Radionuclide Peptide Cancer Therapy PDF

Preface

Over its extensive period of development, the field of radioimmunotherapy has enjoyed much progress, including the selection of suitable radionuclides, chelation chemistry, and novel targets on tumor cells. The knowledge accrued has accelerated the advancement of radiolabeled peptides, which have already demonstrated their pivotal role in the fight against cancer. Despite just a few years of development, a large amount of data is available in the literature to support their clinical applications.

This book provides a comprehensive set of chapters that describe the state of art in the field of radiolabeled peptides for cancer therapy. Included are chapters reviewing the technology of peptide production, aspects of radiolabeling, and the results of their clinical applications obtained in outstanding institutions. This book also includes two perspective sections presenting novel strategies to enhance the spectrum of application of peptides.

The progress described in these chapters offers strong and compelling evidence of the success of radiolabeled peptides and foresees the potential development which the field will undergo in the coming years.

We wish to express our heartfelt gratitute to all the authors who contributed to the writing of this book and we thank the European Institute of Oncology for its continuous and unstinting support towards our research efforts.