Imaging and Tracing
Head: Miloš Petřík
Olomouc node
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Faculty of Medicine PU in Olomouc
RESEARCH PROGRAMME(S)
RP 2 - Research and development of anticancer pharmaceuticals and therapeutic methods
RP 3 - Biomarkers of cancers and cancer diagnostics
We see what we treat, and we treat what we see.
- Mission: Development of novel radiotracers enabling personalized medicine through targeted diagnostics and therapy.
- Vision: Identification of suitable radiopharmaceuticals for theranostic applications in oncology.
Several types of bioactive molecules have been tested as molecular probes for radiodiagnostic imaging and radionuclide therapy of tumors. Radiolabelled monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and their fragments are the oldest studied group. However, major limitations of radiolabelled mAbs observed in clinical investigations are immunogenicity, slow pharmacokinetics and reduced delivery of the agents to the target tissue. The other intensively studied group of potential radiodiagnostic and radiotherapeutic agents involves receptor-specific radiolabelled peptides with binding to the same or other targets as mAbs.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Zhai C, Summer D, Rangger C, Franssen GM, Laverman P, Haas H, Petrik M, Haubner R, Decristoforo C. Novel Bifunctional Cyclic Chelator for (89)Zr Labeling-Radiolabeling and Targeting Properties of RGD Conjugates. Mol Pharm. 2015 Jun 1;12(6):2142-50. DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.5b00128
- Summer D, Grossrubatscher L, Petrik M, Michalcikova T, Novy Z, Rangger C, Klingler M, Haas H, Kaeopookum P, von Guggenberg E, Haubner R, Decristoforo C. Developing Targeted Hybrid Imaging Probes by Chelator Scaffolding. Bioconjug Chem. 2017 Jun 21;28(6):1722-1733. DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00182
- Reissig F, Bauer D, Zarschler K, Novy Z, Bendova K, Ludik MC, Kopka K, Pietzsch HJ, Petrik M, Mamat C. Towards Targeted Alpha Therapy with Actinium-225: Chelators for Mild Condition Radiolabeling and Targeting PSMA-A Proof of Concept Study. Cancers (Basel). 2021 Apr 20;13(8):1974. DOI: 10.3390/cancers13081974
- Kvakova K, Ondra M, Schimer J, Petrik M, Novy Z, Raabova H, Hajduch M, Cigler P. Visualization of Sentinel Lymph Nodes with Mannosylated Fluorescent Nanodiamonds. Adv Funct Mater. 2022;32:2109960. DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202109960
- Reissig F, Zarschler K, Novy Z, Petrik M, Bendova K, Kurfurstova D, Bouchal J, Ludik MC, Brandt F, Kopka K, Khoylou M, Pietzsch HJ, Hajduch M, Mamat C. Modulating the pharmacokinetic profile of Actinium-225-labeled macropa-derived radioconjugates by dual targeting of PSMA and albumin. Theranostics. 2022 Oct 17;12(17):7203-7215. DOI: 10.7150/thno.78043
SPECIALIZED EXPERTISE AND TECHNOLOGY
Multimodal imaging of small laboratory animals
Advanced animal models
Radiochemistry and radiobiology methods
COLLABORATION WITH LARGE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES AND RESEARCH CENTRES
National infrastructure for translational medicine EATRIS-CZ
National infrastructure for biological and biomedical imaging Czech-Bioimaging
Central European Institute of Technology at Masaryk University CEITEC MU