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. 2026 Jun 11;27(12):5299. doi: 10.3390/ijms27125299
Au Gold
AuNCs Gold Nanocages
BFC Bifunctional Chelator
BN Bombesin
DCM Dichloromethane
DEX Dextran
DFO Desferrioxamine
DMF Dimethylformamide
DOTA 1,4,7,10-Tetraazacyclododecane-1,4,7,10-Tetraacetic Acid
DOTAGA DOTA-Aza-Macrocycle Derivative
DOX Doxorubicin
DPA Dipicolylamine
DSB Double-Strand Break
DTPA Diethylenetriamine Pentaacetic Acid
EBRT External Beam Radiotherapy
EDC 1-Ethyl-3-(3 dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide
EGCG Epigallocatechin Gallate
EPR Enhanced Permeability and Retention
FDA Food and Drug Administration
GRP Gastrin-Releasing Peptide
HYNIC Hydrazinonicotinamide
IONPs Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
LA Lipoic Acid
MCP Metal Chelating Polymer
NHS N-Hydroxysuccinimide
NOTA 1,4,7-Triazacyclononane-1,4,7-Triacetic Acid
NPs Nanoparticles
OPSS Ortho-Pyridyl Disulfide
PBS Phosphate-Buffered Saline
PEG Polyethylene Glycol
PGlu Polyglutamic Acid
PSMA Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen
ROS Reactive Oxygen Species
RT Room Temperature
SnCl2 Stannous Chloride
SPIONs Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles
SSB Single-Strand Break
TADOTAGA Tetraazacyclododecane Tetraamide Derivative
TCEP Tris(2-Carboxyethyl)Phosphine
TCPP meso-Tetrakis(4-Carboxyphenyl)Porphyrin
TLC Thin-Layer Chromatography
ZnO Zinc Oxide