Advancements in Magnetic Microrobots for Cancer Treatment: Performing Specific Tasks Independently

Advancements in Magnetic Microrobots for Cancer Treatment: Performing Specific Tasks Independently

The limbs of the LEGO figure in the image can move independently because the magnetic screws connecting its limbs are in a specially designed layered magnetic field. On February 23, Beijing time, foreign media reported that a recent study suggests that magnetically controlled microrobots may one day help us combat cancer. Over the past decade, … Read more

The Predicament of Established ADC Biotech

The Predicament of Established ADC Biotech

Not all long-established ADC Biotechs can achieve a successful exit like Seagen (Seattle Genetics). Today, Mersana Therapeutics, a 23-year-old veteran biotech, has reached its most desperate moment. With a cumulative deficit of $900 million and only $134.6 million left in cash, its two core pipeline products are still in Phase I clinical trials. To sustain … Read more

Rapid Advances in ADC: A Cold Reflection Amidst Global Competition

Rapid Advances in ADC: A Cold Reflection Amidst Global Competition

01 Domestic B7H3 ADC: From Clinical Data to Market Ambitions In 2024, the global ADC landscape is set to reach a turning point amidst the celebration of DS-8201 breaking the $10 billion expectation, with the B7H3 target emerging as a dark horse and becoming the next storm center. Taking domestic products as an example, although … Read more

DAR Up to 85! An In-Depth Look at the ADC Platform Patents Behind Xinge

DAR Up to 85! An In-Depth Look at the ADC Platform Patents Behind Xinge

Xinge Corporation (headquartered in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) recently announced that non-clinical data for its novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADUC) K-679 will be officially presented at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2025, scheduled to take place from April 25 to 30, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois, USA. K-679 K-679 is an antibody-drug conjugate … Read more

3D-Printed Hearts Are Here!

3D-Printed Hearts Are Here!

Bay Area Medical Breakthroughs 3D-Printed Hearts, Electronic Skin, Brain “Microscopes” 3D-Printed Hearts have emerged, Are they usable? Are they reliable? Is the electronic skin for human-machine symbiosis here? Will prosthetic patients regain their sense of touch? How can a 1.7-gram “Brain Observer” assist breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s treatment? These scenarios, which sound like science fiction, are … Read more

Efficient UV-Emitting Carbon Dots Synthesized from Green Tea Extract and Their Application in Inhibiting Cancer Cell Proliferation

Efficient UV-Emitting Carbon Dots Synthesized from Green Tea Extract and Their Application in Inhibiting Cancer Cell Proliferation

Background Introduction UV-emitting materials in the ultraviolet spectrum play an irreplaceable role in various fields such as photocatalytic degradation of pollutants, information anti-counterfeiting, medicine, phototherapy, environmental disinfection (water/air purification), and spectral analysis due to their high-energy photon characteristics. To meet the demands of these applications, scientists have developed various types of UV-emitting materials, including colloidal … Read more

Professor Li Xingshu and Academician Juyoung Yoon in Angew: Hypoxia-triggered Bioreduction of Hydrophilic Type I Photosensitizers for Switchable In Vivo Photoacoustic Imaging and High-specificity Cancer Phototherapy

Professor Li Xingshu and Academician Juyoung Yoon in Angew: Hypoxia-triggered Bioreduction of Hydrophilic Type I Photosensitizers for Switchable In Vivo Photoacoustic Imaging and High-specificity Cancer Phototherapy

Click the blue text Follow us Background Introduction Hypoxia has been identified as a prominent feature within tumors, resulting from the rapid and aggressive growth of tumor cells and abnormal vascularization. Consequently, the low concentration of oxygen (O2) in the hypoxic tumor microenvironment significantly weakens O2-dependent physiological mechanisms and further reduces therapeutic efficacy, such as … Read more

Transforming Bacteria into Microrobots for Targeted Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment under Magnetic Navigation

Transforming Bacteria into Microrobots for Targeted Drug Delivery in Cancer Treatment under Magnetic Navigation

Written by丨Wang CongEdited by丨Wang DuoyuTypeset by丨Shui ChengwenBacteria are attracted to chemical gradients, such as low oxygen levels or high acidity, which are commonly found near tumor tissues. Injecting bacteria near tumor tissues for cancer treatment is known as bacterial-mediated tumor therapy.Bacteria accumulate in tumor tissues and grow within them, activating the patient’s immune system to … Read more

Summary of ADC Drugs Coupled with Lysine Approved Worldwide

Summary of ADC Drugs Coupled with Lysine Approved Worldwide

Follow Xiaobai Learning Medicine As of now, 17 ADC drugs have been approved worldwide, of which 5 ADCs are coupled with lysine. Table 1 Summary of ADC Drugs Coupled with Lysine Approved Product Name Company Target DAR Toxin Linker Antibody Type Payload Type Mylotarg Pfizer CD33 2~3 Calicheamicin Hydrazone Link (Acid-labile) IG4 DNA Damaging Agent … Read more

Clinical Analysis of 5 Cases of Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome Type I

Clinical Analysis of 5 Cases of Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome Type I

Follow us to receive such great articles every day! WeChat ID:kqjy360 Authors: Tang Xiaoyu, Gu Dongkun, Li Dong, Niu Qianyun, Nanyang Dental Hospital; Wu Dandan, Ninth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Dental School Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome (OFDS) is a unique developmental genetic disorder characterized by malformations of the mouth, face, … Read more