· Company will manufacture, distribute 68Ga-labelled PSMA for prostate cancer PET imaging research in greater New York City area
In an effort to support positron emission tomography (PET) imaging techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, Siemens’ PETNET Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens Healthcare, will provide clinical researchers in the greater New York City area with access to Gallium-68-Labelled Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (68Ga-labelled PSMA). This investigational tracer is being studied for prostate cancer imaging using PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) in clinical trials throughout the world.
Prostate cancer is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer among men in the United States. An estimated 220,000 men are expected to be diagnosed with the disease this year, with approximately 15,000 in New York state alone.1 Recent hypotheses regarding the variation and diversity of prostate cancer suggest that all variants should not be treated equally2 – underscoring a need for expanded classification of the disease through imaging and biopsy methods.
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