Conjugation of Panitumumab-IRDye800CW was performed under cGMP conditions, as described previously [3 (link)]. Briefly, Panitumumab (Vectibix; Amgen, Thousand Oaks, California, United States) was concentrated, and pH adjusted by buffer exchange to a 10 mg/mL solution in 50 mmol/L potassium phosphate, pH 8.5. IRDye800CW (IRDye800CW-N-hydroxysuccinimide ester, LI-COR Biosciences, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States) was conjugated to Panitumumab for 2 hours at 20°C in the dark, at a molar ratio of 2.3:1. After filtration with desalting columns (Pierce Biotechnology, Rockford, Illinois, United States) to remove unconjugated dye and buffer exchange to PBS, pH 7, the final protein concentration was adjusted to 2 mg/ml. The product was sterilized by filtration and placed into single-use vials and stored at 4°C until used.