Development of radionuclides for innovative radiopharmaceuticals

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An important component of innovative radiopharmaceuticals, especially in oncology is the availability of alternative radionuclides with optimal decay properties, which allow to improve diagnostic or therapeutic efficiency. Currently a variety of accelerator, reactor (or Spallation Neutron Source) and generator produced radionuclides are developed and produced at PSI. Medical radionuclide must be available with high specific activity and purity. Here the choice of the nuclear reaction and subsequent radiochemical isolation strategy play a key role.

Localization and tracking of radio pharmaceuticals in vivo is performed by single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) as well as by positron emission tomography (PET). The therapeutic radionuclides are particle emitters that are able to deposit a high quantity of energy in small volumes via a high "linear energy transfer" (LET). Here β-, α and also Auger electron emitters are used or considered to be useful for the therapeutic treatment.

The research group Radionuclide Development is a joint research group of the Laboratory of Radiochemistry and of the Center of Radiopharmaceutical Sciences at PSI. 

 

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    Terbium-149 production: a focus on yield and quality improvement towards preclinical application
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    First-in-human administration of terbium-161-labelled somatostatin receptor subtype 2 antagonist ([161Tb]Tb-DOTA-LM3) in a patient with a metastatic neuroendocrine tumour of the ileum
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    Preclinical evaluation of gastrin-releasing peptide receptor antagonists labeled with 161Tb and 177Lu: a comparative study
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    Cross-section measurement of thulium radioisotopes with an 18 MeV medical PET cyclotron for an optimized 165Er production
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    161Tb-DOTATOC production using a fully automated disposable cassette system: a first step toward the introduction of 161Tb into the clinic
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    Activity measurement of 44Sc and calibration of activity measurement instruments on production sites and clinics
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  • Renaldin E, Dellepiane G, Braccini S, Sommerhalder A, Zhang H, van der Meulen NP, et al.
    Study of thulium-167 cyclotron production: a potential medically-relevant radionuclide
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    Albumin-binding and conventional PSMA ligands in combination with 161Tb: biodistribution, dosimetry, and preclinical therapy
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  • Borgna F, Haller S, Monné Rodriguez JM, Ginj M, Grundler PV, Zeevaart JR, et al.
    Combination of terbium-161 with somatostatin receptor antagonists - a potential paradigm shift for the treatment of neuroendocrine neoplasms
    European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 2022; 49: 1113-1126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-021-05564-0
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  • Braccini S, Carzaniga TS, Dellepiane G, Grundler PV, Scampoli P, van der Meulen NP, et al.
    Optimization of 68Ga production at an 18 MeV medical cyclotron with solid targets by means of cross-section measurement of 66Ga, 67Ga and 68Ga
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2022; 186: 110252 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110252
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  • Dellepiane G, Casolaro P, Favaretto C, Grundler PV, Mateu I, Scampoli P, et al.
    Cross section measurement of terbium radioisotopes for an optimized 155Tb production with an 18 MeV medical PET cyclotron
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2022; 184: 110175 (14 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110175
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  • Durán MT, Juget F, Nedjadi Y, Bailat C, Grundler PV, Talip Z, et al.
    Half-life measurement of 44Sc and 44mSc
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2022; 190: 110507 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2022.110507
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  • Eichler R, Kiselev D, Koschik A, Knecht A, van der Meulen N, Scheibl R, et al.
    IMPACT conceptual design report
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  • Hemmingsson J, Svensson J, van der Meulen NP, Müller C, Bernhardt P
    Active bone marrow S-values for the low-energy electron emitter terbium-161 compared to S-values for lutetium-177 and yttrium-90
    EJNMMI Physics. 2022; 9(1): 65 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40658-022-00495-7
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  • Juget F, Talip Z, Nedjadi Y, Durán MT, Grundler PV, Zeevaart JR, et al.
    Precise activity measurements of medical radionuclides using an ionization chamber: a case study with Terbium-161
    EJNMMI Physics. 2022; 9(1): 19 (18 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40658-022-00448-0
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  • Tosato M, Verona M, Favaretto C, Pometti M, Zanoni G, Scopelliti F, et al.
    Chelation of theranostic copper radioisotopes with S-rich macrocycles: from radiolabelling of copper-64 to in vivo investigation
    Molecules. 2022; 27(13): 4158 (19 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27134158
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    Highlight selection of radiochemistry and radiopharmacy developments by editorial board
    EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry. 2021; 6(1): 31 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41181-021-00146-9
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  • Baum RP, Singh A, Kulkarni HR, Bernhardt P, Rydén T, Schuchardt C, et al.
    First-in-human application of terbium-161: a feasibility study using 161Tb-DOTATOC
    Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2021; 62(10): 1391-1397. https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.120.258376
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  • Bernhardt P, Svensson J, Hemmingsson J, van der Meulen NP, Zeevaart JR, Konijnenberg MW, et al.
