Ethylenedicysteine (EC)-drug conjugates, compositions and methods for tissue specific disease imaging
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Abstract
The invention provides, in a general sense, a new labeling strategy employing 99mTc chelated with ethylenedicysteine (EC). EC is conjugated with a variety of ligands and chelated to 99mTc for use as an imaging agent for tissue-specific diseases. The drug conjugates of the invention may also be used as a prognostic tool or as a tool to deliver therapeutics to specific sites within a mammalian body. Kits for use in tissue-specific disease imaging are also provided.
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52. A method of imaging a site within a subject comprising the steps of:
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a) administering to the subject an effective amount of a composition comprising a radionuclide-labeled bis-aminoethanethiol (BAT)-targeting ligand conjugate; and
b) detecting a radioactive signal from the site by emission tomography. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82)
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