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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Antibody-drug conjugates in cancer therapy: applications and future advances.

Rou Long, Hanrong Zuo, Guiyang Tang, Chaohui Zhang, Xinru Yue, Jinsai Yang, Xinyu Luo, Yuqi Deng, Jieya Qiu, Jiale Li and 1 more

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Rou LongInstitute of Translational Medicine, School of Basic Medical, Department of Special Medicine, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China.
Hanrong ZuoHunan University of Chinese Medicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Guiyang TangInstitute of Translational Medicine, School of Basic Medical, Department of Special Medicine, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China.
Chaohui ZhangThe Affiliated Nanhua Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Xinru YueInstitute of Translational Medicine, School of Basic Medical, Department of Special Medicine, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China.
Jinsai YangComputer Institute, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China.
Xinyu LuoThe Affiliated Nanhua Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Yuqi DengInstitute of Translational Medicine, School of Basic Medical, Department of Special Medicine, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China.
Jieya QiuThe Affiliated Nanhua Hospital of University of South China, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Jiale LiInstitute of Translational Medicine, School of Basic Medical, Department of Special Medicine, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China.
Jianhong ZuoInstitute of Translational Medicine, School of Basic Medical, Department of Special Medicine, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) represent an emerging cancer therapeutic strategy and are becoming increasingly significant in the field of public health. With the evolution of precision oncology, the potential applications of ADCs are being realized more broadly. This review provides an overview of the fundamental molecular design of ADCs, examining how each component-antibody, linker, payload, and coupling chemistry-affects the physicochemical and biological properties of the final product. The paper also discusses novel ADC designs that are in preclinical and early clinical development stages as next-generation cancer therapies. These include bispecific ADCs, Probody-drug conjugate, immunostimulatory ADCs (ISACs), Degrader-Antibody Conjugates (DACs), and Dual-Payload ADCs. Their applications and potential future advancements in cancer therapy are also explored.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalImmunoconjugatesNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalImmunoconjugatesADCSantibody-drug conjugatesdual-payload ADCslinkerprobody-drug conjugate

Identifiers

PMID40469310
PMCPMC12133739

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