Influx rate of 18F-fluoroaminosuberic acid reflects cystine/glutamate antiporter expression in tumour xenografts.

Kathinka E PitmanSantosh R AlluriAlexander KristianEva-Katrine AarnesHeidi LyngPatrick J RissEirik Malinen

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2019)

The influx rate of 18F-FASu reflects xCT activity in tumour xenografts. Dynamic PET with pharmacokinetic modelling is needed to fully appraise 18F-FASu distribution routes.

Keyphrases

poor prognosis
computed tomography
pet ct
long non coding rna