Method For Treating and/or Imaging Breast Cancer Using Radioactive Iodine

Case ID:
96-365

This invention involves treating a breast cancer patient by the administration of a radioisotope of iodine in a dosage of between 5 and 50 milliCuries over the course of a day. The therapeutic composition is designed for mammary tissue uptake and includes an inorganic radioactive iodide salt (e.g., alkali metal, alkali earth or transition metal iodides) and a parenterally injectible carrier therefor. Adjuvants are optionally added to increase uptake by mammary tissue or inhibit uptake by the thyroid gland. The composition may also have utility as a radioimaging dye. A U.S. patent application has been filed.