gallium Ga 68-labeled NODAGA-MJ9

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-013856",
  "term": "gallium Ga 68-labeled NODAGA-MJ9",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A radiopharmaceutical agent comprised of a peptide targeting the gastrin releasing peptide receptor (GRPR) chelated with 1,4,7-triazacyclononane,1-glutaric acid-4,7 acetic acid (NODAGA) and radiolabeled with gallium Ga 68, with potential tumor imaging activity upon positron emission tomography (PET). After administration of gallium Ga 68-labeled-NODAGA-MJ9, the MJ9 moiety binds to GRPR located on tumor cells. Upon PET imaging, GRPR-expressing tumor cells can be visualized and expression levels can be quantified. GRPR is overexpressed on certain tumor cells and plays a key role in tumor proliferation and survival.",
  "synonyms": [
    "Ga-68-NODAGA-MJ9"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/gallium-ga-68-labeled-nodaga-mj9/"
}