Intraoperative tumor-specific fluorescence imaging in ovarian cancer by folate receptor-alpha targeting: first in-human results

Gooitzen M. van Dam*, George Themelis, Lucia M. A. Crane, Niels J. Harlaar, Rick G. Pleijhuis, Wendy Kelder, Athanasios Sarantopoulos, Johannes S. de Jong, Henriette J. G. Arts, Ate G. J. van der Zee, Joost Bart, Philip S. Low, Vasilis Ntziachristos

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    Abstract

    The prognosis in advanced-stage ovarian cancer remains poor. Tumor-specific intraoperative fluorescence imaging may improve staging and debulking efforts in cytoreductive surgery and thereby improve prognosis. The overexpression of folate receptor-alpha (FR-alpha) in 90-95% of epithelial ovarian cancers prompted the investigation of intraoperative tumor-specific fluorescence imaging in ovarian cancer surgery using an FR-alpha-targeted fluorescent agent. In patients with ovarian cancer, intraoperative tumor-specific fluorescence imaging with an FR-alpha-targeted fluorescent agent showcased the potential applications in patients with ovarian cancer for improved intraoperative staging and more radical cytoreductive surgery.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1315-U202
    Number of pages6
    JournalNature Medicine
    Volume17
    Issue number10
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 18-Sept-2011

    Keywords

    • BREAST-CANCER
    • MANAGEMENT
    • SURGERY
    • EXPRESSION
    • STRATEGIES
    • SURVIVAL
    • FUTURE
    • TISSUE
    • MODEL

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