Engineering the next-generation of CAR T-cells with CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing

A Dimitri, F Herbst, JA Fraietta - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cells represent a breakthrough in personalized
cancer therapy. In this strategy, synthetic receptors comprised of antigen recognition …

Improving CAR-T immunotherapy: overcoming the challenges of T cell exhaustion

D Gumber, LD Wang - EBioMedicine, 2022 - thelancet.com
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has emerged as a cancer treatment with
enormous potential, demonstrating impressive antitumor activity in the treatment of …

Dual effect of immune cells within tumour microenvironment: pro-and anti-tumour effects and their triggers

AC Peña-Romero, E Orenes-Piñero - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The relationship between the immune system and tumours is currently one
of the most studied topics in the field of cancer. Previously, it was thought that a tumour could …

Cell microparticles loaded with tumor antigen and resiquimod reprogram tumor-associated macrophages and promote stem-like CD8+ T cells to boost anti-PD-1 …

X Zhang, Z Wei, T Yong, S Li, N Bie, J Li, X Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The durable response rate to immune checkpoint blockade such as anti-programmed cell
death-1 (PD-1) antibody remains relatively low in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), mainly …

CAR-T cell performance: how to improve their persistence?

G López-Cantillo, C Urueña, BA Camacho… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Adoptive cell therapy with T cells reprogrammed to express chimeric antigen receptors (CAR-
T cells) has been highly successful in patients with hematological neoplasms. However, its …

Smart probes for optical imaging of T cells and screening of anti-cancer immunotherapies

M Bertolini, MS Wong, L Mendive-Tapia… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
T cells are an essential part of the immune system with crucial roles in adaptive response
and the maintenance of tissue homeostasis. Depending on their microenvironment, T cells …

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals distinct tumor microenvironmental patterns in lung adenocarcinoma

P Bischoff, A Trinks, B Obermayer, JP Pett… - Oncogene, 2021 - nature.com
Recent developments in immuno-oncology demonstrate that not only cancer cells, but also
the tumor microenvironment can guide precision medicine. A comprehensive and in-depth …

Oral delivery of therapeutic antibodies with a transmucosal polymeric carrier

W Zhu, Y Chao, Q Jin, L Chen, J Shen, J Zhu, Y Chai… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Therapeutic proteins are playing increasingly important roles in treating numerous types of
diseases. However, oral administration of proteins, especially large ones (eg, antibodies) …

Improving CAR T-cell persistence

V Pietrobon, LA Todd, A Goswami, O Stefanson… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Over the last decade remarkable progress has been made in enhancing the efficacy of CAR
T therapies. However, the clinical benefits are still limited, especially in solid tumors. Even in …

The gasdermin protein family: emerging roles in gastrointestinal health and disease

G Privitera, N Rana, A Armuzzi… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Since the identification and characterization of gasdermin (GSDM) D as the main effector of
inflammatory regulated cell death (or pyroptosis), literature on the GSDM family of pore …