Provided is a cyclic peptide (cyclo [Cys-Gln-Arg-Pro-Pro-Arg-Cys] peptide) comprised of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 and a composition for apoptotic cell detection, drug delivery or imaging, containing the same as an active ingredient. The cyclic peptide (cyclo [Cys-Gln-Arg-Pro-Pro-Arg-Cys] peptide has an excellent effect of binding to apoptotic cells, compared with a linear peptide thereof, thereby greatly facilitating the detection of apoptotic cells and the in vivo imaging of an affected part under apoptosis, while the detection and imaging signal shows a very high correlation in disease prognosis prediction. The cyclic peptide binds to an imaging material, early diagnosing a response of a drug for treating diseases associated with abnormal cell proliferation, and binds to a therapeutic material, selectively delivering a drug to tissues afflicted with Apoptosis-associated diseases.
