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ReviewEMBO molecular medicine2021

The state of the art of bispecific antibodies for treating human malignancies.

Shuhang Wang, Kun Chen, Qi Lei, Peiwen Ma, Andy Qingan Yuan, Yong Zhao, Youwei Jiang, Hong Fang, Shujun Xing, Yuan Fang and 9 more

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Review in EMBO molecular medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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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

51 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors.

Shuhang Wang *Clinical Cancer Center/National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Kun Chen *NHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunological Diseases is supported by the non-profit Central Research Institute fund of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (2019PT320003), Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1855-5149
Qi Lei *Clinical Cancer Center/National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1953-9236
Peiwen MaClinical Cancer Center/National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Andy Qingan YuanExcyte Biopharma Ltd, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6200-2544
Yong ZhaoNanjing Umab-biopharma Co., Ltd, Nanjing, China.
Youwei JiangHangzhou Genekine Biotech Co., Ltd, Hangzhou, China.
Hong FangClinical Cancer Center/National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Shujun XingClinical Cancer Center/National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Yuan FangClinical Cancer Center/National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Ning JiangClinical Cancer Center/National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Huilei MiaoClinical Cancer Center/National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Minghui ZhangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China.
Shujun SunQueen Mary School, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Zicheng YuGeneplus, Shenzhen, China.
Wei TaoChina Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Qi ZhuChina Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Yingjie NieNHC Key Laboratory of Pulmonary Immunological Diseases is supported by the non-profit Central Research Institute fund of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (2019PT320003), Guizhou Provincial People's Hospital, Guiyang, China.ORCID 0000-0002-8337-5304
Ning LiClinical Cancer Center/National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3945-2536

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bispecific antibodies (bsAb) that target two independent epitopes or antigens have been extensively explored in translational and clinical studies since they were first developed in the 1960s. Many bsAbs are being tested in clinical trials for treating a variety of diseases, mostly cancer. Here, we provide an overview of various types of bsAbs in clinical studies and discuss their targets, safety profiles, and efficacy. We also highlight the current challenges, potential solutions, and future directions of bsAb development for cancer treatment.

Indexed as

Antibodies, BispecificNeoplasmsAntigensHumansAntibodies, BispecificAntigensbispecific antibodies (bsAb)malignanciessingle-chain variable fragment (scFvs)tumor associate antigentumor-specific antigen

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PMID34431224
PMCPMC8422067

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