David Mankoff

Professor University of Pennsylvania

Seminars

Tuesday 29th July 2025
Workshop F
2:00 pm

Astatine-211 offers significant advantages for smaller organic molecules due to its similarity to iodine in chemistry, eliminating the need for a chelator. This makes it easier to attach to drug-like molecules without altering their ability to bind to targets, unlike metal-based conjugates that often face challenges with chelator incorporation. While the supply of astatine is theoretically unlimited, niche cyclotron technologies affect availability.

Join this workshop for the opportunity to:

  • Explore 211At decay properties to overcome toxicities
  • Unlocking 211At conjugation chemistry and assessing prime biological targeting vectors, strategies, and targets
  • Investigating potential of astatine development to industry-sponsored clinical trials
Wednesday 30th July 2025
[At-211] Parthanatine: Bringing Alphas to Tumor DNA Using a PARP-Targeted Therapeutic Radiopharmaceutical for Novel Indications
2:00 pm

• Outlining At-211 labelled PARP-inhibitor analogs to target a binding site located on DNA

• Subcellar targeting to tumor DNA yield high potency alpha RPT

• Preclinical data support efficacy and tolerable toxicity in challenging disease such as neuroblastoma and ovarian cancer

David Mankoff