A combined radiotherapy and hyperthermia therapy is provided, including inducing hyperthermia in at least a portion of a target area—e.g., a tumor or a portion of a tumor or targeted cancerous cells—is provided. Biomolecules labeled with at least one radionuclide suitable for radiotherapy are provided and introduced into a patient; targeted RF absorption enhancers are provided and introduced into a patient; and a hyperthermia generating RF signal is directed via toward the target cells, thereby warming the radionuclide-labeled biomolecules and targeted RF absorption enhancers bound to target cells. The targeted RF absorption enhancers may, in a manner of speaking, add one or more RF absorption frequencies to cells in the target area, which will permit a hyperthermia generating RF signal at that frequency or frequencies to heat the targeted cells. Biomolecules labeled with at least one radionuclide suitable for radiotherapy may be used for both radiotherapy and as RF absorption enhancers for the hyperthermia generating RF signal.
提供了一种放疗和热疗联合疗法,包括在至少一部分靶区--例如肿瘤或肿瘤的一部分或靶向癌细胞--诱导热疗。提供用至少一种适合放疗的放射性核素标记的
生物大分子,并将其导入患者体内;提供靶向射频吸收增强剂,并将其导入患者体内;产生热疗的射频信号通过靶细胞定向,从而加热与靶细胞结合的放射性核素标记的
生物大分子和靶向射频吸收增强剂。可以说,靶向射频吸收增强剂可为靶区细胞增加一个或多个射频吸收频率,从而使产生热疗的射频信号以该频率加热靶细胞。标记有至少一种适用于放射治疗的放射性核素的
生物分子既可用于放射治疗,也可用作产生热疗射频信号的射频吸收增强剂。