    Dosimetric analysis of the short-ranged particle emitter 161Tb for radionuclide therapy of metastatic prostate cancer
    Cancers. 2021; 13(9): 2011 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13092011
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  • Borgna F, Barritt P, Grundler PV, Talip Z, Cohrs S, Zeevaart JR, et al.
    Simultaneous visualization of 161Tb-and 177Lu-labeled somatostatin analogues using dual-isotope SPECT imaging
    Pharmaceutics. 2021; 13(4): 536 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13040536
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  • Duchemin C, Ramos JP, Stora T, Ahmed E, Aubert E, Audouin N, et al.
    CERN-MEDICIS: a review since commissioning in 2017
    Frontiers in Medicine. 2021; 8: 693682 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.693682
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  • Durán MT, Juget F, Nedjadi Y, Bochud F, Talip Z, van der Meulen NP, et al.
    Ytterbium-175 half-life determination
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2021; 176: 109893 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.109893
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  • Favaretto C, Talip Z, Borgna F, Grundler PV, Dellepiane G, Sommerhalder A, et al.
    Cyclotron production and radiochemical purification of terbium-155 for SPECT imaging
    EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry. 2021; 6: 37 (17 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41181-021-00153-w
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  • Heinke R, Chevallay E, Chrysalidis K, Cocolios TE, Duchemin C, Fedosseev VN, et al.
    Efficient production of high specific activity thulium-167 at Paul Scherrer Institute and CERN-MEDICIS
    Frontiers in Medicine. 2021; 8: 712374 (17 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.712374
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  • Juget F, Talip Z, Buchillier T, Durán MT, Nedjadi Y, Desorgher L, et al.
    Determination of the gamma and X-ray emission intensities of terbium-161
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2021; 174: 109770 (6 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.109770
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  • Lima TVM, Gnesin S, Strobel K, del Sol Pérez M, Roos JE, Müller C, et al.
    Fifty shades of scandium: comparative study of PET capabilities using Sc-43 and Sc-44 with respect to conventional clinical radionuclides
    Diagnostics. 2021; 11(10): 1826 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11101826
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  • Müller C, Schibli R, Bernhardt P, Köster U, van der Meulen NP
    Terbium radionuclides for theranostics
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  • Steyn GF, van der Walt TN, Szelecsényi F, Perrang C, Brümmer JW, Vermeulen C, et al.
    Large-scale production of 88Y and 88Zr/88Y generators: a proof of concept study for a 70 MeV H- cyclotron
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2021; 168: 109469 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109469
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  • Taddio MF, Castro Jaramillo CA, Runge P, Blanc A, Keller C, Talip Z, et al.
    In vivo imaging of local inflammation: monitoring LPS-induced CD80/CD86 upregulation by PET
    Molecular Imaging and Biology. 2021; 23: 196-207. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11307-020-01543-3
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  • Talip Z, Juget F, Ulrich J, Nedjadi Y, Buchillier T, Durán MT, et al.
    Determination of the gamma and X-ray emission intensities of erbium-169
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2021; 176: 109823 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.109823
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  • Talip Z, Borgna F, Müller C, Ulrich J, Duchemin C, Ramos JP, et al.
    Production of mass-separated erbium-169 towards the first preclinical in vitro investigations
    Frontiers in Medicine. 2021; 8: 643175 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.643175
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  • van der Meulen NP, Strobel K, Lima TVM
    New radionuclides and technological advances in SPECT and PET scanners
    Cancers. 2021; 13(24): 6183 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13246183
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  • van der Meulen NP, Talip Z
    Non-conventional radionuclides: the pursuit for perfection
    In: Caplan MJ, ed. Reference module in biomedical sciences. sine loco: Elsevier; 2021:(10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-822960-6.00052-1
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  • Durán MT, Juget F, Nedjadi Y, Bochud F, Grundler PV, Gracheva N, et al.
    Determination of 161Tb half-life by three measurement methods
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2020; 159: 109085 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109085
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  • Gracheva N, Carzaniga TS, Schibli R, Braccini S, van der Meulen NP
    165Er: a new candidate for Auger electron therapy and its possible cyclotron production from natural holmium targets
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2020; 159: 109079 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109079
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  • Grundler PV, Eichler R, Talip Z, Schubiger PA, Schibli R, van der Meulen NP
    The metamorphosis of radionuclide production and development at Paul Scherrer Institute
    Chimia. 2020; 74(12): 968-975. https://doi.org/10.2533/CHIMIA.2020.968
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  • Lima TVM, Gnesin S, Nitzsche E, Ortega PG, Müller C, van der Meulen NP
    First phantom-based quantitative assessment of scandium-44 using a commercial PET device
    Frontiers in Physics. 2020; 8: 241 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3389/fphy.2020.00241
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  • Marin I, Rydèn T, Van Essen M, Svensson J, Gracheva N, Köster U, et al.
