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Latest developments

ANSTO is home to the major facilities that enable Australia's advanced manufacturing and distribution of nuclear medicines. Join us and explore innovations in nuclear medicine.

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Various cancers

New radioisotopes - ANSTO researchers are working with both Australian and international companies to develop the next generation of nuclear medicines to treat cancers and other serious illnesses. These include research into scandium-47 which can be used for both imaging and therapy and terbium-161 which may be able to treat very small cancer metastases. 

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Prostate cancer and melanoma

Lutetium-177 - ANSTO is the supplier of non-carrier added (n.c.a) Lutetium-177 (Lu-177) used in prostate cancer and melanoma clinical trials being undertaken by ANZUP Cancer Trials Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Melanoma & Skin Cancer Trials. 

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Solid tumours

Radioimmunotherapy - ANSTO researchers are working with a Sydney-based company GlyTherix on new radioimmunotherapy treatments. Radioimmunotherapy is a combination of immunotherapy, which uses antibodies that specifically target cancer cells, and radioisotopes that can help see and kill cancer cells.

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Non-melanoma skin cancers

Rhenium SCT (Skin Cancer Therapy) - ANSTO will be the manufacturing partner in Australia for OncoBeta, a Germany based company. OncoBeta’s medical device uses rhenium-188 (a Beta emitting radioisotope) to treat non-melanoma skin cancers. The OncoBeta product will be the first of its kind to be launched in Australia.

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Successful clinical trial for prostate cancer enabled by ANSTO

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Applied Molecular Therapies launches its first theranostic product in prostate cancer treatment

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ANSTO manufacture and supply a range of radiopharmaceuticals, radiochemicals, kits and accessories for use in research, industry and the health sector.

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