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Japan Radioisotope Assoc, Radioisotopes, 1(64), p. 47-58, 2015

DOI: 10.3769/radioisotopes.64.47

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Historical Development and Current Status of Boron Delivery Agents for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy

Journal article published in 2015 by Hiroyuki Nakamura ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.

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Abstract

Boron neutron capture therapy(BNCT) is based on the nuclear reaction of two essentially nontoxic species, boron-10(10B) and thermal neutrons, that yields very high linear energy transfer(LET) particles, α-particles and recoiling lithium-7 nuclei, with a limited path length(5 - 9μm) in tissue so that their destructive effects are limited to boron containing cells. Two boron compounds, sodium mercaptoundecahydrododecaborate(BSH) and p-boronophenylalanine(BPA), have been clinically utilized for the treatment of patients with malignant brain tumors, malignant melanoma, and head and neck cancer. Recently, BNCT has been applied a wide variety of cancers including lung cancer, hepatoma, chest wall cancer, and mesothelioma. Therefore, the development of boron delivery agents for BNCT is an ongoing task that constitutes a crucial issue for the effective application of this therapeutic technology. In the last decade, boron carrier development has taken two directions:small boron molecules and boron-conjugated biological complexes. Unlike approaches using pharmaceuticals, boron carriers require high tumor selectivity and should be essentially non-toxic. In this review, the historical development and current status of boron delivery agents are summarized.