Nicola Salvarese

Dr. Nicola Salvarese

Institute of Condensed Matter Chemistry and Technologies for Energy/National Research Council, Corso Stati Uniti, 4, 35127 Padova, Italy
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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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19 April 2022 in Molecules
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SBSara Brunello
Sara Brunello
NSNicola Salvarese
Nicola Salvarese
Debora CarpaneseDebora Carpanese
Debora Carpanese
CGCarolina Gobbi
Carolina Gobbi
Laura Melendez-AlafortLaura Melendez-Alafort
Laura Melendez-Alafort
Cristina BolzatiCristina Bolzati
Cristina Bolzati
Recently, prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) has gained momentum in tumor nuclear molecular imaging as an excellent target for both the diagnosis and therapy of prostate cancer. Since 2008, after years of preclinical research efforts, a plentitude of radiolabeled compounds mainly based on low molecular weight PSMA inhibitors (PSMA-i) have been described for imaging and theranostic applications, and some of them have been transferred to the clinic. Most of these compounds include radiometals (e.g., 68Ga, 64Cu, 177Lu) for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging or endoradiotherapy. Nowadays, although the development of new PET tracers has caused a significant drop in single-photon emission tomography (SPECT) research programs and the development of new technetium-99m (99mTc) tracers is rare, this radionuclide remains the best atom for SPECT imaging owing to its ideal physical decay properties, convenient availability, and rich and versatile coordination chemistry. Indeed, 99mTc still plays a relevant role in diagnostic nuclear medicine, as the number of clinical examinations based on 99mTc outscores that of PET agents and 99mTc-PSMA SPECT/CT may be a cost-effective alternative for 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT. This review aims to give an overview of the specific features of the developed [99mTc]Tc-tagged PSMA agents with particular attention to [99mTc]Tc-PSMA-i. The chemical and pharmacological properties of the latter will be compared and discussed, highlighting the pros and cons with respect to [68Ga]Ga-PSMA11.

4 February 2015 in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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SQSilvio Quici
Silvio Quici
ACAlessandro Casoni
Alessandro Casoni
FFFrancesca Foschi
Francesca Foschi
LALidia Armelao
Lidia Armelao
Gregorio BottaroGregorio Bottaro
Gregorio Bottaro
ARAntonio Rosato
Antonio Rosato

19 April 2010 in Bioconjugate Chemistry
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Cristina BolzatiCristina Bolzati
Cristina Bolzati
MCMario Cavazza-Ceccato
Mario Cavazza-Ceccato
SAStefania Agostini
Stefania Agostini
FRFiorenzo Refosco
Fiorenzo Refosco
YYYoshihiro Yamamichi
Yoshihiro Yamamichi
GBGiuliano Bandoli
Giuliano Bandoli

2 October 2018 in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
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Cristina BolzatiCristina Bolzati
Cristina Bolzati
NSNicola Salvarese
Nicola Salvarese
Debora CarpaneseDebora Carpanese
Debora Carpanese
RSRoberta Seraglia
Roberta Seraglia
Laura Melendez-AlafortLaura Melendez-Alafort
Laura Melendez-Alafort
Laura ZaccaroLaura Zaccaro
Laura Zaccaro

1 June 2018 in Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
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NSNicola Salvarese
Nicola Salvarese
BSBarbara Spolaore
Barbara Spolaore
SMSelena Marangoni
Selena Marangoni
APAnna Pasin
Anna Pasin
AGAlessandro Galenda
Alessandro Galenda
Cristina BolzatiCristina Bolzati
Cristina Bolzati

1 April 2011 in Nuclear Medicine and Biology
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STStefan Thieme
Stefan Thieme
SAStefania Agostini
Stefania Agostini
RBRalf Bergmann
Ralf Bergmann
JPJens Pietzsch
Jens Pietzsch
HPHans-Jürgen Pietzsch
Hans-Jürgen Pietzsch
Cristina BolzatiCristina Bolzati
Cristina Bolzati