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Distinguished Investigator
A Distinguished Investigator of Theranostics is a level of distinction conferred upon an individual physician who has demonstrated a mastery of conducting novel radioligand therapies and molecular imaging clinical trials.
Scott Tagawa, MD
Scott T. Tagawa, MD, MS, FASCO, FACP is a Professor of Medicine and Professor of Medicine in Urology at Weill Cornell Medicine, and an Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian – Weill Cornell Medical Center. After earning his BS from Georgetown University, Dr. Tagawa received his MD at the University of Southern California School of Medicine. Following completion of his Internship and Residency training there, he became Chief Resident and subsequently underwent fellowship training in Hematology and Medical Oncology, being appointed Chief Fellow for his final two years. He had the opportunity to train with international leaders in Genitourinary (GU) Oncology. In 2005, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, serving as Associate Program Director for the Fellowship Training Program. As Director of Genitourinary Oncology for the Division of Hematology and Oncology and Director of Medical Oncology for the Deane Prostate Health and Research Center, Dr. Tagawa took the lead in developing genitourinary clinical trials. He was recruited to Weill Cornell Medical College in 2007. As the Medical Director of the Genitourinary Oncology Research Program, Dr. Tagawa leads clinical trials in the areas of prostate, bladder, and kidney cancer as well as the prevention and treatment of thrombosis with cancer. He specializes in drug development in GU malignancies with a particular interest cell-surface targeting, including prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) theranostics. Dr. Tagawa serves as co-Leader of the Cancer Therapeutics Program and Leader of the GU Disease Management Team of the Meyer Cancer Center. He is the WCM principal investigator for the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology (formerly CALGB), serving on the Board of Directors and as a funded member of the Genitourinary Committee. He has served on multiple committees for the American Society of Clinical Oncology and has been awarded Fellowship in ASCO. Additionally, he serves on the editorial boards of many journals, is a member of numerous national and international medical and scientific societies, and has been named on multiple “top doctor” award lists.
Read MoreRLT Components
RADIOLIGAND THERAPY (RLT) is a highly effective approach to very accurately locating cancer cells and effectively killing those same cells by delivery various radioisotopes to a specific target that is located on a type of cancer. Some of the Radioisotopes are diagnostic for locating cancers & some therapeutic to treat the cancers.
There are several Components to a RLT that are simply demonstrated in the truck diagram including:
- Cancer Targets
- Ligand (demonstrated as the Truck GPS set to find a specific Target)
- Diagnostic Radioisotopes (demonstrated as light bulbs that light the cancer Targets on a PET scan)
- Therapeutic Radioisotopes (demonstrated as bombs that kill cancer cells that express the target with either Alpha or Beta radiation)
- Linker (demonstrated as the hitch keeping the Radioisotope attached to the Ligand)
- Chelator (demonstrated as the Trailers which keeps the Radioisotope on Target).
To learn more about the specific components being studied today on clinical trials around the world check out the RLT COMPONENTSTab.