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Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2020

Filed:

Apr. 04, 2014
Applicant:

The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Inventors:

Mohammad Haris, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Anup Singh, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Kejia Cai, Elkins Park, PA (US);

Ravinder Reddy, Gladwyne, PA (US);

Feliks Kogan, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Ravi Prakash Reddy Nanga, Philadelphia, PA (US);

Hari Hariharan, Mount Laurel, NJ (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/055 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); G01R 33/56 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); G01R 33/46 (2006.01); G01R 33/483 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/4848 (2013.01); A61B 5/055 (2013.01); A61B 5/14546 (2013.01); A61B 5/4064 (2013.01); A61B 5/4839 (2013.01); A61B 5/4866 (2013.01); A61M 5/007 (2013.01); G01R 33/46 (2013.01); G01R 33/483 (2013.01); G01R 33/5601 (2013.01); G01R 33/5605 (2013.01); A61B 2560/0475 (2013.01); A61B 2576/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A non-invasive imaging approach using CEST and MRS may be used to monitor the cleavage of the poly-L-glutamate (PLG) backbone. The cleavage of PLG by cathespsin B can expose exchangeable —NH2 protons in the PLG that are then monitored non-invasively through CEST. The technique can provide direct information on malignant tissue and tumor aggressiveness, and can also be used to monitor treatment.


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