| abstract |
This disclosure provides conjugate compounds comprising antibodies and fragments thereof engineered with one or more reactive cysteine residues and more specifically to conjugate compounds with therapeutic or diagnostic applications. The conjugate compounds comprise cysteine-engineered antibodies or fragments thereof conjugated, for example, with chemotherapeutic drugs, toxins, and detection labels such as radionuclides or fluorophores. The disclosure also provides methods of using the disclosed conjugate compounds |