Could Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP)‐Specific Radioligands Be Considered as Pan‐Tumor Agents?

H Roustaei, Z Kiamanesh, E Askari… - Contrast Media & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Cancer‐associated fibroblasts (CAFs) can strongly modulate the response to
therapy of malignant tumor cells, facilitating their continuous proliferation and invading …

Fibroblast-activated protein inhibitor PET/CT: cancer diagnosis and management

S Kuyumcu, Y Sanli, RM Subramaniam - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP), overexpressed on cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs),
is a novel target for molecular imaging of various tumors. Recently, the development of …

Clinical summary of fibroblast activation protein inhibitor-based radiopharmaceuticals: cancer and beyond

M Li, MH Younis, Y Zhang, W Cai, X Lan - European journal of nuclear …, 2022 - Springer
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is a type II membrane-bound glycoprotein which is
overexpressed in cancer-associated fibroblasts and activated fibroblasts at wound …

Imaging cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) with FAPi PET

L Gilardi, LS Airò Farulla, E Demirci, I Clerici… - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
The tumor microenvironment (TME) surrounding tumor cells is a complex and highly
dynamic system that promotes tumorigenesis. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are key …

Fibroblast Activation Protein Inhibitor–Based Radionuclide Therapies: Current Status and Future Directions

M Ora, N Soni, AH Nazar, M Dixit, R Singh… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Soc Nuclear Med
Metastatic malignancies have limited management strategies and variable treatment
responses. Cancer cells develop beside and depend on the complex tumor …

The superiority of fibroblast activation protein inhibitor (FAPI) PET/CT versus FDG PET/CT in the diagnosis of various malignancies

Y Dong, H Zhou, A Alhaskawi, Z Wang, J Lai, C Yao… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Fibroblast activation protein is a newly discovered biomarker in various
tumor types. Using inhibitors ligated with radiopharmaceuticals, nuclear medicine …

Radioligands targeting fibroblast activation protein (FAP)

T Lindner, FL Giesel, C Kratochwil, SE Serfling - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary FAP-targeted radiotracers, recently introduced in cancer treatment,
accumulate in Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts (CAFs). CAFs are present in tumor lesions but …

Non-tumoral uptake of 68Ga-FAPI-04 PET: A retrospective study

N Qi, H Wang, H Wang, S Ren, Z You, X Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective Fibroblast activation protein (FAP)-targeting radiopharmaceutical based on the
FAP-specific inhibitor (FAPI) is considered as a potential alternative agent to FDG for tumor …

Head-to-Head Comparison of Fibroblast Activation Protein Inhibitors (FAPI) Radiotracers versus [18F]F-FDG in Oncology: A Systematic Review

G Treglia, B Muoio, H Roustaei, Z Kiamanesh… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Several recent studies comparing radiolabeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitors (FAPI)
and fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F] F-FDG) as positron emission tomography (PET) …

Radiation dosimetry and biodistribution of 68Ga-FAPI-46 PET imaging in cancer patients

C Meyer, M Dahlbom, T Lindner, S Vauclin… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2020 - Soc Nuclear Med
Targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) has become an attractive goal for diagnostic
imaging and therapy because they can constitute as much as 90% of a tumor mass. The …