Monoclonal Antibodies

Understanding Targeted Therapies for HER2-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer: Focus on Five Categories

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The human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is a known important molecular target in breast cancer. As one of the proto-oncogenes, HER2 is often associated with aggressiveness, recurrence, metastasis, and poor prognosis. The clinical application of the anti-HER2 drug trastuzumab has significantly improved the diagnosis and treatment patterns and prognosis of HER2-positive breast cancer, … Read more

How Vitamin C Enhances Immunity

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How Vitamin C Enhances Immunity

The history of medicine is a process of “Shennong tasting hundreds of herbs”. Aside from daily experiments, many groundbreaking advances and discoveries are often accidental. As spring arrives, more friends around me are sneezing and coughing. Most people will buy antibiotics like cephalosporins at the slightest cough or runny nose, but are antibiotics really effective … Read more

Sustained Efficacy of Biologics in Psoriasis

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Sustained Efficacy of Biologics in Psoriasis

“This article is for medical professionals only” As the application of biologics in psoriasis continues to become widespread, have you had such experiences in your clinical work? “Early patients show significant clinical efficacy when using biologics, but over time, a certain proportion of patients always exhibit a decline in efficacy?” What is behind this? Let’s … Read more

Overview of ADC Drugs Approved Globally

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Overview of ADC Drugs Approved Globally

In the early 20th century, Paul Ehrlich first proposed the famous “magic bullet” theory, suggesting that drugs could be developed to specifically target pathogens without affecting normal tissues and cells. Subsequently, the concept of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) was introduced, combining the target specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the anti-tumor properties of cytotoxic molecules. After decades … Read more