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A Powerful New Tool in the Fight Against one of the Deadliest Cancers

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Theranostics targeting glypican-1 (GPC1): (Left) PET imaging of Zr-89 labeled GPC1 antibody using pancreatic cancer model mouse (red arrow indicates tumor), (Right) Alpha radiation therapy using At-211-labeled anti-GPC1 antibody in a pancreatic cancer model.
Credit: Tadashi Watabe (Osaka University)

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the deadliest cancers worldwide, with a 5-year survival rate of less than 10%. Many PDAC tumors in early stage go undetected because they are not found using conventional imaging methods, including fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) scans...

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