Latest developments in molecular tracers for fluorescence image-guided cancer surgery

S Hernot, L van Manen, P Debie, JSD Mieog… - The lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Real-time intraoperative guidance is essential during oncological surgery for complete and
safe tumour resection. Fluorescence imaging in the near-infrared spectrum has shown …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging fluorescent molecular tracers to guide intra-operative surgical decision-making

P Debie, S Hernot - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Fluorescence imaging is an emerging technology that can provide real-time information
about the operating field during cancer surgery. Non-specific fluorescent agents, used for …

Doubly Strapped Zwitterionic NIR‐I and NIR‐II Heptamethine Cyanine Dyes for Bioconjugation and Fluorescence Imaging

DH Li, RS Gamage, AG Oliver, NL Patel… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Heptamethine cyanine dyes enable deep tissue fluorescence imaging in the near infrared
(NIR) window. Small molecule conjugates of the benchmark dye ZW800‐1 have been tested …

Cyanine conjugate‐based biomedical imaging probes

Y Li, Y Zhou, X Yue, Z Dai - Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cyanine is a class of fluorescent dye with meritorious fluorescence properties and has
motivated numerous researchers to explore its imaging capabilities by miscellaneous …

[HTML][HTML] Protein scaffolds: antibody alternatives for cancer diagnosis and therapy

R Luo, H Liu, Z Cheng - RSC chemical biology, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Although antibodies are well developed and widely used in cancer therapy and diagnostic
fields, some defects remain, such as poor tissue penetration, long in vivo metabolic …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring alternative antibody scaffolds: Antibody fragments and antibody mimics for targeted drug delivery

DA Richards - Drug Discovery Today: Technologies, 2018 - Elsevier
The field of targeted therapeutics has benefitted immeasurably from the development of high-
affinity antibodies. These important ligands have facilitated the development of effective …

Quicker, deeper and stronger imaging: A review of tumor-targeted, near-infrared fluorescent dyes for fluorescence guided surgery in the preclinical and clinical stages

J Jiao, J Zhang, F Yang, W Song, D Han, W Wen… - European Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cancer is a public health problem and the main cause of human mortality and morbidity
worldwide. Complete removal of tumors and metastatic lymph nodes in surgery is …

Fluorescence-guided surgery of cancer: applications, tools and perspectives

PS Low, S Singhal, M Srinivasarao - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Thousands of patients die each year from residual cancer that remains following
cytoreductive surgery. Use of tumor-targeted fluorescent dyes (TTFDs) to illuminate …

[HTML][HTML] Development and differentiation in monobodies based on the fibronectin type 3 domain

PG Chandler, AM Buckle - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
As a non-antibody scaffold, monobodies based on the fibronectin type III (FN3) domain
overcome antibody size and complexity while maintaining analogous binding loops …

[HTML][HTML] Protein scaffolds in human clinics

O Cano-Garrido, N Serna, U Unzueta, E Parladé… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fundamental clinical areas such as drug delivery and regenerative medicine require
biocompatible materials as mechanically stable scaffolds or as nanoscale drug carriers …