Research Article

99mTc-CXCR4-L for Imaging of the Chemokine-4 Receptor Associated with Brain Tumor Invasiveness: Biokinetics, Radiation Dosimetry, and Proof of Concept in Humans

Table 3

Histopathological results (classification of the World Health Organization) and tumor/background uptake ratios (T/Bmax) evaluated with 99mTc-CXCR4-L radiopharmaceutical in patients with suspected brain tumors.

Patient no.AgeReported diseaseWHO gradeT/Bmax ratio

130Oligodendroglioma NOSII1.3
244Oligodendroglioma NOSII2.4
342Glioblastoma NOSIV6.6
472Glioblastoma NOSIV7
559GliosarcomaIV19
651Metastasis of poorly differentiated malignancyNA5.5
725Diffuse astrocytoma NOS (tumor recurrence)II3.9
825Reactive gliosis (tumor recurrence)NANA
934Reactive gliosis (tumor recurrence)NANA