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ReviewNature reviews. Clinical oncology2024

Bispecific and multispecific antibodies in oncology: opportunities and challenges.

Maria-Elisabeth Goebeler, Gernot Stuhler, Ralf Bargou

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Review in Nature reviews. Clinical oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 111 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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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

111 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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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

3 authors.

Maria-Elisabeth GoebelerComprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany. Goebeler_m@ukw.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5150-3378
Gernot StuhlerNational Center for Tumour Diseases, NCT WERA, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.
Ralf BargouComprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1221-7421

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research into bispecific antibodies, which are designed to simultaneously bind two antigens or epitopes, has advanced enormously over the past two decades. Owing to advances in protein engineering technologies and considerable preclinical research efforts, bispecific antibodies are constantly being developed and optimized to improve their efficacy and to mitigate toxicity. To date, >200 of these agents, the majority of which are bispecific immune cell engagers, are in either preclinical or clinical evaluation. In this Review, we discuss the role of bispecific antibodies in patients with cancer, including history and development, as well as innovative targeting strategies, clinical applications, and adverse events. We also discuss novel alternative bispecific antibody constructs, such as those targeting two antigens expressed by tumour cells or cells located in the tumour microenvironment. Finally, we consider future research directions in this rapidly evolving field, including innovative antibody engineering strategies, which might enable more effective delivery, overcome resistance, and thus optimize clinical outcomes.

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Antibodies, BispecificNeoplasmsHumansProtein EngineeringTumor MicroenvironmentAntibodies, Bispecific

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