title: Imaging and therapy with monoclonal antibodies in non-hematopoietic tumors.
abstract: Although radiolabelled monoclonal antibodies are useful in tumor imaging, in our opinion their most important role is in the evaluation of the capacity of newly developed monoclonal antibodies to localize in tumors specifically. Intravenous injections of monoclonal antibody fragments, labelled with beta-emitting radionuclides, can completely eradicate large human colon carcinoma xenografts in nude mice whereas this is not achieved by unconjugated monoclonal antibodies. New strategies are being developed to make radioimmunotherapy applicable to carcinoma patients.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Mach
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pèlegrin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Buchegger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D007554:Isotopes; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000276:immunology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009502:Neutrons; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D016719:Radioimmunodetection; D016499:Radioimmunotherapy; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007554:Isotopes