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Tier 4 — Narrative / commentaryPeer-reviewed

Unlocking the potential of antibody–drug conjugates for cancer therapy

Joshua Z. Drago, Shanu Modi, Sarat Chandarlapaty

Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology · 2021

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Summary

This narrative review in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology examines antibody–drug conjugates as a class of targeted cancer therapeutics, synthesising evidence on their design principles, tumour-targeting mechanisms, and clinical efficacy across multiple cancer types as of 2021. The authors appear to argue that ADCs represent a promising therapeutic modality with capacity to unlock improved treatment outcomes through precision delivery of cytotoxic payloads. The review likely reflects the emerging clinical validation of several ADC agents in phase II–III trials during this period.

UK applicability

Findings would apply to UK oncology practice through the National Health Service cancer treatment pathways and NICE appraisal processes for novel cancer therapeutics, though the paper is a mechanistic/clinical review rather than a health-system or implementation study.

Key measures

Clinical efficacy endpoints, response rates, safety profiles, and mechanisms of ADC action in cancer therapy

Outcomes reported

The paper reviews the therapeutic potential, clinical efficacy, and mechanistic development of antibody–drug conjugate (ADC) therapies in cancer treatment. It synthesises evidence on ADC design, tumour targeting, and clinical trial outcomes across oncology indications.

Theme
Nutrition & health
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Narrative Review
Study design
Narrative review
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
System type
Human clinical
DOI
10.1038/s41571-021-00470-8
Catalogue ID
SNmojbij2x-swpwlt

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