Some tumors have a special marker that might let doctors see them better on scans or treat them with targeted radiation, because the marker shows up strongly on the tumor but not in healthy tissue around it.

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GLP-1 Receptor Expression in Human Tumors and Human Normal Tissues: Potential for In Vivo Targeting

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2007 May

The study found that certain tumors have lots of GLP-1 receptors, while nearby healthy tissues have very few, which means doctors could potentially use them to target tumors with scans or radiation.

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GLP-1 Receptor Expression in Human Tumors and Human Normal Tissues: Potential for In Vivo Targeting

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DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.106.038679

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