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ReviewPharmacological reports : PR2025

Polypharmacology: new drugs in 2023-2024.

Piotr Ryszkiewicz, Barbara Malinowska, Eberhard Schlicker

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Review in Pharmacological reports : PR, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Phytochemical small molecules fromAmerican journal of translational research · 2026
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  13. Targets for CAR Therapy in Multiple Myeloma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Piotr RyszkiewiczDepartment of Experimental Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, 15-222, Poland. piotr.ryszkiewicz@umb.edu.pl.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2416-6039
Barbara MalinowskaDepartment of Experimental Physiology and Pathophysiology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, 15-222, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7057-8153
Eberhard SchlickerDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Bonn, Venusberg Campus 1, 53127, Bonn, Germany. e.schlicker@uni-bonn.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7708-6998

Funding

Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku B.SUB.24.236
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polypharmacology is an emerging approach to drug design and development that involves the use of multi-target-directed ligands (MTDLs), agents capable of interacting with multiple biological targets simultaneously. The effective treatment of chronic and multifactorial conditions, driven by the dysregulation of multiple interconnected pathways, such as cancer, autoimmune and metabolic disorders, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, is one of the most substantial challenges in contemporary pharmacology. 'Traditional' single-target-based treatment frequently shows limited effectiveness, as resistance to therapy develops or relapses occur. The rational use of MTDLs seems therefore a promising way to address the complexity of biological systems, feedback mechanisms, crosstalk, and molecular pathways. Many MTDLs have been successfully marketed to date. Moreover, plenty of them offer an additional benefit in comparison to 'traditional' treatment approaches. To assess whether the polypharmacological trend remains prevalent, we thoroughly analysed drugs approved in the years of 2023-2024 in Germany. Among 73 newly introduced substances, 18 are in line with the polypharmacology concept, including 10 antitumor agents, 5 drugs indicated for autoimmune disorders, 1 indicated for hand eczema, 1 antidiabetic (and anti-obesity) drug, and 1 modified corticosteroid.

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Drug DesignPolypharmacologyAnimalsGermanyHumansLigandsLigandsAutoimmune disordersCancerMulti-target-directed ligandsMulti-target drugsPolypharmacologyTargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID40095348
PMCPMC12066383

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