Antibody-Drug Conjugates: The Next Generation Of Moving Parts
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
The next generation of antibody-drug conjugates have much room for improvement: engineered proteins, drugs, the linkers that bond them together, and perhaps even new targets to attack. All their complexity is an invitation to innovation, but will the parts come together into products that prove safe and efficacious in the clinic?
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