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ReviewAntibodies (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Monoclonal Antibodies in Cancer Therapy.

David Zahavi, Louis Weiner

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In one paragraph

Review in Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 403 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
403citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
41.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

403 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 783 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Advancements in immunotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer: Current landscape and future prospects.Biomedical papers of the Medical Faculty of the University Palacky, Olomouc, Czechoslovakia · 2026
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  12. Bevacizumab: The future of chronic subdural hematoma.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2026
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  15. T cell engagers in autoimmune diseases.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2026
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  19. The impact of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway on trastuzumab resistance in HER2-positive gastric cancer.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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343 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

David ZahaviTumor Biology Training Program, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Medical Center, 3800 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0675-3391
Louis WeinerDepartment of Oncology, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University, Medical Center, 3800 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5192-0710
Georgetown University · US

Funding

NIH HHS CA50633, CA51008
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monoclonal antibody-based immunotherapy is now considered to be a main component of cancer therapy, alongside surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Monoclonal antibodies possess a diverse set of clinically relevant mechanisms of action. In addition, antibodies can directly target tumor cells while simultaneously promoting the induction of long-lasting anti-tumor immune responses. The multifaceted properties of antibodies as a therapeutic platform have led to the development of new cancer treatment strategies that will have major impacts on cancer care. This review focuses on the known mechanisms of action, current clinical applications for the treatment of cancer, and mechanisms of resistance of monoclonal antibody therapy. We further discuss how monoclonal antibody-based strategies have moved towards enhancing anti-tumor immune responses by targeting immune cells instead of tumor antigens as well as some of the current combination therapies.

Indexed as

antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)cancerimmune checkpoint blockade (ICB)immunologymonoclonal antibody

Identifiers

PMID32698317
PMCPMC7551545
OpenAlexW3042291772

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Registered trials

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