Folate Receptor-Beta Has Limited Value for Fluorescent Imaging in Ovarian, Breast and Colorectal Cancer.

Tumor-specific targeted imaging is rapidly evolving in cancer diagnosis. The folate receptor alpha (FR-α) has already been identified as a suitable target for cancer therapy and imaging. FR-α is present on ~40% of human cancers. FR-β is known to be expressed on several hematologic malignancies and o...

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Main Authors: Esther de Boer, Lucia M A Crane, Marleen van Oosten, Bert van der Vegt, Tineke van der Sluis, Paulien Kooijman, Philip S Low, Ate G J van der Zee, Henriette J G Arts, Gooitzen M van Dam, Joost Bart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4527727?pdf=render