NUCLEOSIDES FOR IMAGING AND TREATMENT APPLICATIONS

摘要

Methods of diagnosing and/or of treating tumors by administering a nucleoside analogue which is activated by thymidylate synthase and/or thymidine kinase enzyme into a diagnostic or toxic metabolite, and uridine analogue compounds, and compositions of same having a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. For diagnostic applications, compounds containing a label and methods of use of such compounds are described.