Abstract: The present invention relates to an iron complex having the general formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition formulated for oral and/or parenteral administration, preferably intravenous, said pharmaceutical composition preferably being formulated as an aqueous solution comprising said complex or salt. The present invention further relates to said complex or a salt thereof or said pharmaceutical composition for use as a contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as well as a method and a kit for in situ preparation of said complex or salt and said pharmaceutical composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the calcium complex of (4RS)(4-carboxy-5,8,11-tris(carboxymethyl)-1-phenyl oxa-5,8,11-triazatridecan-13-oato(5-))pentahydrogen (BOPTA) in the form of a salt, to the process for its preparation and to a formulation comprising said salt.

Abstract: The present invention provides new polypeptide derivatives binding to Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) and their conjugates thereof, and to their use as a diagnostic agent, particularly for early detection, patient stratification and treatment monitoring of forms of cancer characterized by over-expression of HER2.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the one-step preparation and isolation of a protected DO3A such as DO3A-tri-tert-butyl ester as a solid salt.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising an gadolinium-complex and a saturated macrocyclic tetraamine that find application in diagnostic imaging as diagnostic agents, in particular as contrast agents having improved tolerability, specifically in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and to their preparation.

Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid aptamers binding to the Carbonic Anhydrase IX (CA-IX) enzyme, derivatives and conjugates thereof and their use as diagnostic tools, particularly for the imaging of organs and tissues expressing CA-IX, or as therapeutic agents for prevention or treatment of CA-IX related diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of optical imaging More particularly, it relates to compounds of the cyanine family characterized by improved physico-chemical and biological properties and to their conjugates with biological ligands thereof. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds as optical diagnostic agents in imaging or therapy of solid tumors, to the methods for their preparation and to the compositions comprising them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new class of dimeric macrocycles capable of chelating paramagnetic metal ions, their chelated complexes with metal ions and the use thereof as contrast agents, particularly suitable for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) analysis.

Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid aptamers binding to the Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1), derivatives and conjugates thereof and their use as diagnostic tools, particularly for the imaging of organs and tissues expressing ICAM-1, or as therapeutic agents for prevention or treatment of ICAM-1-related diseases.

Abstract: The present invention refers to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a macrocyclic gadolinium complex and a water-soluble polyarylene additive useful in diagnostic imaging as diagnostic agents, in particular as contrast agents, specifically in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

Abstract: A chelating compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and its complexes with metals or radioisotopes thereof. The invention further relates to the preparation of such ligand and complexes as well as to their use as diagnostic or therapeutic agents.

Abstract: Disclosed are gene signatures and methods for predicting the recurrence of prostate cancer in prostatectomized subjects. Other objectives of the invention are assay devices and kits for determining the expression levels of specific gene sets correlated to prostate cancer recurrence.

Abstract: The present invention provides nucleic acid aptamers binding to the Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1), derivatives and conjugates thereof and their use as diagnostic tools, particularly for the imaging of organs and tissues expressing ICAM-1, or as therapeutic agents for prevention or treatment of ICAM-1-related diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to on the use of exogenous agents having a pool of mobile proton(s) in CEST-MR imaging to generate Chemical Exchange Rotation Transfer-based CEST contrast, and to a ratiometric-based CEST-MR procedure that comprises using these exogenous agents to set-up CERT-based concentration-independent CEST MR imaging, and as responsive agents to set-up CERT-based concentration independent responsiveness.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the RRR/SSS pair of enantiomers of the of Gd(PCTA-tris-glutamic glutaric acid), the single enantiomers of the pair, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, their amide derivatives, and compositions comprising at least 50% of these compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new class of functionalized macrocycles capable of chelating paramagnetic metal ions, their chelated complexes with metal ions and the use thereof as contrast agents, particularly suitable for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) analysis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a solid form of the gadobenate dimeglumine compound that comprises obtaining a solution of the said compound in a suitable solvent A wherein the amount by weight of the water optionally present in the solution is at most equal to or lower than the amount by weight of the gadobenate dimeglumine comprised in the solution and adding the obtained solution to an organic solvent B, acting as an appropriate antisolvent and favoring the formation of a solid form of the gadobenate dimeglumine that can be collected by filtration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new class of functionalized polyazamacrocycles including at least one phosphonic or phosphinic group linked to a nitrogen atom of the macrocyclic cage, and capable of chelating paramagnetic metal ions, their chelated complexes with metal ions and the use thereof as contrast agents, particularly suitable for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) analysis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the RRR/SSS pair of enantiomers of the of Gd(PCTA-tris-glutaric acid), the single enantiomers of the pair, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, their amide derivatives, and compositions comprising at least 50% of these compounds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new class of dimeric macrocycles capable of chelating paramagnetic metal ions, their chelated complexes with metal ions and the use thereof as contrast agents, particularly suitable for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) analysis.