Radiolabeling Methods and Nuclear Imaging Techniques in the Design of New Polymeric Carriers for Cancer Therapy

Title:Radiolabeling Methods and Nuclear Imaging Techniques in the Design of New Polymeric Carriers for Cancer Therapy

Volume: 2 Issue: 1

Author(s): R.M. de Kruijff, A. Arranja and A.G. Denkova*

Affiliation:

• Radiation Science and Technology, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 15, 2629 JB Delft,Netherlands

Keywords: Cancer therapy, PET, polymeric carriers, radiolabeling, radionuclide therapy, SPECT.

Abstract: Cancer therapy increasingly relies on custom treatment according to individual patient needs. Polymeric carriers offer the greatest potential in customized therapy due to their large diversity and the possibility to introduce various functionalities like chemotherapeutics and targeting moieties. Nuclear medical imaging techniques such as Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) play an indispensable role in the evaluation of their in vivo characteristics. In order to use these techniques effectively, efficient radiolabeling of these carriers with good in vivo stability and minimal influence on their native behaviour is essential. This review provides an overview of the different methods to radiolabel the polymeric carriers and their application in nuclear medicine - mainly to image the in vivo behaviour of the carriers, though some are developed as radio-therapeutics.

Cite this article as:

de Kruijff R.M. , Arranja A. and Denkova A.G. *, Radiolabeling Methods and Nuclear Imaging Techniques in the Design of New Polymeric Carriers for Cancer Therapy, Current Applied Polymer Science 2018; 2 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2452271602666180102150733

DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/2452271602666180102150733	Print ISSN 2452-2716
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher	Online ISSN 2452-2724