Angiogenesis Imaging Using 68Ga-RGD PET/CT: Therapeutic Implications

Jae Seon Eo, Jae Min Jeong

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    Abstract

    Angiogenesis imaging is important for diagnostic and therapeutic treatment of various malignant and nonmalignant diseases. The Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequence has been known to bind with the αvβ3 integrin that is expressed on the surface of angiogenic blood vessels or tumor cells. Thus, various radiolabeled derivatives of RGD peptides have been developed for angiogenesis imaging. Among the various radionuclides, 68Ga was the most widely studied for RGD peptide imaging because of its excellent nuclear physical properties, easy-to-label chemical properties, and cost-effectiveness owing to the availability of a 68Ge-68Ga generator. Thus, various 68Ga-labeled RGD derivatives have been developed and applied for preclinical and clinical studies. Clinical trials were performed for both malignant and nonmalignant diseases. Breast cancer, glioma, and lung cancer were malignant, and myocardial infarction, atherosclerosis, and moyamoya disease were nonmalignant among the investigated diseases. Further, these 68Ga-labeled RGD derivatives could be applied to assess the effects of antiangiogenic treatment or theragnosis or both, of cancers. In conclusion, the angiogenesis imaging technology using 68Ga-labeled RGD derivatives might be useful for the development of new therapeutic assessments, and for diagnostic and theragnostic applications.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)419-427
    Number of pages9
    JournalSeminars in Nuclear Medicine
    Volume46
    Issue number5
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2016 Sept 1

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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