DENDRIMER FOR THERAPY AND IMAGING

Provided herein is a dendrimer comprising: i) a core unit (C); and ii) building units (BU), wherein the core unit is covalently attached to at least two building units; the dendrimer having from two to six generations of building units; wherein building units of different generations are covalently...

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Hauptverfasser: OWEN, David James, HUFTON, Richard, THURECHT, Kristofer James
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Zusammenfassung:Provided herein is a dendrimer comprising: i) a core unit (C); and ii) building units (BU), wherein the core unit is covalently attached to at least two building units; the dendrimer having from two to six generations of building units; wherein building units of different generations are covalently attached to one another; and the dendrimer further comprising: iii) one or more first terminal groups attached to an outermost building unit, wherein each first terminal group comprises a radionuclide-containing moiety; and iv) one or more second terminal groups attached to an outermost building unit, wherein each second terminal group comprises a pharmacokinetic-modifying moiety; or a salt thereof. Also provided are compositions comprising the dendrimers, and methods of using the dendrimers and compositions in diagnostic and therapeutic applications.