Abstract：
:Bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) combine specificities of two antibodies and simultaneously address different antigens or epitopes. BsAbs with 'two-target' functionality can interfere with multiple surface receptors or ligands associated, for example with cancer, proliferation or inflammatory processes. BsAbs can also place targets into close proximity, either to support protein complex formation on one cell, or to trigger contacts between cells. Examples of 'forced-connection' functionalities are bsAbs that support protein complexation in the clotting cascade, or tumor-targeted immune cell recruiters and/or activators. Following years of research and development (R&D), the first bsAb was approved in 2009. Another bsAb entered the market in December 2014 and several more are in clinical trials. Here, we describe the potentials of bsAbs to become the next wave of antibody-based therapies, focusing on molecules in clinical development.
journal_name
Drug Discov Todayjournal_title
Drug discovery todayauthors
Kontermann RE,Brinkmann Udoi
10.1016/j.drudis.2015.02.008subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-07-01 00:00:00pages
838-47issue
7eissn
1359-6446issn
1878-5832pii
S1359-6446(15)00077-Xjournal_volume
20pub_type
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2008.06.015
更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2016.02.007
更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2015.03.005
更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2006.10.006
更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 历史文章,杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2016.11.011
更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/S1359-6446(05)03703-7
更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2015.10.005
更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s1359-6446(02)02463-7
更新日期：2002-10-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/s1359-6446(03)02655-2
更新日期：2003-04-15 00:00:00
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更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2010.03.003
更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
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更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This memorandum is addressed to members of regulatory agencies, as well as managers of pharmaceutical companies. Pharmacokineticists and toxicologists may consider this proposal, weigh its merits, and provide input for implementation. Experience from academic research and ADME experiments during drug development has p...
journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Drug discovery today
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.drudis.2015.05.003
更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00
