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ReviewBiomedicines2025

Antibody-Drug Conjugates in Breast Cancer: Navigating Innovations, Overcoming Resistance, and Shaping Future Therapies.

Hussein Sabit, Salma Abbas, Moataz T El-Safoury, Engy M Madkour, Sahar Mahmoud, Shaimaa Abdel-Ghany, Yasser Albrahim, Ibtesam S Al-Dhuayan, Sanaa Rashwan, Ahmed El-Hashash and 1 more

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Review in Biomedicines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Hussein SabitDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology, Misr University for Science and Technology, P.O. Box 77, Giza 3237101, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0001-9021-8334
Salma AbbasDepartment of Agri-Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology, Misr University for Science and Technology, P.O. Box 77, Giza 3237101, Egypt.
Moataz T El-SafouryDepartment of Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, College of Biotechnology, Misr University for Science and Technology, P.O. Box 77, Giza 3237101, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-4770-4414
Engy M MadkourDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology, Misr University for Science and Technology, P.O. Box 77, Giza 3237101, Egypt.
Sahar MahmoudInstitut de Génétique Humaine, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, 34094 Montpellier, France.ORCID 0009-0008-7577-6512
Shaimaa Abdel-GhanyDepartment of Environmental Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology, Misr University for Science and Technology, P.O. Box 77, Giza 3237101, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-3883-2000
Yasser AlbrahimMinistry of Health, Alahsa 39182, Saudi Arabia.
Ibtesam S Al-DhuayanDepartment of Biology, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-6910-0534
Sanaa RashwanUniversity Hospital of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester LE5 4PW, UK.
Ahmed El-HashashElizabeth City State University Campus of the University of North Carolina, Elizabeth City, NC 27909, USA.
Borros ArnethInstitute of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiochemistry, Molecular Diagnostics, Hospital of the Universities of Giessen and Marburg (UKGM), Philipps University Marburg, Baldinger Str, 35042 Marburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-9793-0970

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have revolutionized breast cancer (BC) therapy by combining targeted antibody specificity with potent cytotoxic payloads, thereby enhancing efficacy while minimizing systemic toxicity. This review highlights significant innovations driving ADC development alongside persistent challenges. Recent advancements include novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) designs targeting diverse antigens, such as HER2, HER3, and CD276, demonstrating potent anti-tumor activity and improved strategies for drug delivery. For instance, dual-payload ADCs and those leveraging extracellular vesicles offer new dimensions in precision oncology. The integration of ADCs into sequential therapy, such as sacituzumab govitecan with TOP1/PARP inhibitors, further underscores their synergistic potential. Despite these innovations, critical challenges remain, including tumor heterogeneity and acquired drug resistance, which often involve complex molecular alterations. Moreover, optimizing ADC components, including linker chemistry and payload characteristics, is essential for ensuring stability and minimizing off-target toxicity. The burgeoning role of artificial intelligence and machine learning is pivotal in accelerating the design of ADCs, target identification, and personalized patient stratification. This review aims to comprehensively explore the cutting-edge innovations and inherent challenges in ADC development for BC, providing a holistic perspective on their current impact and future trajectory.

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ADCsAIantibody–drug conjugatesbreast cancerdrug resistancetargeted therapy

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PMID41007788
PMCPMC12467912

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