Thomas Hope, MD, is the Director of Molecular Therapy in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. He is also the Associate Chair for Joint Ventures for Radiology and Chair of the Cancer Center’s Molecular Imaging & Radionuclide Therapy Site Committee. Dr. Hope’s main research focus is on novel imaging agents and therapies, particularly in prostate cancer and neuroendocrine tumors. He led the development of Ga-68 PSMA-11, which subsequently led to the approval of this drug by the FDA. He has combined his interest in MR imaging with PET in the simultaneous modality PET/MRI, helping lead the development of the clinical PET/MRI program. Additionally, he leads the PRRT (peptide receptor radionuclide therapy) program for neuroendocrine tumors at UCSF.
An international leader in PET/MR research and the translation of new molecular imaging agents, Dr. Hope launched the highly successful PSMA prostate program at UCSF and championed the use of multiple new targeted therapies to treat patients with neuroendocrine and other tumors. Join us to hear an Overview of Prostate Cancer Imaging!