Compounds as aptamer-dimers and their uses in diagnosis and therapy

摘要

The object of the present invention is solved by compositions of peptide linkers and their use for synthesis and annealing of aptamer oligonucleotides in form of dimers. The present invention in particularly provides said compositions for the use as a diagnostic and/or therapeutic agent.
In another preferred embodiment the present invention relates to a kit for preparing a radiopharmaceutical preparation, said kit comprising a vial comprising a quantity of the compound according to the invention. A further preferred embodiment of the present invention relates to methods of producing said compounds, comprising synthesis of said compound in an automated peptide synthesizer. In another preferred embodiment the present invention concerns the use of said compounds according to the present invention for the manufacture of a medicament, preferably for diagnosis or therapy of proliferative diseases. In a further preferred embodiment the present invention concerns methods for treating or diagnosing patients administering or utilizing the compounds according to the present invention.