    Establishment of a clinical SPECT/CT protocol for imaging of 161Tb
    EJNMMI Physics. 2020; 7(1): 45 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40658-020-00314-x
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  • Müller C, Béhé M, Geistlich S, van der Meulen NP, Schibli R
    Targeted radiotherapeutics from 'bench-to-bedside'
    Chimia. 2020; 74(12): 939-945. https://doi.org/10.2533/CHIMIA.2020.939
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  • Nedjadi Y, Juget F, Desorgher L, Durán MT, Bochud F, Müller C, et al.
    Activity standardisation of 161Tb
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2020; 166: 109411 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109411
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  • Nizou G, Favaretto C, Borgna F, Grundler PV, Saffon-Merceron N, Platas-Iglesias C, et al.
    Expanding the scope of pyclen-picolinate lanthanide chelates to potential theranostic applications
    Inorganic Chemistry. 2020; 59(16): 11736-11748. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01664
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  • Talip Z, Favaretto C, Geistlich S, van der Meulen NP
    A step-by-step guide for the novel radiometal production for medical applications: case studies with 68Ga, 44Sc, 177Lu and 161Tb
    Molecules. 2020; 25(4): 966 (29 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25040966
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  • Zhang H, Eichler R, Grillenberger J, Hirzel W, Joray S, Kiselev DC, et al.
    BDSIM simulation of the complete radionuclide production beam line from beam splitter to target station at the PSI cyclotron facility
    In: Conradie L, Garrett De Villiers J, Schaa VRW, eds. CYC2019. 22nd international conference on cyclotrons and their applications. Vol. 22. International conference on cyclotrons and their applications. Geneva: JACoW Publishing; 2020:275-278. https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-Cyclotrons2019-WEB04
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  • van Heerden MR, Cole K, van der Meulen NP, Franzidis J-P, Buffler A
    Extending the life of SnO268Ge/68Ga generators used in the radiolabelling of ion exchange resins
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2020; 158: 109044 (6 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109044
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  • van der Meulen NP, Hasler R, Talip Z, Grundler PV, Favaretto C, Umbricht CA, et al.
    Developments toward the implementation of 44Sc production at a medical cyclotron
    Molecules. 2020; 25(20): 4706 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25204706
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  • van der Meulen NP, Eichler R, Grundler PV, Hasler R, Hirzel W, Joray S, et al.
    The use of PSI's IP2 beam line towards exotic radionuclide development and its application towards proof-of-preclnical and clinical studies
    In: Conradie L, Garrett De Villiers J, Schaa VRW, eds. CYC2019. 22nd international conference on cyclotrons and their applications. Vol. 22. International conference on cyclotrons and their applications. Geneva: JACoW Publishing; 2020:132-135. https://doi.org/10.18429/JACoW-Cyclotrons2019-TUA03
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  • Carzaniga TS, van der Meulen NP, Hasler R, Kottler C, Peier P, Türler A, et al.
    Measurement of the 43Sc production cross-section with a deuteron beam
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2019; 145: 205-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.12.031
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  • Cicone F, Gnesin S, Denoël T, Stora T, van der Meulen NP, Müller C, et al.
    Internal radiation dosimetry of a 152Tb-labeled antibody in tumor-bearing mice
    EJNMMI Research. 2019; 9: 53 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-019-0524-7
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  • Gracheva N, Müller C, Talip Z, Heinitz S, Köster U, Zeevaart JR, et al.
    Production and characterization of no-carrier-added 161Tb as an alternative to the clinically-applied 177Lu for radionuclide therapy
    EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry. 2019; 4: 12 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41181-019-0063-6
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  • Mikolajczak R, van der Meulen NP, Lapi SE
    Radiometals for imaging and theranostics, current production, and future perspectives
    Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 2019; 62(10): 615-634. https://doi.org/10.1002/jlcr.3770
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  • Müller C, De Prado Leal M, Dominietto MD, Umbricht CA, Safai S, Perrin RL, et al.
    Combination of proton therapy and radionuclide therapy in mice: preclinical pilot sudy at the Paul Scherrer Institute
    Pharmaceutics. 2019; 11(9): 450 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11090450
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  • Müller C, Singh A, Umbricht CA, Kulkarni HR, Johnston K, Benešová M, et al.
    Preclinical investigations and first-in-human application of 152Tb-PSMA-617 for PET/CT imaging of prostate cancer
    EJNMMI Research. 2019; 9(1): 68 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-019-0538-1
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  • Müller C, Umbricht CA, Gracheva N, Tschan VJ, Pellegrini G, Bernhardt P, et al.
