Get €500 (or $500) on your prepaid balance! Use it for premium subscriptions or job postings. Read more Close

Fifty years of monoclonals: the past, present and future of antibody therapeutics

Journal content Created on 07 Aug 2025 by Nature Reviews Immunology

Published in

Nature Reviews Immunology, Nature Publishing Group

Content

Nature Reviews Immunology, Published online: 07 August 2025; doi:10.1038/s41577-025-01207-9

Fifty years ago, Köhler and Milstein introduced the world to hybridoma technology for the generation of monoclonal antibodies. Scientists have subsequently built upon this seminal discovery to develop antibody-based therapies for numerous diseases, with millions of patients benefiting from such drugs. To mark 50 years of monoclonal antibodies, this Review from Chan, Martyn and Carter provides an overview of how antibody engineering strategies have continued to improve antibody-based therapeutics, chiefly focusing on antibody-mediated targeting of B cells and also human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)+ cancers. The authors also highlight the promise of emerging tools, including artificial intelligence, for development of the next generation of antibody-based therapeutics.

Paul J. Carter

Attention!

On Life Science Network, we import abstract of articles published in the most popular journals. In addition, members of our network often upload full article pdfs of their research.

To access all content shared in our network, please sign up for an account. If you already have an account, sign in, or connect with LinkedIn, Google.

Stats

  • Recommendations n/a n/a positive of 0 vote(s)
  • Views 111
  • Comments 0

Recommended by

  • No recommendations yet.

Post a comment

You need to be signed in to post comments. You can sign in here.

Comments

There are no comments yet.

Loading ad...