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ArticleOncotarget2016

Small flexible structure for targeted delivery of therapeutic and imaging moieties in precision medicine.

Shaofan Hu, Wei Wang, Yanling Zhang, Bingjie Li, Xiuchun Qiu, Chaoxia Zou, Henry Ran, Fujun Zhang, Shi Ke

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Article in Oncotarget, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 6 institutions in 2 countries.

Shaofan HuUTHealth, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA.
Wei WangBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Yanling ZhangSchool of Biotechnology, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
Bingjie LiUTHealth, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA.
Xiuchun QiuBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Chaoxia ZouBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Henry RanBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Fujun ZhangBaylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Shi KeUTHealth, School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA.
Baylor College of Medicine · USHarbin Medical University · CNJiangxi Provincial Children's Hospital · CNSun Yat-sen University · CNSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center · CNThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The goals of precision medicine are to link diagnostic and therapeutic agents, improve clinical outcomes, and minimize side effects. We present a simple, small, flexible three-armed core structure that can be conjugated to targeting, imaging, and therapeutic moieties. The targeting molecule can be a peptide, protein, or chemical compound. The diagnostic reporter can be optical and/or nuclear in nature, and can be replaced by chemo- and/or radiotherapeutic compounds for treatment using a single targeting molecule. Imaging components can be used to detect disease biomarkers, monitor treatment response, and guide surgery in real-time to create a tumor-free margin. Isotope impurity can be exploited to visualize whole-body distribution of therapeutic agents. The one-to-one ratio of targeting component to therapeutic agents facilitates dose calculation. The simple synthesis and flexible, modular nature of the agent facilitate high-purity, large-scale production. The core capacity to "seek, treat, and see" may advance precision medicine in the future.

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AnimalsDrug Delivery SystemsHumansMiceMolecular ImagingPrecision MedicineSurgery, Computer-Assistedmolecule imagingmolecule therapyprecision medicinetarget-specific imagingtarget-specific therapy

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PMID27027441
PMCPMC5041924
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