Radiolabeled mAbs as Molecular Imaging and/or Therapy Agents Targeting PSMA

Molecular imaging and therapy is a rapidly evolving field in research and clinical medicine. The use of the exciting and attractive properties of radioisotopes for imaging and therapy has made Nuclear Medicine very significant when it comes to molecular imaging/therapy. Monoclonal Antibodies (mAbs) on the other hand are very important targeting biomolecules with high affinity that can "carry" the radioisotope of choice. Herein we make a brief overview of the radiolabeled mAbs that target prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) and their use in the management of patients with prostate cancer (PCa).

Cancer investigation. 2018 Feb 02 [Epub ahead of print]

Dimitrios Psimadas, Varvara Valotassiou, Sotiria Alexiou, Ioannis Tsougos, Panagiotis Georgoulias

a Department of Nuclear Medicine , University Hospital of Larissa, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly , Larissa , Greece.