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. 2015 Mar 31;17(4):788–801. doi: 10.1208/s12248-015-9752-6

Table V.

Molecular Imaging of Transporter-Related Processes: Suggested Uses to Improve Cancer Therapy

Utility Example References
Evaluating/predicting response to chemotherapy [99mTc]-Sestamibi for predicting MDR (31)
Investigating chemotherapy pharmacokinetics Studying docetaxel disposition using [11C]-docetaxel (81)
Enhancing the visual differences between tumor and normal tissue during surgery ICG for labeling hepatocellular carcinomas (95)
Prediction of transporter expression or activity in humans based on preclinical data [11C]-verapamil for comparing data obtained in preclinical studies to data in humans (114)

ICG indocyanine green, P-gp P-glycoprotein