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ReviewEJNMMI radiopharmacy and chemistry2025

Protein-based Radiopharmaceuticals that target fibroblast activation protein alpha: a review of current progress.

Abdelrahman Homedan, Darpan N Pandya, Nicholas J Schnicker, Thaddeus J Wadas

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Review in EJNMMI radiopharmacy and chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Abdelrahman HomedanDepartment of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
Darpan N PandyaDepartment of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA.
Nicholas J SchnickerProtein and Crystallography Facility, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 52242, USA.
Thaddeus J WadasDepartment of Radiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 52242, USA. thaddeus-wadas@uiowa.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9913-0336

Funding

Viral VectorP30CA086862 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Jon C.D. Houtman · 2000 to 2026
$70.0M
Aptamer-Based Radiopharmaceuticals for the Targeted Alpha Particle Therapy of Prostate CancerR21CA227709 · NCI · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI GMEINER, WILLIAM H., WADAS, THADDEUS J. · 2019 to 2020
$378k
PET Imaging of the Tumor Microenvironment for Cancer DetectionR21CA219899 · NCI · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI WADAS, THADDEUS J. · 2018 to 2019
$366k
CDMRP W81XWH-19-1-0046National Institute of Health R21-CA219899National Institute of Health R21-CA227709NCI NIH HHS P30 CA086862NCI NIH HHS R21 CA219899NCI NIH HHS R21 CA227709
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFibroblast activation protein alpha (FAP) is a serine protease that is expressed at basal levels in benign tissues but is overexpressed in a variety of pathologies, including cancer. Consequently, significant research efforts have been expended to develop diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals and effective radiotherapies that target this protein. The aim of this review is to summarize the current progress on the development of protein-based radiopharmaceuticals that target FAP. MAIN BODY: A literature survey spanning nearly 40 years was conducted to assess the historical development and current progress in protein-based radiopharmaceuticals that target FAP. To date, more than 20 publications have been introduced that describe these agents in preclinical and clinical settings. This review summarizes the development and evaluation of radiopharmaceuticals involving antibodies, antibody fragments, and single domain antibodies.

conclusionThe results of this literature review demonstrate that while significant research efforts have been expended on peptide-based radiopharmaceuticals and small molecule FAP inhibitors, the development of protein-based radiopharmaceuticals that target FAP remains an active research area that has yet to reach its full potential.

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AntibodyAntibody fragmentCancerFibroblast activation proteinPositron emission tomographyRadiotherapySingle domain antibodySingle photon emission computed tomographyTheranostics

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PMID40542914
PMCPMC12182545

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