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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2020; 41(06): 889-892
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_313_20
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Antibody Drug Conjugates

Stalin Bala
Department of Medical Oncology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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Siva K Prasad
Department of Medical Oncology, Santhiram Medical College and General Hospital, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Abstract

Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) are chemically engineered drugs consisting of monoclonal antibody (mAb) and cytotoxic compound attached chemically by a linker. Upon attachment to a specific target antigen, ADC enters into the cell and payload is released, which finally leads to cell killing. Payloads are broadly divided into tubulin-disrupting agents and DNA-damaging agents. Most of the current ADCs utilize humanized mAbs, and fully human mAbs are under investigation. ADC development process is accelerated by better designing and bio-engineering methods.



Publication History

Received: 29 June 2020

Accepted: 19 August 2020

Article published online:
14 May 2021

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