Insight into the dynamics, localization and magnitude of antigen-specific immune responses by [(18)F]FLT PET imaging

Erik H J G Aarntzen1, Mangala Srinivas, Cornelius J A Punt

  • 1Department of Tumor Immunology; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre (RUNMC); Nijmegen, The Netherlands ; Department of Medical Oncology; Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre (RUNMC); Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Oncoimmunology
|August 31, 2012
PubMed

In order for cellular therapeutics to succeed, comprehensive monitoring of the transplanted cells in vivo is required i.e., their localization, functionality and numbers in a longitudinal manner. Recently, dendritic cell based vaccines have been monitored by their effect on lymphocyte activation using [(18)F]FLT PET in cancer patients.