Abstract: The present disclosure provides novel polypeptide-therapeutic compound or hormone-therapeutic compound conjugates using cleavable or non-cleavable linkers, whereby the polypeptide or hormone serves to target specific cells using receptor expression on the targeted cell to bind the ligand (polypeptide or hormone) carrying the therapeutic compound unlike antibody drug conjugates. Upon binding, the ligand and the therapeutic compound (multiples of the therapeutic compound in some embodiments) enter the cell by receptor-mediated endocytosis, and release drugs conjugated to the ligand by linkers, to interact with intracellular components to enhance, restore, or block a signal transduction process. The ligands for the polypeptide-therapeutic compound or hormone-therapeutic compound conjugates include, but are not limited to: cytokines, growth factors and hormones among other proteins with corresponding cell surface specific receptors.