TRANSPORTER-TARGETED METHODS OF DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

摘要

Methods of treating a disease in a patient, methods of determining the presence of a disease in a patient, methods of determining whether a disease in a patient is suitable to be treated with a therapeutic agent, and methods of monitoring treatment of a disease in a patient comprising determining a level of expression of a transporter in cells of a tissue associated with the disease are disclosed. The methods include administering to a patient a diagnostic conjugate and/or therapeutic conjugate that are substrates for a transporter expressed by cells of a tissue associated with the disease. Kits comprising a diagnostic composition comprising a diagnostic conjugate that is a transporter substrate are also disclosed. In particular, methods and kits useful for diagnosing and treating cancer are disclosed.