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ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2025

PROTAC Technology as a New Tool for Modern Pharmacotherapy.

Natalia Kubryń, Łukasz Fijałkowski, Jacek Nowaczyk, Amer Jamil, Alicja Nowaczyk

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Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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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

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  8. Molecular Pharmacology at the Crossroads of Precision Medicine.Current issues in molecular biology · 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

5 authors.

Natalia KubryńDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 2 dr. A. Jurasza St., 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Łukasz FijałkowskiDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 2 dr. A. Jurasza St., 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6778-8259
Jacek NowaczykDepartment of Physical Chemistry and Physicochemistry of Polymers, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 7 Gagarina St., 87-100 Toruń, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4521-8065
Amer JamilDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.ORCID 0000-0003-4039-4166
Alicja NowaczykDepartment of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 2 dr. A. Jurasza St., 85-094 Bydgoszcz, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4945-2369

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The publication focuses on the innovative applications of PROTAC (proteolysis-targeting chimera) technology in modern pharmacotherapy, with particular emphasis on cancer treatment. PROTACs represent an advanced therapeutic strategy that enables selective protein degradation, opening new possibilities in drug design. This technology shows potential in the treatment of cancers, viral infections (such as HIV and COVID-19), and chronic diseases including atherosclerosis, Alzheimer's disease, atopic dermatitis, and Huntington's disease. Promising results from clinical studies on the compound ARV-471 confirm the effectiveness of this approach. New types of PROTACs, like TF-PROTAC and PhosphoTAC, are designed to enhance the effectiveness, stability, and absorption of treatment drugs. The conclusions of the review highlight the broad therapeutic potential of PROTACs in various diseases and their relevance for the future of therapies, particularly in oncology.

Indexed as

ProteolysisAntineoplastic AgentsCOVID-19 Drug TreatmentDrug DesignHumansNeoplasmsSARS-CoV-2Antineoplastic AgentscancerdegradationligandsPROTACs

Identifiers

PMID40430296
PMCPMC12114078

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