Gadolinium-ethoxybenzyl-DTPA as a hepatobiliary contrast agent for use in MR cholangiography: results of an in vivo phase-I clinical evaluation

1997 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bollow ◽  
M. Taupitz ◽  
B. Hamm ◽  
T. Staks ◽  
K. J. Wolf ◽  
...  
1994 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart J. McLachlan ◽  
Marie R. Morris ◽  
Maria A. Lucas ◽  
Ricardo A. Fisco ◽  
Michael N. Eakins ◽  
...  

Radiology ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 195 (3) ◽  
pp. 785-792 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Hamm ◽  
T Staks ◽  
A Mühler ◽  
M Bollow ◽  
M Taupitz ◽  
...  

1978 ◽  
Vol 17 (06) ◽  
pp. 238-248
Author(s):  
H. Beekhuis ◽  
M.A.P.C. van de Poll ◽  
A. Versluis ◽  
H. Jurjens ◽  
M.G. Woldring ◽  
...  

Investigations with bleomycin labelled with radionuclides other than 57Co in patients with cancer and in tumor-bearing animals are described. In patients 57Co-bleo appears to be a better tumor-seeking radiopharmaceutical than 111In-bleo, 99mTc-bleo or 197Hg-bleo. This can be explained by a higher stability in vivo and a better tumor-seeking property of 57Co-bleo and less disturbing activity in the cardiac pool and in bone and other normal tissues when assessing the scintigram.Results with 111In-bleo labelled in acidic solution are not essentially different from those with 111In-bleo labelled in neutral solution.Results of 197Hg-bleo are almost identical with those of 197HgCl2 regarding the tumor-seeking effect as well as the distribution in normal tissues and organs. Probably the complex of 197Hg to bleomycin is not stable in vivo. The superiority of 57Co-bleo over 99mTc-bleo, 197Hg-bleo and also over 67Cu-bleo is confirmed by experiments on tumor bearing animals.We may conclude that the indication for use of bleomycin as a tumor-seeking pharmaceutical labelled with 111In, 99mTc, 197Hg or 67Cu seems to be very limited.


Circulation ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 92 (12) ◽  
pp. 3549-3559 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamás Simor ◽  
Wen-Jang Chu ◽  
Lynne Johnson ◽  
Andras Safranko ◽  
Mark Doyle ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
In Young Choi ◽  
Sang Hoon Cha ◽  
Suk Keu Yeom ◽  
Seung Wha Lee ◽  
Hwan Hoon Chung ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 153303382110365
Author(s):  
Lin Qiu ◽  
Shuwen Zhou ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Wen Rui ◽  
Pengfei Cui ◽  
...  

Bifunctional magnetic/fluorescent core-shell silica nanospheres (MNPs) encapsulated with the magnetic Fe3O4 core and a derivate of 8-amimoquinoline (N-(quinolin-8-yl)-2-(3-(triethoxysilyl) propylamino) acetamide) (QTEPA) into the shell were synthesized. These functional MNPs were prepared with a modified stöber method and the formed Fe3O4@SiO2-QTEPA core-shell nanocomposites are biocompatible, water-dispersible, and stable. These prepared nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray power diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), thermoelectric plasma Quad II inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID), TG/DTA thermal analyzer (TGA) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Further application of the nanoparticles in detecting Zn2+ was confirmed by the fluorescence experiment: the nanosensor shows high selectivity and sensitivity to Zn2+ with a 22-fold fluorescence emission enhancement in the presence of 10 μM Zn2+. Moreover, the transverse relaxivity measurements show that the core-shell MNPs have T2 relaxivity (r2) of 155.05 mM−1 S−1 based on Fe concentration on the 3.0 T scanner, suggesting that the compound can be used as a negative contrast agent for MRI. Further in vivo experiments showed that these MNPs could be used as MRI contrast agent. Therefore, the new nanosensor provides the dual modality of magnetic resonance imaging and optical imaging.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1235
Author(s):  
Xiaohui Nan ◽  
Wenjia Lai ◽  
Dan Li ◽  
Jiesheng Tian ◽  
Zhiyuan Hu ◽  
...  

Derived from magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), magnetosomes consist of magnetite crystals enclosed within a lipid bilayer membrane and are known to possess advantages over artificially synthesized nanoparticles because of the narrow size distribution, uniform morphology, high purity and crystallinity, single magnetic domain, good biocompatibility, and easy surface modification. These unique properties have increasingly attracted researchers to apply bacterial magnetosomes (BMs) in the fields of biology and medicine as MRI imaging contrast agents. Due to the concern of biosafety, a long-term follow-up of the distribution and clearance of BMs after entering the body is necessary. In this study, we tracked changes of BMs in major organs of mice up to 135 days after intravenous injection using a combination of several techniques. We not only confirmed the liver as the well-known targeted organs of BMs, but also found that BMs accumulated in the spleen. Besides, two major elimination paths, as well as the approximate length of time for BMs to be cleared from the mice, were revealed. Together, the results not only confirm that BMs have high biocompatibility, but also provide a long-term in-vivo assessment which may further help to forward the clinical applications of BMs as an MRI contrast agent.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A401-A401
Author(s):  
Shubham Pant ◽  
Amishi Shah ◽  
Pavlos Msaouel ◽  
Matthew Campbell ◽  
Shi-Ming Tu ◽  
...  

BackgroundMRx0518 is a novel, human gut microbiome-derived, single-strain, oral live biotherapeutic. It is a bacterium of the Enterococcus genus that was selected for development in the treatment of solid tumours for its strong in vitro and in vivo immunostimulatory activity. In vivo studies have shown that MRx0518 can inhibit tumour growth in different syngeneic cancer models as monotherapy and in combination with checkpoint inhibitors. MRx0518 has been shown to reduce Treg and increase Th1 and Tc1 lymphocyte differentiation in vitro, and increase intratumoral CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and NK cells in vivo.This phase I/II clinical study is evaluating the combination of MRx0518 and pembrolizumab in a cohort of heavily pre-treated patients refractory to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) to assess whether it is safe and can provide a clinical benefit.MethodsThe study is being conducted in two parts. Part A is complete and evaluated safety of the combination therapy in a cohort of 12 mRCC and mNSCLC patients. This data was assessed by the Safety Review Committee and it was determined appropriate to proceed to Part B. Part B is now recruiting up to 30 additional patients per indication (RCC, NSCLC or bladder cancer) at several US sites. Patients in both parts must be refractory to checkpoint inhibition. This is defined as having had an initial benefit from PD-1 pathway targeting immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) but developing disease progression confirmed by two radiological scans ≥4 weeks apart in the absence of rapid clinical progression and within 12 weeks of last dose of ICI. Patients are treated with 1 capsule of MRx0518 (1 × 1010 to 1 × 1011 CFU) twice daily and pembrolizumab (200 mg every 3 weeks) for up to 35 cycles or until disease progression. Tumour response is assessed every 9 weeks per RECIST. Blood, stool and urine samples are collected throughout the study to evaluate immune markers and microbiome. Patients may choose to consent to tissue biopsies. The primary objective of the study is to evaluate safety of the combination by monitoring toxicities in the first cycle of treatment. Secondary objectives are to evaluate efficacy via ORR, DOR, DCR (CR, PR or SD ≥6 months) and PFS. Exploratory objectives are to evaluate biomarkers of treatment effect, impact on microbiota and OS and correlation of clinical outcome with PD-L1 CPS/TPS.ResultsN/AConclusionsN/ATrial RegistrationNCT03637803Ethics ApprovalThis study was approved by University of Texas MD Anderson’s Institutional Review Board; approval ref. 2018-0290


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