THERANOSTIC SYSTEM FOR DIRECTED DIFFUSION OF THERAPEUTIC AND IMAGING AGENTS TO CANCER CELLS

摘要

The invention relates to a multifunctional system stable in a physiological medium, which includes in the same platform an anti-carcinogenic molecule, an imaging agent and a directing molecule that interacts specifically with cancer-cell membrane receptors, the system allowing pathological tissue imaging and pharmacological action to be carried out jointly with high specificity. The intratumoral administration of the system facilitates selective diffusion to cancer cells and minimises the disadvantages of chemotherapy.