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ReviewDiscover nano2025

Trends in nanobody technology in industrialization.

Yuhao Wu

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Review in Discover nano, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
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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.

  1. Nanobodies targeting SARS-CoV-2 variants.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 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

1 author.

Yuhao WuSchool of Economics and Management, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211186, Jiangsu, China. 2236638941@qq.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-0080-084X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibodies, which are important research entities in the field of biopharmaceuticals, hold a key position in the global pharmaceutical market. Nanobodies [a single-domain antibody (VHH)] have gradually shown unique advantages due to their specificity, small molecule size, high affinity, good stability, flexible delivery routes, and fast tissue penetration. The importance of nanobodies in the imaging, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, especially tumors and autoimmune diseases, is increasing. This review addresses key technological hurdles, such as humanization, immunogenicity, and production scalability, and highlights novel strategies to overcome these challenges, including PEGylation, fusion with long-lived serum proteins, and advanced microbial expression systems. This review summarizes the characteristics, production, and industrialization of nanobodies, including nanobody-derived patents and clinical trials, from 2014 to 2023. Finally, the review explores some challenges associated with nanobody technology in biopharmaceuticals, therapeutic interventions, and diagnostic tools and potential solutions.

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Clinical trialIndustrializationNanobodyPatentProduct

Identifiers

PMID39928220
PMCPMC11810867

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