PET Imaging of Translocator Protein in Head and Neck Cancer
Description of the granted funding
The translocator protein (TSPO) regulatory mechanisms may have a significant role in the response to cancer treatment. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a non-invasive imaging method that enables quantitative imaging of physiological processes. By utilizing a new, fluorine-18 labeled TSPO/PET tracer, it is possible to receive clinically important information about the role of TSPO in cancer, which furthermore can be of use for treatment planning and in developing new TSPO targeting drugs.
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2023
End year
2027
Granted funding
Funder
Research Council of Finland
Funding instrument
Academy projects
Other information
Funding decision number
357468
Fields of science
Biomedicine
Research fields
Biolääketieteet
Identified topics
cancer