This disclosure relates to compositions comprising substituted iminodiacetic acid ligands and metal tricarbonyl complexes containing the ligands and derivatives thereof. In certain embodiments, the metal tricarbonyl complexes are used as radioisotope tracers such as renal tracers. In certain embodiments, the metal complexes comprise .sup.99mTc or Re. In certain embodiments, the ligands are substituted with a fluorine, a fluorine-18(F.sup.18) radioisotope, or other radionuclide.

Radiolabeled liposomes can be used in the treatment of cancer. These local therapies can be used to treat cancers including, but not limited to, lung cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, stomach cancer, bladder cancer, liver cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, melanoma, sarcoma, head and neck cancer, glioma, glioblastoma, medulloblastoma, ependymoma, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, leptomeningeal metastases, and pediatric high-grade glioma.

The invention provides a method of preparing a .sup.89Zr-oxine complex of the formula

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The invention also provides a method of labeling a cell with the .sup.89Zr-oxine complex and a method for detecting a biological cell in a subject comprising administering the .sup.89Zr-oxine complex to the subject.

The invention provides a method of preparing a .sup.89Zr-oxine complex of the formula

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The invention also provides a method of labeling a cell with the .sup.89Zr-oxine complex and a method for detecting a biological cell in a subject comprising administering the .sup.89Zr-oxine complex to the subject.

The invention relates to a marking precursor incorporating a chelator or fluorination group for radiolabelling with .sup.44Sc, .sup.47Sc, .sup.55Co, .sup.62Cu, .sup.64Cu, .sup.67Cu, .sup.66Ga, .sup.67Ga, .sup.68Ga, .sup.89Zr, .sup.86Y, .sup.90Y, .sup.90Nb, .sup.99mTc, .sup.111In, .sup.135Sm, .sup.140Pr, .sup.159Gd, .sup.149Tb, .sup.160Tb, .sup.161Tb, .sup.165Er, .sup.166Dy, .sup.166Ho, .sup.175Yb, .sup.177Lu, .sup.186Re, .sup.188Re, .sup.213Bi and .sup.225Ac or with .sup.18F, .sup.131I or .sup.211At, and one or two biological targeting vectors which are coupled to the chelator or fluorinating group via one or more squaric acid groups.

In one embodiment, the present application discloses compounds that are selective neuroactive agents for the treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). In one aspect, the neuroactive agents are NCDs of metal chelates, including complexes of iron, copper or zinc.

Provided are compounds and compositions for targeting macrophages and other mannose-binding c-type lectin receptor high expressing cells and methods of treatment and diagnosis using such compounds and compositions.

Radio-drug suitable for performing radio-guided surgery, imaging diagnostics, radio-metabolic therapy.

Methods of ex vivo labeling of a biological material for in vivo imaging, methods of labeling a biological material in vivo, methods for preparing a labeling agent, and methods for in vivo imaging of a subject using a biological material labeled with a labeling agent are disclosed. In one non-limiting example, the biological material is selected from cells and the labeling agent is a .sup.89Zr-Desferrioxamine-NCS labeling agent.

Neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor-binding agent delivery conjugates, compositions comprising NK-1 receptor-binding agent delivery conjugates, and methods for making and administering NK-1 receptor-binding agent delivery conjugates are provided. A conjugate may include an NK-1 receptor-binding moiety, a tinker group containing at least one linker selected from the group of a releasable linker and a spacer linker, and an active agent linked to the linker group. The active agent may be selected from the group of fluorophore-containing compounds, radionuclide-containing compounds, and therapeutic agents for treatment of tumor cells characterized by over-expression of the NK-1 receptor.