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Targeted radiopharmaceuticals offer new hope for longer 'healthspans'

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A 2018 study from the U.S. An emerging field of precision radiopharmaceuticals brings new optimism to this mission, revolutionizing cancer care. Precision radiopharmaceuticals accurately target tumors while minimizing damage to healthy tissue. Americans today can expect to live long lives.

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Blue Earth Therapeutics Announces Promising Results from Preclinical Evaluation of Synergistic Drug Combinations with Radiopharmaceutical 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 for Treatment of Prostate Cancer

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an investigational radiohybrid (rh) Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen-targeted therapeutic radiopharmaceutical, is the lead candidate in Blue Earth Therapeutics’ oncology development program of next generation therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1,

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First Ever Investigational 18F-CD8 PET Radiopharmaceutical Aims to Predict and Monitor Early Response to Cancer Immunotherapies

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The clinical trial will use this investigational radiopharmaceutical to help understand if patients have CD8+ T cells in their tumors and will, therefore, be more likely to respond to immune checkpoint inhibitors, the main class of immunotherapies currently approved for use. Fruhwirth, G. Kneilling, M., De Vries, I. Weigelin, B.,

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FDA approves Lutathera for some pediatric patients

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novartis' Lutathera (lutetium-177 [Lu-177]) DOTATATE radiopharmaceutical for treatment of pediatric patients who are 12 years old and older with somatostatin receptor (SSTR)-positive gastroentropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (GEP-NETs).

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NorthStar Medical Technologies, LLC Appoints Frank Scholz, Ph.D., as President and Chief Executive Officer

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milla1cf Mon, 06/19/2023 - 19:27 June 19, 2023 — NorthStar Medical Technologies, LLC , a global innovator in the development, production and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals used for therapeutic applications and medical imaging, today announced the appointment of Frank Scholz, Ph.D., NorthStar’s commercialized, U.S.-based

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NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes Provides Updates on Corporate Progress and Upcoming Milestones

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Mr. Merrick continued, “Demand for therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals is increasing rapidly. NorthStar has further deepened and broadened our business platform with the recent establishment of a full-scale radiopharmaceutical CDMO/CMO services unit. Ac-225 using advanced, environmentally preferable electron accelerator technology.

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Blue Earth Therapeutics Announces Results of Early Clinical and Preclinical Studies of Investigational 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 in Treatment of Prostate Cancer

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milla1cf Thu, 06/29/2023 - 21:10 June 29, 2023 — Blue Earth Therapeutics , a Bracco company and emerging leader in the development of innovative next generation therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, today announced highlights from early clinical and preclinical studies of 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1

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