Table 1 Summary of the biologic pathways and their respective molecular imaging probes included in this review
From: Novel applications of molecular imaging to guide breast cancer therapy
Biochemical/Metabolic Target | Radiotracer/s |
|---|---|
Glucose metabolism | 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) |
Steroid Receptor Expression | Â |
 Estrogen Receptor | 18F-fluoroestradiol (FES) |
 Progesterone Receptor | 18F-fluoronorpregnenedione (FFNP) |
 Androgen Receptor | 18F-fluorodihydrotestosterone (FDHT) |
HER2 Receptor Expression | 89Z-trastuzumab, 64Cu-DOTA-trastuzumab,18F-fluorobenzamidoethylmaleimide (FBEM) |
Cell proliferation: Thymidine analog | 18F-fluorothymidine (FLT) |
Amino Acid transport and metabolism | 18F-flurocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (18F-fluciclovine)18F-fluoroglutamine (18F-Gln) |
Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) expression | 18F-FluorThanatrace |