October 3, 2014

Integrin PET imaging during therapy may not tell the whole story

Anti-angiogenesis drugs have been making waves as treatments for some cancers. Researchers have been developing new biomarkers to map the progress of these therapies, including those that target integrin expression. However, a new study published online yesterday in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine indicates that integrin expression imaging may not provide a mirror image of the impact of peptide therapy as it occurs. {read more here}