    Terbium-161 for PSMA-targeted radionuclide therapy of prostate cancer
    European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 2019; 46(9): 1919-1930. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-019-04345-0
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  • Pretze M, van der Meulen N P, Wängler C, Schibli R, Wängler B
    Targeted 64Cu-labeled gold nanoparticles for dual imaging with positron emission tomography and optical imaging
    Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 2019; 62(8): 471-482. https://doi.org/10.1002/jlcr.3736
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  • Siwowska K, Guzik P, Domnanich KA, Monné Rodríguez JM, Bernhardt P, Ponsard B, et al.
    Therapeutic potential of 47Sc in comparison to 177Lu and 90Y: preclinical investigations
    Pharmaceutics. 2019; 11(8): 424 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11080424
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  • Umbricht CA, Köster U, Bernhardt P, Gracheva N, Johnston K, Schibli R, et al.
    Alpha-PET for prostate cancer: preclinical investigation using 149Tb-PSMA-617
    Scientific Reports. 2019; 9: 17800 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54150-w
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  • Zhang J, Singh A, Kulkarni HR, Schuchardt C, Müller D, Wester H-J, et al.
    From bench to bedside—the Bad Berka experience with first-in-human studies
    Seminars in Nuclear Medicine. 2019; 49(5): 422-437. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2019.06.002
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  • van der Meulen NP, Hasler R, Blanc A, Farkas R, Benešová M, Talip Z, et al.
    Implementation of a new separation method to produce qualitatively improved 64Cu
    Journal of Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals. 2019; 62(8): 460-470. https://doi.org/10.1002/jlcr.3730
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  • Gerchow L, Braccini S, Carzaniga T, Cooke D, Döbeli M, Kirch K, et al.
    High efficiency cyclotron trap assisted positron moderator
    Instruments. 2018; 2(3): 10 (10 pp.). https://doi.org/10.3390/instruments2030010
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  • Müller C, Domnanich KA, Umbricht CA, van der Meulen NP
    Scandium and terbium radionuclides for radiotheranostics: current state of development towards clinical application
    British Journal of Radiology. 2018; 91(1091): 20180074 (13 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20180074
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  • Schniering J, Borgna F, Siwowska K, Benešová M, Cohrs S, Hasler R, et al.
    In vivo labeling of plasma proteins for imaging of enhanced vascular permeability in the lungs
    Molecular Pharmaceutics. 2018; 15(11): 4995-5004. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00606
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  • Umbricht CA, Benešová M, Hasler R, Schibli R, van der Meulen NP, Müller C
    Design and preclinical evaluation of an albumin-binding PSMA ligand for 64Cu-based PET imaging
    Molecular Pharmaceutics. 2018; 15(12): 5556-5564. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00712
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  • Baum RP, Singh A, Benešová M, Vermeulen C, Gnesin S, Köster U, et al.
    Clinical evaluation of the radiolanthanide terbium-152: first-in-human PET/CT with 152Tb-DOTATOC
    Dalton Transactions. 2017; 46(42): 14638-14646. https://doi.org/10.1039/c7dt01936j
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  • Carzaniga TS, Auger M, Braccini S, Bunka M, Ereditato A, Nesteruk KP, et al.
    Measurement of 43Sc and 44Sc production cross-section with an 18 MeV medical PET cyclotron
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2017; 129: 96-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.08.013
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  • Dolley SG, Steyn GF, van Rooyen TJ, Szelecsényi F, Kovács Z, Vermeulen C, et al.
    Concurrent spectrometry of annihilation radiation and characteristic gamma-rays for activity assessment of selected positron emitters
    Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 2017; 129: 76-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2017.07.057
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  • Domnanich KA, Müller C, Benešová M, Dressler R, Haller S, Köster U, et al.
    47Sc as useful β–-emitter for the radiotheragnostic paradigm: a comparative study of feasible production routes
    EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry. 2017; 2: 5 (17 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41181-017-0024-x
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  • Domnanich KA, Eichler R, Müller C, Jordi S, Yakusheva V, Braccini S, et al.
    Production and separation of 43Sc for radiopharmaceutical purposes
    EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry. 2017; 2: 14 (17 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41181-017-0033-9
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  • Honarvar H, Müller C, Cohrs S, Haller S, Westerlund K, Eriksson Karlström A, et al.
    Evaluation of the first 44Sc-labeled Affibody molecule for imaging of HER2-expressing tumors
    Nuclear Medicine and Biology. 2017; 45: 15-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2016.10.004
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  • Müller C, van der Meulen NP, Benešová M, Schibli R
    Therapeutic radiometals beyond 177Lu and 90Y: production and application of promising α-particle, β–-particle, and Auger electron emitters
    Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2017; 58(Suppl. 2): 91S-96S. https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.116.186825
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    First-in-human PET/CT imaging of metastatic neuroendocrine neoplasms with cyclotron-produced 44Sc-DOTATOC: a proof-of-concept study
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