Tumor imaging using a picomolar affinity HER2 binding affibody molecule

…, B Larsson, I Höidén-Guthenberg, C Widström… - Cancer research, 2006 - AACR
The detection of cell-bound proteins that are produced due to aberrant gene expression in
malignant tumors can provide important diagnostic information influencing patient …

Individualized dosimetry of kidney and bone marrow in patients undergoing 177Lu-DOTA-octreotate treatment

…, D Granberg, S Johansson, C Widström… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2013 - Soc Nuclear Med
The organs at risk in radionuclide therapy with 177 Lu-octreotate are the bone marrow and
the kidneys. The primary aim of this study was to develop an individualized dosimetry …

Targeting of HER2-expressing tumors with a site-specifically 99mTc-labeled recombinant affibody molecule, ZHER2: 2395, with C-terminally engineered cysteine

…, H Wållberg, TA Tran, C Widström… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2009 - Soc Nuclear Med
The detection of human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2) expression in
malignant tumors provides important information influencing patient management. Radionuclide …

111In-benzyl-DTPA–ZHER2: 342, an affibody-based conjugate for in vivo imaging of HER2 expression in malignant tumors

V Tolmachev, FY Nilsson, C Widström… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2006 - Soc Nuclear Med
Data on expression of the HER2 (erbB-2) receptor in breast carcinoma make it possible to
select the most efficient treatment. There are strong indications that HER2 expression …

Molecular design and optimization of 99mTc-labeled recombinant affibody molecules improves their biodistribution and imaging properties

…, M Altai, SJ Hosseinimehr, C Widström… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2011 - Soc Nuclear Med
Affibody molecules are a recently developed class of targeting proteins based on a
nonimmunoglobulin scaffold. The small size (7 kDa) and subnanomolar affinity of Affibody molecules …

Comparative in vivo evaluation of technetium and iodine labels on an anti-HER2 affibody for single-photon imaging of HER2 expression in tumors

…, FY Nilsson, M Wikman, C Widström… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2006 - Soc Nuclear Med
In vivo diagnosis with cancer-specific targeting agents that have optimal characteristics for
imaging is an important development in treatment planning for cancer patients. …

Irradiation-induced expression of hyaluronan (HA) synthase 2 and hyaluronidase 2 genes in rat lung tissue accompanies active turnover of HA and induction of types I …

Y Li, M Rahmanian, C Widstrom… - American Journal of …, 2000 - atsjournals.org
Hyaluronan (HA) is a linear glycosaminoglycan that accumulates in the interstitium of
injured lung and inhibits gas exchange between air and blood. In the present study we …

Imaging of HER2-expressing tumours using a synthetic Affibody molecule containing the 99mTc-chelating mercaptoacetyl-glycyl-glycyl-glycyl (MAG3) sequence

…, A Orlova, T Tran, A Bruskin, C Widström… - European journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Purpose Expression of human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2) in malignant
tumours possesses well-documented prognostic and predictive value. Non-invasive imaging …

99mTc-chelator engineering to improve tumour targeting properties of a HER2-specific Affibody molecule

T Engfeldt, T Tran, A Orlova, C Widström… - European journal of …, 2007 - Springer
Purpose Monitoring HER2 expression is crucial for selection of breast cancer patients
amenable to HER2-targeting therapy. The Affibody molecule Z HER2:342 binds to HER2 with …

Development and preclinical characterisation of 99mTc-labelled Affibody molecules with reduced renal uptake

T Ekblad, T Tran, A Orlova, C Widström… - European journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Purpose Affibody molecules are low molecular weight proteins (7 kDa), which can be selected
to bind to tumour-associated target proteins with subnanomolar affinity. Because of rapid …