This study demonstrates the efficacy of a three-step (64)Cu pretargeting procedure for PET imaging of apoptosis. Our data also confirm the usefulness of small animal PET to evaluate cancer treatment protocols.

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[reaction: see text] Herein, we present a successful synthesis of the tricyclic core of vinigrol (1). Our approach takes advantage of a highly regioselective intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction of the diene 11 to construct two rings of the tricyclic vinigrol skeleton 12.