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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Antibody-Drug Conjugates in Hematological Malignancies: Current Landscape and Future Perspectives.

Maria Chiara Montalbano, Matilde Micillo, Silvia Deaglio, Tiziana Vaisitti

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline 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

4 authors.

Maria Chiara MontalbanoFunctional Genomics Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Matilde MicilloFunctional Genomics Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.
Silvia DeaglioFunctional Genomics Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0632-5036
Tiziana VaisittiFunctional Genomics Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3375-6985

Funding

Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro IG-30355Italian Ministry of Health PNRR-MAD-2022-12376441Italian Ministry of University and Research 20229LATWH
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The therapeutic landscape for hematological malignancies has been fundamentally revolutionized over the last decade by the introduction of targeted antibodies. Notably, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have emerged as a critical breakthrough, significantly improving the efficacy of immune-based treatment. ADCs function as highly sophisticated delivery systems: a selective monoclonal antibody recognizes a specific cell-surface target, guiding a potent toxic payload, attached via a chemical linker, directly into the cancer cell upon internalization. Intensive research has been dedicated to optimizing these components-improving antibody selectivity, enhancing linker stability, and utilizing highly effective payloads-which has resulted in a plethora of compounds that have reached patients' bedsides and improved the clinical course of different tumors. This review provides a crucial overview of the current landscape of approved ADCs for hematological malignancies. It critically discusses their existing limitations and details the essential structural and chemical improvements that have yielded more potent and selective next-generation tools, finally presenting future strategies to generate highly effective "bullets" capable of decisively improving long-term disease prognosis.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalHematologic NeoplasmsImmunoconjugatesAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalHumansAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalImmunoconjugatesantibody–drug conjugateshematological malignanciesleukemialinkerlymphomapayload

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PMID41596669
PMCPMC12841875

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