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A radiohybrid prostate specific membrane antigen (rhPSMA) ligand, rhPSMA-7.3, labeled with the radioisotope fluorine F 18, with potential imaging activity using positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) or positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI). Upon administration of fluorine F 18 rhPSMA-7.3, the rhPSMA-7.3 moiety targets and binds to PSMA-expressing tumor cells. This allows for visualization of PSMA-expressing cells upon imaging. PSMA, a tumor-associated antigen (TAA) and type II transmembrane protein, is expressed on the membrane of prostatic epithelial cells and strongly overexpressed in prostate cancer (PCa) cells, with its level rising with increasing tumor differentiation and in hormone-refractory cancers.
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