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Monoclonal antibody biosimilars for cancer treatment.

Linda N Broer, Daan G Knapen, Derk-Jan A de Groot, Peter G M Mol, Jos G W Kosterink, Elisabeth G E de Vries, Marjolijn N Lub-de Hooge

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Review in iScience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 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

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Current Research in Drug-Free Cancer Therapies.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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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

7 authors.

Linda N BroerDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Daan G KnapenDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Derk-Jan A de GrootDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Peter G M MolDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Jos G W KosterinkDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Elisabeth G E de VriesDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Marjolijn N Lub-de HoogeDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Monoclonal antibodies are important cancer medicines. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved 48 and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 56 anticancer monoclonal antibody-based therapies. Their high prices burden healthcare systems and hamper global drug access. Biosimilars could retain costs and expand the availability of monoclonal antibodies. In Europe, five rituximab biosimilars, six trastuzumab biosimilars, and eight bevacizumab biosimilars are available as anti-cancer drugs. To gain insight into the biosimilar landscape for cancer treatment, we performed a literature search and analysis. In this review, we summarize cancer monoclonal antibodies' properties crucial for the desired pharmacology and point out sources of variability. The analytical assessment of all EMA-approved bevacizumab biosimilars is highlighted to illustrate this variability. The global landscape of investigational and approved biosimilars is mapped, and the challenges for access to cancer biosimilars are identified.

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Biological sciencesCancerHealth sciencesImmunology

Identifiers

PMID38974466
PMCPMC11225859

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