Antibody-Drug Conjugates

Oct 04, 2024

Trispecific antibodies are the next frontier in targeted cancer therapy, offering a powerful new approach to treating complex diseases. These innovative antibodies are designed to bind to three different antigens simultaneously, enhancing treatment precision. By engaging multiple targets at once, trispecific antibo...

Sep 08, 2023

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. The American Cancer Society estimates 238,340 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer in 2023, with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounting for the majority of cases (roughly 80% to 85%).The treatment paradigm of antibody-dr...

Jun 02, 2023

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are becoming more prominent in the cancer treatment market. Antibody-drug conjugates are one of the most rapidly increasing anticancer treatments. This approach uses a mAb attached to a cytotoxic payload via a chemical linker that is directed towards a target antigen expressed on the...

Apr 28, 2023

In recent years, the field of oncology has witnessed a remarkable transformation thanks to the groundbreaking innovation of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). These game-changing molecules have three key components: an antibody drug, a potent cytotoxic payload, and a specialized linker protein that binds them togethe...

Feb 25, 2022

Padcev (Enfortumab vedotin) for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer, Adcetris (Brentuximab vedotin) for the treatment of several types of CD30-expressing lymphomas, and Tivdak (Tisotumab vedotin) for the treatment of recurrent or metastatic cervical cancer are the three ADCs that Seage...

Jan 12, 2022

In the year 2000, the first-ever Antibody-drug Conjugate (ADC) - Mylotarg, was launched by Pfizer and was considered a miracle in cancer treatment. And it appeared like there was no looking back for these antibody-drug conjugates. But it took almost another 11 years for the next ADC to launch in the market - Adectr...

Jun 29, 2021

A New Dawn for CRISPR, Intellia Edits Cells Inside the Body Intellia Therapeutics, along with its partner Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, recently announced its successful attempt in editing the cells inside the body leveraging the CRISPR technique. The world’s first-ever trial that has their DNA edited through an in...

Sep 06, 2018

Gene therapy company 4D Molecular Therapeutics raises USD 90 Million to collaborate with AstraZeneca and Roche for moving gene therapies into clinical testing 4D Molecular Therapeutics has upraised USD 90 million in venture capital funds for progressing its vector platform and treatments, which use adeno-associate...

Aug 02, 2018

Sutro Biopharma nets $85.4M to drive antibody-drug conjugates Sutro Biopharma reeled in an $85.4 million series E that will advance some early-stage programs as well as its cancer pipeline, which includes a pair of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs).Of its ADC assets, STRO-001 is in phase 1 for lymphoma and multiple my...

Nov 30, 2016

Efforts to develop antibodies that can ferry drugs into cancer cells and minimize damage to healthy tissue are gathering steam. The next generation of these ‘weaponized antibody’ therapies, called antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs), is working its way through clinical trials. The concept that underlies these drugs is s...