Current studies of targeted alpha-particle therapy for hematologic malignancies / 中华核医学与分子影像杂志

ABSTRACT

Hematological malignancies are suitable diseases for radioimmunotherapy because of their high sensitivity to radiation and well-defined immunophenotypes. Beta emitters like 131I and 90Y have achieved some outcomes in radioimmunotherapy of hematological malignancies. Compared with beta particles, alpha particles have higher linear energy transfer, greater relative biological effects and shorter range, which give alpha particles the ability to kill tumor cells more effectively with less damage to normal tissue. This review summarizes the current studies of targeted alpha-particle therapy in hematological malignancies.