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SUBMITTER: Bhatt NB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6192516 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bhatt Nikunj B NB Pandya Darpan N DN Rideout-Danner Stephanie S Gage Howard D HD Marini Frank C FC Wadas Thaddeus J TJ
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003) 20180904 37
Zirconium-89 is currently being used in numerous clinical trials involving monoclonal antibodies and positron emission tomography. This report describes a revised strategy that reduces preparation time while increasing the specific activity of clinically relevant immuno-PET agents. Additionally, it demonstrates that n-acetyl-l-cysteine acts as a superior radioprotective agent that improves long-term stability without compromising antigen affinity in vivo. ...[more]