Antibody-drug conjugates

  • Antibody-enzyme conjugates for therapeutic applications

    Antibody-enzyme conjugates for therapeutic applications

    Ana Reis, PhD Ana Reis, PhD 5 min read

    Antibody-enzyme conjugates represent a small but growing field of study within the vast topic of payloads for antibody-drug conjugate (ADCs) production. These therapies exist in two main forms, the…

  • Immunotoxins: protein toxins as payloads of ADCs
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    Immunotoxins: protein toxins as payloads of ADCs

    When conjugated to antibodies and used in combinatorial therapeutic applications, protein toxins are typically referred to as fusion proteins or… Read More

  • DNA-damaging agents and transcription inhibitors as payloads of ADCs
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    DNA-damaging agents and transcription inhibitors as payloads of ADCs

    DNA-damaging agents are one of the major classes of payloads used in antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) development. Unlike tubulin inhibitors, most… Read More

  • ADC linkers: Definition and examples
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    ADC linkers: Definition and examples

    ACD linkers can be divided into several classes according to their structure and mechanism of action. Linker chemistry dictates… Read More

  • Linker technology for ADC generation
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    Linker technology for ADC generation

    Experts believe that most challenges tied to the production of ADCs can be overcome by creating better linkers for… Read More

  • Tubulin inhibitors as payloads of ADCs
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    Tubulin inhibitors as payloads of ADCs

    Payloads are the pharmaceutical component of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). Often these components are small drugs too toxic to be administered… Read More

  • ADC payloads
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    ADC payloads

    Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are an emerging class of pharmaceuticals designed to deliver highly toxic cargoes (payloads) to clinical targets. Read More

  • Cleavable linkers for ADCs
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    Cleavable linkers for ADCs

    Cleavable linkers are a major class of linkers used in ADC development. As their name indicates, they have inbuilt… Read More

  • Non-cleavable linkers for ADCs
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    Non-cleavable linkers for ADCs

    Different linker chemistry approaches have been developed since the inception of ADCs. Currently, cleavable and non-cleavable linkers are the… Read More

  • How to choose the best linker for an ADC? Cleavable vs. non-cleavable
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    How to choose the best linker for an ADC? Cleavable vs. non-cleavable

    Antibody-drug conjugate linker chemistry has greatly evolved since the development of the first molecules. Linkers can be defined as… Read More