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The rise of theranostics: Part 5 -- Advice from center administrators

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As nuclear medicine therapies gain stature compared to nuclear medicine in diagnostic imaging, hospital administrators may be eyeing the potential of adding theranostics services. A shortage of nuclear medicine technologists means a theranostics center may need to limit its patient volume.

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ARRS: How to manage the side effects of radiopharmaceuticals

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Three clinical issues that may arise with theranostics treatments will require special provisions, including spot imaging, according to insights shared during the 124th annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) in Boston. Extravasations Extravasations, in particular, are of interest to the U.S.

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Blue Earth Therapeutics Announces Publication of Results from Independent Clinical Experience with 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 in Treatment of Metastatic Castrate Resistant Prostate Cancer

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milla1cf Wed, 02/21/2024 - 18:58 February 21, 2024 — Blue Earth Therapeutics , a Bracco company and emerging leader in the development of innovative next generation therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals, is pleased to share the publication of promising early clinical data with 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1 177Lu-rhPSMA-10.1

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SNMMI Elects Heather Jacene, MD, as Vice President-Elect at 2024 Annual Meeting

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She will also raise awareness of nuclear medicine’s value to clinical colleagues and patients and will be laser-focused on breaking down barriers to radiopharmaceutical availability, reimbursement, affordability, and funding. An active SNMMI member, Jacene has been involved in many aspects of the organization.

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SNMMI: Lu-177 PSMA-617 shines for taxane-naive prostate cancer

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TORONTO – The radiopharmaceutical Pluvicto improves progression-free survival in patients with metastatic prostate cancer who haven’t undergone taxane therapy, according to research presented at the SNMMI meeting. Oliver Sartor, MD The study, which was awarded SNMMI’s Abstract of the Year award, shared data from the phase III PSMAfore trial.

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The rise of theranostics: Part 1 -- Gaining momentum

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Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approvals of radiopharmaceuticals for neuroendocrine tumors and then for prostate cancer, theranostics has picked up momentum in clinical practice, propelled by encouraging research. Since 2013 we've had several more radiopharmaceutical therapies get FDA approval.

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Blue Earth highlights early lutetium-177 prostate cancer clinical results

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Blue Earth Therapeutics is highlighting early clinical results from a German trial investigating the use of a lutetium-177 (Lu-177)-labeled prostate specific antigen (PSMA) radiopharmaceutical. and its findings were published in December in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Blue Earth said.

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