Publications by authors named "Carrasquillo J"

Eleven patients with metastatic melanoma underwent serial gamma camera imaging and biodistribution measurements after i.v. injection of escalating doses of [111In]9.

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Serial gamma camera imaging was performed in 11 patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma after s.c. injection between the toes of 111In-labeled T101, a pan T-cell monoclonal antibody.

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Monoclonal antibody (MAb) B72.3 has been shown to have selective reactivity for a wide range of carcinomas (colorectal, ovarian, breast, lung, gastric, and endometrial) versus normal adult tissues. 131I-Labeled B72.

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Despite improved resolution with new imaging techniques, surgical confirmation of mediastinal lymph node status is often required for reliable staging of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Recent scintigraphic studies suggest that s.c.

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Using data from 12 patients, we have analyzed the pharmacokinetics of 111In-9.2.27, an antimelanoma monoclonal antibody, following i.

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We have reported that [111In]T101 is highly effective in the detection of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) in nodal and cutaneous (erythroderma and tumor) sites. This study compares the biodistribution of [131I]T101 (1 to 7.1 mg, 2 mCi) in four patients with CTCL; two of these patients also received [111In]T101 (1 mg, 5 mCi).

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We have previously demonstrated, using in vitro assays, a high degree of selective binding of monoclonal antibody (MAb) B72.3 for carcinomas of the colon, ovary, and breast versus normal adult tissues using in vitro assays. We report here a demonstration of selective tumor localization in colorectal cancer patients of i.

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All gallium-67 citrate scans obtained in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) at the Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health (Bethesda, Md.) were retrospectively analyzed and correlated with the results of bronchoscopy, chest radiography, and endoscopy. There were 164 scans of 95 patients.

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Monoclonal antibody (MAb) B72.3 has been previously shown, by in vitro assays, to have a high degree of specificity for carcinomas of the colon, ovary and breast versus normal adult tissues. B72.

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Indium-111-labeled T101 antibody was injected subcutaneously (s.c.) into the web spaces between the toes of two patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

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We have previously demonstrated a high degree of selective binding of monoclonal antibody (MAb) B72.3 to carcinomas of the colon, ovary, and breast in contrast to normal adult tissues using in vitro assays. In this report we demonstrate selective tumor localization in colorectal cancer patients after intravenously administering 131I-labeled MAb B72.

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T101 monoclonal antibody recognizes a pan-T-cell antigen present on normal T cells and also found in high concentrations in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. We used this antibody, radiolabeled with 111In, in gamma-camera imaging to detect sites of metastatic cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in 11 patients with advanced disease. In all patients, [111In]T101 concentrated in pathologically or clinically detected nodes, including those in several previously unsuspected nodal regions.

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Fab fragments of monoclonal antibodies (MoAb) to melanoma, radiolabeled with 131I, were evaluated as diagnostic reagents to determine their ability to localize systemic--MoAb injected intravenously (IV)--or nodal metastatic disease--injected subcutaneously (SQ) at a site proximal to draining lymph nodes. Sixty-one scans were performed (40 IV, 21 SQ) in 59 patients who had injections of 0.2-50 mg of 131I coupled (0.

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The tumor targeting capacity of monoclonal antibody Fab fragments was explored in nude mice bearing human melanoma xenografts. Radioiodinated Fab 8.2 and 96.

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High molecular weight antigen (HMWA) is a tumor-associated proteoglycan of human malignant melanoma. I-131 labeled Fab fragments of these specific antibodies were used for preliminary feasibility studies for radioimmunodetection and therapy of human subjects who had inoperable metastatic melanoma. Ten patients received tracer doses of 5-13 mCi (185-481 MBq) of I-131 (anti-HMWA) Fab.

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New developments in nuclear oncology, based on monoclonal antibodies and position emission tomography measurement of glucose metabolism promise to broaden the range of applications of nuclear medicine methods in the clinical management of patients with tumor. Perhaps of greatest importance, is the prospect of both diagnosing and treating common solid tumors, with the same radiolabeled (monoclonal antibody) pharmaceutical preparation.

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Two different murine monoclonal antibody Fab fragments specific for p97, a melanoma-associated antigen, were labeled with I-131 at high activity levels without excessive chemical damage. Up to 20 mg of Fab were labeled with up to 300 mCi of I-131 using the chloramine-T method and large working volumes at room temperature. As much as 90% of the initial activity was recovered as labeled product.

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Antibodies which are directed against human tumor-associated antigens can potentially be used as carriers of radioactivity for in vivo diagnosis (radioimmunodetection) or treatment (radioimmunotherapy) of solid tumors, including colon, hepatoma, cholangiocarcinoma, and melanoma. Murine monoclonal antibodies (MOAB), produced by the hybridoma technique of Kohler and Milstein, are replacing conventional heterosera as sources of antibodies, because MOAB can be produced in large quantities as reproducible reagents with homogeneous binding properties. We have studied human melanoma using MOAB IgG and Fab fragments that recognize the human melanoma-associated antigens p97 and "high-molecular-weight antigen.

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The development of monoclonal antibodies that recognize tumor-associated antigens has led to significantly greater practical possibilities for producing highly specific radiolabeled antibodies for diagnosis and therapy of human tumors. A number of problems remain before this technique will be ready for routine clinical application however. Achieving the high target to background ratio that are predicted on theoretical grounds is a major challenge in cancer investigation.

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