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Anderson wins SNMMI's Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer award

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Her research also contributed to FDA approval of Lu-177 DOTATATE for treating neuroendocrine tumors; recently, she and collaborators developed a PET imaging agent for vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease, which has been approved for human studies by the FDA as an Investigational New Drug (IND).

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Carolyn J. Anderson, PhD, Receives SNMMI 2024 Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award

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More recently, she and her collaborators developed a PET imaging agent for vaso-occlusive crisis in sickle cell disease, recently approved for human studies by the FDA as an Investigational New Drug. Louis , Missouri, where she worked more than 20 years developing PET and radiopharmaceutical therapy agents.

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Evidence grows for use of amyloid PET in China

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Chinese clinicians have provided evidence in a “real-world study” that shows amyloid PET imaging is effective for diagnosing and managing patients with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published February 8 in Alzheimer’s and Dementia. of patients, noted lead author Ke-Liang Chen, MD, a neurologist at Fudan University.