The present invention describes novel compounds of the formula:
(Q)d—Ln—Ch,
useful for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, methods of imaging tumors
in a patient, and methods of treating cancer in a patient. The present invention
also provides novel compounds useful for monitoring therapeutic angiogenesis treatment
and destruction of new angiogenic vasculature. The present invention further provides
novel compounds useful for imaging atherosclerosis, restenosis, cardiac ischemia,
and myocardial reperfusion injury. The present invention still further provides
novel compounds useful for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. The pharmaceuticals
are comprised of a targeting moiety that binds to a receptor that is upregulated
during angiogenesis, an optional linking group, and a therapeutically effective
radioisotope or diagnostically effective imageable moiety. The imageable moiety
is a gamma ray or positron emitting radioisotope, a magnetic resonance imaging
contrast agent, an X-ray contrast agent, or an ultrasound contrast agent.