Site-selective modification strategies in antibody–drug conjugates

SJ Walsh, JD Bargh, FM Dannheim… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) harness the highly specific targeting capabilities of an
antibody to deliver a cytotoxic payload to specific cell types. They have garnered …

Osteosarcoma and metastasis

G Sheng, Y Gao, Y Yang, H Wu - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone malignancy in adolescents. Its high
propensity to metastasize is the leading cause for treatment failure and poor prognosis …

Advances in chemical protein modification

O Boutureira, GJL Bernardes - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Chemical protein modification has emerged as an invaluable tool for the development of
modified proteins. The complementary use of both genetic and chemical methods has …

The chemistry behind ADCs

V Kostova, P Désos, JB Starck, A Kotschy - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Combining the selective targeting of tumor cells through antigen-directed recognition and
potent cell-killing by cytotoxic payloads, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have emerged in …

Opportunities for therapeutic antibodies directed at G-protein-coupled receptors

CJ Hutchings, M Koglin, WC Olson… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2017 - nature.com
G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are activated by a diverse range of ligands, from large
proteins and proteases to small peptides, metabolites, neurotransmitters and ions. They are …

Targeting CXCR4 in AML and all

D Cancilla, MP Rettig, JF DiPersio - Frontiers in oncology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The interaction of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
blasts with the bone marrow microenvironment regulates self-renewal, growth signaling, as …

Construction of homogeneous antibody–drug conjugates using site-selective protein chemistry

P Akkapeddi, SA Azizi, AM Freedy, PMSD Cal… - Chemical …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Systemic chemotherapy, the current standard of care for the treatment of cancer, is rarely
curative and is often accompanied by debilitating side effects. Targeted drug delivery stands …

Towards the next generation of biomedicines by site-selective conjugation

QY Hu, F Berti, R Adamo - Chemical Society Reviews, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Bioconjugates represent an emerging class of medicines, which offer therapeutic
opportunities overtaking those of the individual components. Many novel bioconjugates …

Site-selective incorporation and ligation of protein aldehydes

RJ Spears, MA Fascione - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The incorporation of aldehyde handles into proteins, and subsequent chemical reactions
thereof, is rapidly proving to be an effective way of generating homogeneous, covalently …

Antibody conjugates with unnatural amino acids

TJ Hallam, E Wold, A Wahl, VV Smider - Molecular pharmaceutics, 2015 - ACS Publications
Antibody conjugates are important in many areas of medicine and biological research, and
antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) are becoming an important next generation class of …