeutic agents based on drugs labeled with radioactive atoms and injected as a drug to patients. When these molecules are developed as pairs for diagnosis and therapy in the same disease, they are called Radiotheranostic pairs.
WHAT'S WHAT?
• For each pathology, specific ligands can be associated with receptors from the targeted cells
• This ligand can be converted in a vector that will carry a radioactive atom to this target
IT'S ROLE
Precisely target a biological entity that is specific for one tissue, one type of cell or one organ (e.g. a tumor cell).
USAGE
Depending on the type of emitted radiation (rays or particles) the atom (radionuclide) will act as:
- A tracer, i.e. an imaging (diagnosis) agent emitting a signal from the target-bound tissue OR
- A drug, i.e. a therapeutic agent destroying the targeted cells
BENEFITS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
• Destroy cancer cells with minimum damage to healthy tissues
• Potential to reduce the risk of side effects
• May improve the quality of life during and after treatment
• Alternative option for recurrent disease
• Conditions where conventional radiotherapy has reached its limit
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