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ReviewCell death & disease2024

The combination of immune checkpoint inhibitors and antibody-drug conjugates in the treatment of urogenital tumors: a review insights from phase 2 and 3 studies.

Puguang Yu, Chunming Zhu, Xiangyun You, Wen Gu, Xia Wang, Yuan Wang, Renge Bu, Kefeng Wang

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Review in Cell death & disease, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. Spatial Multiomics Reveal Insights Into ADC Efficacy.European journal of immunology · 2026
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  18. [Recent advances in antibody-drug conjugates for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer].Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2025
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  20. Advancements in antibody-drug conjugates as cancer therapeutics.Journal of the National Cancer Center · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Puguang Yu *Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
Chunming Zhu *Department of Family Medicine, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
Xiangyun You *Department of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
Wen Gu *Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
Xia WangDepartment of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China.
Yuan WangDepartment of General Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China. wangyuan19830711@126.com.
Renge BuDepartment of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China. burg1972@hotmail.com.
Kefeng WangDepartment of Urology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, 110004, China. wang.kefeng@hotmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-0014-9182

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82072835
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the high incidence of urogenital tumors worldwide, urinary system tumors are among the top 10 most common tumors in men, with prostate cancer ranking first and bladder cancer fourth. Patients with resistant urogenital tumors often have poor prognosis. In recent years, researchers have discovered numerous specific cancer antigens, which has led to the development of several new anti-cancer drugs. Using protein analysis techniques, researchers developed immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and antibody-conjugated drugs (ADCs) for the treatment of advanced urogenital tumors. However, tumor resistance often leads to the failure of monotherapy. Therefore, clinical trials of the combination of ICIs and ADCs have been carried out in numerous centers around the world. This article reviewed phase 2 and 3 clinical studies of ICIs, ADCs, and their combination in the treatment of urogenital tumors to highlight safe and effective methods for selecting individualized therapeutic strategies for patients. ICIs activate the immune system, whereas ADCs link monoclonal antibodies to toxins, which can achieve a synergistic effect when the two drugs are combined. This synergistic effect provides multiple advantages for the treatment of urogenital tumors.

Indexed as

Clinical Trials, Phase II as TopicImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunoconjugatesUrogenital NeoplasmsClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunoconjugates

Identifiers

PMID38898003
PMCPMC11186852

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