To provide improved radiopharmaceuticals and radiodiagnostics, in particular in the field of
cancer, including improvements in pharmacokinetic properties.SOLUTION: The present invention relates to a compound binding to an endogenous
receptor, the compound comprising (i) an
oligopeptide comprising a
dipeptide with Trp being the C-terminal
amino acid of the
dipeptide, wherein the Trp is replaced with an α-
amino acid Xaa2, whereby the stability in serum or
plasma of the
peptide bond connecting Xaa2 to the N-terminally adjacent
amino acid is increased as compared to the
peptide bond connecting Trp to the N-terminally adjacent amino acid in an otherwise identical compound; and (ii) a
moiety capable of generating therapeutically effective
radiation, the
moiety being covalently bound to the
oligopeptide.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12