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Table 3 Other potential radiopharmaceuticals to image tumor infiltrating immune cells

From: Relevance of immune cell and tumor microenvironment imaging in the new era of immunotherapy

Compound

Labelling agent

Target/Mechanism

Application

T lymphocytes

111In-oxine

Tumor infiltration/Cytokine production

Evaluation of immunotherapy/adoptive cell transfer efficacy

89Zr-oxine

[18F]FDG

64Cu-gold nanoparticles

SPIO

19F-Perfluorcarbon

mAb-TCR-complex

64Cu

Tumor infiltration

T cell homing

Interleukin-2

123I

Interleukin-2 receptors on activated lymphocytes

Evaluation of immunotherapy/adoptive cell transfer efficacy

99mTc

18F

Anti-CD8 cys diabody

89Zr

CD8 on activated T cells

Evaluation of immunotherapy efficacy

NK cells

111In-oxine

NK cell infiltration

Evaluation of adoptive cell transfer efficacy – NK cell homing

89Zr-oxine

[18F]FDG

SPIO

Anti-CD56 mAb

99mTc

CD56 on NK cells

Evaluation of adoptive cell transfer efficacy – NK cell homing

Macrophages

111In-oxine

Tumor infiltration by macrophages

Pre-clinical evaluation of TAMs

89Zr-Nanoparticles

[18F]FDG

19F-Nanoparticles

SPIO

(R)PK11195

11C

translocator protein (TSPO) expressed by TAMs

Pre-clinical evaluation of TAMs

Anti-Mannose receptor nanobody

99mTc

Mannose receptor on TAMs

Pre-clinical evaluation of TAMs

18F