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gallium Ga 68 gozetotide

A radioconjugate composed of a human prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeting ligand, Glu-urea-Lys(Ahx) (Glu-NH-CO-NH-Lys(Ahx)), conjugated, via the acyclic radiometal chelator N,N'-bis [2-hydroxy-5-(carboxyethyl)benzyl] ethylenediamine-N,N'-diacetic acid (HBED-CC), to the radioisotope gallium Ga 68, with potential use as a tracer for PSMA-expressing tumors during positron emission tomography (PET). Upon intravenous administration of the gallium Ga 68 gozetotide, the Glu-urea-Lys(Ahx) moiety targets and binds to PSMA-expressing tumor cells. Upon internalization, PSMA-expressing tumor cells can be detected during PET imaging. PSMA, a tumor-associated antigen and type II transmembrane protein, is expressed on the membrane of prostatic epithelial cells and overexpressed on prostate tumor cells.
Synonym:(68)Ga labeled Glu-NH-CO-NH-Lys(Ahx)-HBED-CC
(68)Ga-labeled Glu-urea-Lys(Ahx)-HBED-CC
(68)Ga-PSMA ligand Glu-urea-Lys(Ahx)-HBED-CC
(68)gallium-PSMA ligand Glu-urea-Lys(Ahx)-HBED-CC
(68Ga)Glu-urea-Lys(Ahx)-HBED-CC
[68Ga] prostate-specific membrane antigen 11
[68Ga]GaPSMA-11
68Ga-DKFZ-PSMA-11
68Ga-HBED-CC-PSMA
68Ga-labeled Glu-NH-CO-NH-Lys(Ahx)-HBED-CC
68Ga-PSMA
68Ga-PSMA-11
68Ga-PSMA-HBED-CC
Ga PSMA
Ga-68 labeled DKFZ-PSMA-11
Ga-68 labeled PSMA-11
GA-68 PSMA-11
gallium Ga 68 PSMA-11
gallium Ga 68-labeled PSMA-11
gallium-68 PSMA
gallium-68 PSMA ligand Glu-urea-Lys(Ahx)-HBED-CC
GaPSMA
PSMA-HBED-CC GA-68
Code name:AAA 517
AAA-517
AAA517
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