Molecular targeted α-particle therapy for oncologic applications.

Wadas, Thaddeus J; Pandya, Darpan N; Solingapuram Sai, Kiran Kumar; Mintz, Akiva · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2014

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Abstract

A significant challenge facing traditional cancer therapies is their propensity to significantly harm normal tissue. The recent clinical success of targeting therapies by attaching them to antibodies that are specific to tumor-restricted biomarkers marks a new era of cancer treatments. In this article, we highlight the recent developments in α-particle therapy that have enabled investigators to exploit this highly potent form of therapy by targeting tumor-restricted molecular biomarkers.

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