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ea0047oc25 | Spotlight on Prostate Cancer | Theranostics2016

Re-assessing gallium-67 as a therapeutic radionuclide

Othman Muhamad F Bin , Mitry Nabil R , Lewington Valerie , Blower Phil J , Terry Samantha YA

Background: Despite its desirable half-life and high-energy Auger electrons, 67Ga has been neglected as a therapeutic Auger electron emitter, due in part to lack of suitable chelators and targeting molecules.Objective: Here, 67Ga is compared with Auger electron emitter 111In as a therapeutic radionuclide in prostate cancer and breast cancer cell lines.Method: Plasmid pBR322 studies allowed direct co...