99mTc-Sestamibi Imaging in the Assessment of Toremifene as a Modulator of Multidrug Resistance in Patients with Breast Cancer
Muhammad Mubashar, PhD;1,
Kevin J. Harrington, PhD;2,
Khurram S. Chaudhary, PhD;3,
El-Nasir Lalani, PhD;3,
Gordon W. Stamp, MD;3,
Dudley Sinnett, MD;4,
Daphne M. Glass, DNM;1 and
A. Michael Peters, MD1
1 Department of Imaging, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
2 Oncology Unit, Imperial Cancer Research Fund, Hammersmith Campus, London, United Kingdom
3 Department of Histopathology, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom
4 Department of Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom

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FIGURE 1. Immunohistochemical staining patterns for Pgp in breast cancer. (A) Negative, scored as 0. (B) Positive, scored as 1. (C) Strongly positive, scored as 3.
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FIGURE 2. 99mTc-Sestamibi images of breast cancer obtained 20 min (early) and 120 min (late) after injection of radiotracer. (A) Same patient as in Figure 1A with tumor showing T/B that increased from 1.65 to 1.99. (B) Same patient as in Figure 1C with tumor showing T/B that decreased from 2.25 to 1.52.
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