Abstract
The design and development of radiolabelled steroid derivatives has been an important area of research due to their wellknown value in breast cancer targeting. The estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) are important biomarkers in the diagnosis, prognosis and follow-up of the therapeutic response of breast tumours. Thus, several radioligands based on estrogens and progestins have been proposed for targeted functional ER imaging. The aim of this review is to survey and analyze the developments in this field, which have led to the design of a number of PET steroid-based imaging agents, a few of which seem to be promising as radiopharmaceuticals for detection of ER-positive breast tumours.
Keywords: Breast cancer, estradiol, estrogen receptor, progesterone, progesterone receptor, PET imaging, tumour targeting, radiolabelled steroid derivatives, biomarkers, prognosis
Current Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Steroid Receptor Ligands for Breast Cancer Targeting: An Insight into Their Potential Role As Pet Imaging Agents
Volume: 20 Issue: 2
Author(s): M.C. Oliveira, C. Neto, G. Ribeiro Morais and T. Thiemann
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Keywords: Breast cancer, estradiol, estrogen receptor, progesterone, progesterone receptor, PET imaging, tumour targeting, radiolabelled steroid derivatives, biomarkers, prognosis
Abstract: The design and development of radiolabelled steroid derivatives has been an important area of research due to their wellknown value in breast cancer targeting. The estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) are important biomarkers in the diagnosis, prognosis and follow-up of the therapeutic response of breast tumours. Thus, several radioligands based on estrogens and progestins have been proposed for targeted functional ER imaging. The aim of this review is to survey and analyze the developments in this field, which have led to the design of a number of PET steroid-based imaging agents, a few of which seem to be promising as radiopharmaceuticals for detection of ER-positive breast tumours.
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Oliveira M.C., Neto C., Ribeiro Morais G. and Thiemann T., Steroid Receptor Ligands for Breast Cancer Targeting: An Insight into Their Potential Role As Pet Imaging Agents, Current Medicinal Chemistry 2013; 20 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867311320020004
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/0929867311320020004 |
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