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The making of bispecific antibodies.

Ulrich Brinkmann, Roland E Kontermann

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Review in mAbs. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06471673 (A Study of BRIA-OTS Cellular Immunotherapy in Metastatic Recurrent Breast Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 534 papers.

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534citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06471673 phase1 / phase2recruitingnot on this map

A Study of BRIA-OTS Cellular Immunotherapy in Metastatic Recurrent Breast Cancer

TypeinterventionalSponsorBriaCell Therapeutics CorporationRan2024 to 2025Enrolled18ConditionsBreast Cancer, Breast Tumor, Cancer of Breast, Cancer of the BreastArmsBC1 cell line, Bria-OTS regimen and CPI (tislelizumab), Bria-OTS regimen and CPI (tislelizumab) expansion cohort
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

534 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Bispecific Antibodies for Glomerular Diseases: Are We Ready for Prime Time?Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN · 2026
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  11. Fc-engineering for improved cancer immunotherapy.Biochemical Society transactions · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ulrich Brinkmanna Roche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Munich , Im Nonnenwald, Penzberg , Germany.
Roland E Kontermannb Institute of Cell Biology and Immunology, University of Stuttgart , Allmandring, Stuttgart , Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

During the past two decades we have seen a phenomenal evolution of bispecific antibodies for therapeutic applications. The 'zoo' of bispecific antibodies is populated by many different species, comprising around 100 different formats, including small molecules composed solely of the antigen-binding sites of two antibodies, molecules with an IgG structure, and large complex molecules composed of different antigen-binding moieties often combined with dimerization modules. The application of sophisticated molecular design and genetic engineering has solved many of the technical problems associated with the formation of bispecific antibodies such as stability, solubility and other parameters that confer drug properties. These parameters may be summarized under the term 'developability'. In addition, different 'target product profiles', i.e., desired features of the bispecific antibody to be generated, mandates the need for access to a diverse panel of formats. These may vary in size, arrangement, valencies, flexibility and geometry of their binding modules, as well as in their distribution and pharmacokinetic properties. There is not 'one best format' for generating bispecific antibodies, and no single format is suitable for all, or even most of, the desired applications. Instead, the bispecific formats collectively serve as a valuable source of diversity that can be applied to the development of therapeutics for various indications. Here, a comprehensive overview of the different bispecific antibody formats is provided.

Indexed as

Antibodies, BispecificAnimalsHumansAntibodies, BispecificAppended IgGbispecific antibodiesFabFc heterodimerizationfusion proteinsimmunoglobulinscFv

Identifiers

PMID28071970
PMCPMC5297537

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