The role of fibroblast activation protein in health and malignancy

AA Fitzgerald, LM Weiner - Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2020 - Springer
Fibroblast activation protein-α (FAP) is a type-II transmembrane serine protease expressed
almost exclusively to pathological conditions including fibrosis, arthritis, and cancer. Across …

ImmunoPET: concept, design, and applications

W Wei, ZT Rosenkrans, J Liu, G Huang, QY Luo… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Immuno-positron emission tomography (immunoPET) is a paradigm-shifting molecular
imaging modality combining the superior targeting specificity of monoclonal antibody (mAb) …

The latest developments in imaging of fibroblast activation protein

A Altmann, U Haberkorn, J Siveke - Journal of Nuclear Medicine, 2021 - Soc Nuclear Med
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP), a membrane-anchored peptidase, is highly expressed in
cancer-associated fibroblasts in more than 90% of epithelial tumors and contributes to …

Immune cells and immunotherapy for cardiac injury and repair

JG Rurik, H Aghajanian, JA Epstein - Circulation research, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Cardiac injury remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite
significant advances, a full understanding of why the heart fails to fully recover function after …

A tumor-imaging method targeting cancer-associated fibroblasts

A Loktev, T Lindner, W Mier, J Debus… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2018 - Soc Nuclear Med
The tumor stroma, which accounts for a large part of the tumor mass, represents an attractive
target for the delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic compounds. Here, the focus is notably …

Targeting of activated fibroblasts for imaging and therapy

T Lindner, A Loktev, F Giesel, C Kratochwil… - EJNMMI radiopharmacy …, 2019 - Springer
Tumors form a complex environment consisting of a variety of non-malignant cells.
Especially cancer-associated fibroblasts have been shown to have an important role for …

FAPI PET/CT: will it end the hegemony of 18F-FDG in oncology?

RJ Hicks, PJ Roselt, KG Kallur, RW Tothill… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Soc Nuclear Med
For over 40 years, 18F-FDG has been the dominant PET tracer in neurology, cardiology,
inflammatory diseases, and, most particularly, oncology. Combined with the ability to …

Fibroblast activation protein–targeted PET/CT with 68Ga-FAPI for imaging IgG4-related disease: comparison to 18F-FDG PET/CT

Y Luo, Q Pan, H Yang, L Peng… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2021 - Soc Nuclear Med
IgG4-related disease (RD) is characterized by lymphoplasmacytic infiltration enriched in
IgG4-positive plasma cells and variable degrees of fibrosis with a characteristic storiform …

FAP delineates heterogeneous and functionally divergent stromal cells in immune-excluded breast tumors

V Cremasco, JL Astarita, AL Grauel… - Cancer immunology …, 2018 - AACR
Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are generally associated with poor clinical outcome.
CAFs support tumor growth in a variety of ways and can suppress antitumor immunity and …

89Zr-Immuno-Positron Emission Tomography in Oncology: State-of-the-Art 89Zr Radiochemistry

S Heskamp, R Raavé, O Boerman… - Bioconjugate …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Immuno-positron emission tomography (immunoPET) with 89Zr-labeled antibodies has
shown great potential in cancer imaging. It can provide important information about the …