What does SSTR stand for?

Somatostatin Receptor

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Nicolato evaluated the prognostic role of somatostatin receptor scintigraphy with the indium-111-labeled somatostatin analogue octreotide in 12 patients with skull base meningiomas who had undergone gamma knife radiosurgery.

Jugular fossa meningioma: presentation and treatment options

Somatostatin receptors can be visualized in vivo in orbital tissue of GD patients by octreoscan.

Critical issues on Graves' ophthalmopathy

However, the response rate varies among patients and may be correlated with the degree of expression of somatostatin receptor Subtypes 2 and 3.

Metastatic insulinoma: case report and review of the literature

The Phase 1 dose-escalation study of P2045, an agent that specifically targets tumors that over-express somatostatin receptors (SSTR) such as lung cancer, follows two earlier Phase 1 studies conducted by Schering AG that confirmed the candidate's targeted activity to lung cancer.

Xanthus Announces Phase 1 Results for P2045 - a Targeted Agent for ...

The detector can improve diagnostic accuracy in thyroid cancer imaging because of its high sensitivity to both medium-energy In(111) Somatostatin receptors and the high-energy I(131) tracer.

GE Medical Systems Expands Capability of Nuclear Medicine Imaging ...

The peptide is designed to adhere to somatostatin receptors that are present in several types of cancer, while the technetium-99m emits a gamma ray that is detectable by widely available gamma camera systems.

Diatide NeoTect Diagnostic for Lung Cancer Available for Sale In ...

The peptide is designed to adhere to somatostatin receptors that are overexpressed by several types of cancer, while the Re-188 isotope "warhead" emits a beta ray that destroys tumor cells.

New Anticancer Compound Arrests the Growth of Tumors in Laboratory ...

Other tumors that express the somatostatin receptor include neuroendocrine tumors, and medullary thyroid carcinomas, as well as several found in the brain.

New Patent Covers Diatide Product Claims for Diagnosis and Treatment ...