Examining The Antibody-Drug Conjugate Pipeline

An analysis of new ADCs in Phase III studies shows the difficulties, and possible rewards, of developing these drugs. The earlier stage pipeline boasts a range of mechanistic approaches.   

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The knockback of Merck & Co., Inc. and Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.'s patritumab deruxtecan (DXd) in June, and the late-stage lung cancer misfire of AstraZeneca PLC and Daiichi Sankyo’s datopotamab DXd, shows that developing antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) is no easy task. 

 Key Takeaways

  • 11 not-yet-approved antibody-drug conjugates are in Phase III trials.

Looking at the late-stage pipeline, next to market looks likely to be datopotamab DXd. This binds to trophoblast cell surface...

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