Should Low Molecular Weight PSMA Targeted Ligands Get Bigger and Use Albumin Ligands for PSMA Targeting?

Theranostics. 2017 Apr 1;7(7):1940-1941. doi: 10.7150/thno.20284. eCollection 2017.

Abstract

Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA) is strongly expressed in prostate cancer. Recently a number of low-molecular-weight inhibitors have demonstrated excellent PSMA targeting activity for both imaging as well as Lutecium-177 radiotherapy in human trials. The paper by Choy et al raises the question of whether we can further increase the effectiveness of PSMA targeted therapy by adding an albumin-binding entity to low-molecular-weight agents.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Albumins
  • Amides
  • Animals
  • Antigens, Surface
  • Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II*
  • Humans
  • Ligands
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Molecular Weight
  • Phosphoric Acids
  • Prostatic Neoplasms*
  • Tissue Distribution

Substances

  • Albumins
  • Amides
  • Antigens, Surface
  • Ligands
  • Phosphoric Acids
  • phosphoramidic acid
  • Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II