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ReviewCancers2024

Next-Generation HER2-Targeted Antibody-Drug Conjugates in Breast Cancer.

Brittney S Zimmerman, Francisco J Esteva

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Review in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed
11.3field-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

36 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Redefining breast cancer: therapeutic opportunities in HER2-low and emerging molecular subtypes.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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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.

Brittney S ZimmermanNorthwell, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9737-9197
Francisco J EstevaNorthwell, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2437-3920
Northwell Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) tyrosine kinase is overexpressed in 20% of breast cancers and associated with a less favorable prognosis compared to HER2-negative disease. Patients have traditionally been treated with a combination of chemotherapy and HER2-targeted monoclonal antibodies such as trastuzumab and pertuzumab. The HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) and trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) represent a novel class of therapeutics in breast cancer. These drugs augment monoclonal antibodies with a cytotoxic payload, which is attached by a linker, forming the basic structure of an ADC. Novel combinations and sequential approaches are under investigation to overcome resistance to T-DM1 and T-DXd. Furthermore, the landscape of HER2-targeted therapy is rapidly advancing with the development of ADCs designed to attack cancer cells with greater precision and reduced toxicity. This review provides an updated summary of the current state of HER2-targeted ADCs as well as a detailed review of investigational agents on the horizon. Clinical trials are crucial in determining the optimal dosing regimens, understanding resistance mechanisms, and identifying patient populations that would derive the most benefit from these treatments. These novel ADCs are at the forefront of a new era in targeted cancer therapy, holding the potential to improve outcomes for patients with HER2-positive and HER2-Low breast cancer.

Indexed as

antibody–drug conjugatesbreast neoplasmsdrug resistanceHER2targeted therapytrastuzumab deruxtecantrastuzumab-DM1

Identifiers

PMID38398191
PMCPMC10887217
OpenAlexW4391882108

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