Université de Fribourg

Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of a novel radioligand for αvβ3 integrin receptor imaging: [¹⁸F]FPPA-c(RGDfK)

Monaco, Alessandra ; Zoete, Vincent ; Alghisi, Gian Carlo ; Rüegg, Curzio ; Michelin, Olivier ; Prior, John ; Scapozza, Leonardo ; Seimbille, Yann

In: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2013, vol. 23, no. 22, p. 6068–6072

The development of RGD-based antagonist of αvβ3 integrin receptor has enhanced the interest in PET probes to image this receptor for the early detection of cancer, to monitor the disease progression and the response to therapy. In this work, a novel prosthetic group (N-(4-fluorophenyl)pent-4-ynamide or FPPA) for the 18F-labeling of an αvβ3 selective RGD-peptide was successfully prepared....

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Inhibition of the Kit ligand/c-Kit axis attenuates metastasis in a mouse model mimicking local breast cancer relapse after radiotherapy

Kuonen, François ; Laurent, Jullien ; Secondini, Chiara ; Lorusso, Girieca ; Stehle, Jean-Christophe ; Rausch, Thierry ; Hull, Eveline Faes-van't ; Bieler, Gregory ; Alghisi, Gian Carlo ; Schwendener, Reto A. ; Andrejevic-Blant, Snezana ; Mirimanoff, René-Olivier ; Rüegg, Curzio

In: Clinical Cancer Research, 2012, vol. 18, no. 16, p. 4365-4374

Purpose: Local breast cancer relapse after breast-saving surgery and radiotherapy is associated with increased risk of distant metastasis formation. The mechanisms involved remain largely elusive. We used the well-characterized 4T1 syngeneic, orthotopic breast cancer model to identify novel mechanisms of post-radiation metastasis. Experimental Design: 4T1 cells were injected in 20 Gy...

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Proangiogenic factor PlGF programs CD11b+ myelomonocytes in breast cancer during differentiation of their hematopoietic progenitors

Laurent, Julien ; Faes-van't Hull, Eveline ; Touvrey, Cedric ; Kuonen, François ; Lan, Qiang ; Lorusso, Girieca ; Doucey, Marie-Agnès ; Ciarloni, Laura ; Imaizumi, Natsuko ; Alghisi, Gian Carlo ; Fagiani, Ernesta ; Zaman, Khalil ; Stupp, Roger ; Shibuya, Masabumi ; Delaloye, Jean-François ; Christofori, Gerhard ; Rüegg, Curzio

In: Cancer Research, 2011, vol. 71, no. 11, p. 3781-3791

Tumor-mobilized bone marrow-derived CD11b+ myeloid cells promote tumor angiogenesis, but how and when these cells acquire proangiogenic properties is not fully elucidated. Here we show that CD11b+ myelomonocytic cells develop proangiogenic properties during their differentiation from CD34+ hematopoietic progenitors and that Placenta Growth Factor (PlGF) is critical in promoting this ...