TARGETED NON-INVASIVE IMAGING PROBES OF EGFR EXPRESSING CELLS

摘要

A probe for imaging EGFR expressing cells includes an EGFR targeting moiety, a reporter moiety, and a hydrophilic linker that links the EGFR targeting moiety to the reporter moiety. The hydrophilic linker enhances solubility of the probe in an aqueous media as well as binding affinity of the probe to EGFR expressing cells.