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SUBMITTER: Kang H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7015778 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kang Homan H Stiles Wesley R WR Baek Yoonji Y Nomura Shinsuke S Bao Kai K Hu Shuang S Park G Kate GK Jo Min Joo MJ I Hoseok H Coll Jean-Luc JL Rubin Brian P BP Choi Hak Soo HS
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) 20191218 6
Advances in molecular imaging modalities have accelerated the diagnosis and treatment of human diseases. However, tumors less than 1 cm in size still remain difficult to localize by conventional means because of the difficulty in specific targeting/delivery to the tumor site. Furthermore, high nonspecific uptake in the major organs and persistent background retention results in low tumor-to-background ratio. The targeting and therapy of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) using nonsticky and ...[more]