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- Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs), a new class of treatment for cancer, are composed with a monoclonal antibody, a linker and a cytotoxic agent also referred to as a payload. To date, several ADCs have received market approval and more than 60 ADCs are currently in clinical trials. ADCs are one of the fastest growing classes of oncology drugs worldwide.
- The payload or cytotoxic agent is the most important unit in the ADC. ADC has the capability to kill cancer cell depending on the potency of the payload. MCE provides 35 highly potent cytotoxins that contain auristatin derivatives, maytansinoids, calicheamicin, duocarmycin, pyrrolobenzodiazepines (PBDs), etc.
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