摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for detecting and locating Lung cancer, Adrenal cancer, Melanoma, Colon cancer, Colorectal cancer, Ovarian cancer, Prostate cancer, Liver cancer, Subcutaneous cancer, Intestinal cancer, Hepatocellular carcinoma, Retinoblastoma, Cervical cancer in a subject that has or is suspected of having cancer.SOLUTION: The method comprises the steps of: (a) administering a phospholipid ether analog to the subject; and (b) determining whether an organ suspected of having cancer of the subject retains a higher level of the analog than surrounding region(s) wherein a higher retention region indicates detection and location of the cancer. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method for the treatment of cancer in a subject. The method comprises a step of administering to the subject an effective amount of a molecule comprising the phospholipid ether analog. |