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radioligand

American  
[ray-dee-oh-lahy-guhnd, -lig-] / ˌreɪ di oʊˈlaɪ gənd, -ˈlɪg- /

noun

  • radioligands
    plural
  1. a ligand labeled with a radioisotope.


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The Swiss company reached separate agreements to license cancer treatments known as radioligand therapies from Boomray Pharmaceuticals last week and from Zonsen PepLib Biotech in January.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

They point out that ITM sits within a commercially validated category, with global annual sales of US$800 million for approved somatostatin receptor-targeted radioligand therapies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

This Carlsbad manufacturing facility will be Novartis’ third radioligand therapy production site in the U.S., and will help meet future demand for doses for patients in western states and Hawaii.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025

The company announced that it will set up additional radioligand therapy manufacturing facilities in Florida and Texas, and will establish its second global R&D hub in San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025

Novartis said it resumed the production and delivery of radioligand therapy medicines after fixing the issues that had led to a temporary suspension of production last month.

From Reuters ● Jun. 30, 2022

Contributing to the decline, Novartis in May had to suspend production of precision nuclear cancer medicines known as radioligands.

From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2022

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