Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 459-467 , May 2006

In vitro and in vivo evaluation of novel ligands for radioimmunotherapy

  • Hyun-Soon Chong

      Affiliations

    • Radioimmune and Inorganic Chemistry Section, Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
    • Chemistry Division, Department of Biological, Chemical, and Physical Sciences, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Chemistry Division, Biological, Chemical, and Physical Science Department, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL 60616, USA. Tel.: +1 312 567 3235; fax: +1 312 567 3494.
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  • Diane E. Milenic

      Affiliations

    • Radioimmune and Inorganic Chemistry Section, Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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  • Kayhan Garmestani

      Affiliations

    • Radioimmune and Inorganic Chemistry Section, Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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  • Erik D. Brady

      Affiliations

    • Radioimmune and Inorganic Chemistry Section, Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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  • Hans Arora

      Affiliations

    • Radioimmune and Inorganic Chemistry Section, Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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  • Candice Pfiester

      Affiliations

    • Radioimmune and Inorganic Chemistry Section, Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA
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  • Martin W. Brechbiel

      Affiliations

    • Radioimmune and Inorganic Chemistry Section, Radiation Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD, USA

Received 22 December 2005 ,Revised 30 January 2006 ,Accepted 7 March 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2006.03.004

Nuclear Medicine and Biology
Volume 33, Issue 4 , Pages 459-467 , May 2006