Patent ID: 7045117
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: A61K,C07D,C07H

Abstract:
1. A method for tumor diagnosis which comprises: (a) administering to a subject suspected of having a tumor, a compound of the formula I, I′ or I″ wherein A represents OH, OR —O—(CH —S—(CH —NH—(CH —O—(CH —O—(CH —NH—(CH —N—(CH wherein R R R n is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, Y is —NR′ X is F, Cl, Br or I, n′ is 1, 2, 3 or 4, and wherein ★ denotes an asymmetric carbon and—represents a single saturated bond or a double unsaturated bond; and (b) irradiating the subject by standard procedures and measuring the fluorescence of the suspected area, wherein a higher fluorescence indicates tumor sites.