Forks in the road for CAR T and CAR NK cell cancer therapies

OK Dagher, AD Posey Jr - Nature Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
The advent of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has resulted in unprecedented
long-term clearance of relapse/refractory hematological malignancies in both pediatric and …

Harnessing the potential of CAR-T cell therapy: progress, challenges, and future directions in hematological and solid tumor treatments

G Dagar, A Gupta, T Masoodi, S Nisar, M Merhi… - Journal of translational …, 2023 - Springer
Traditional cancer treatments use nonspecific drugs and monoclonal antibodies to target
tumor cells. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, however, leverages the immune …

BLIMP1 and NR4A3 transcription factors reciprocally regulate antitumor CAR T cell stemness and exhaustion

IY Jung, V Narayan, S McDonald, AJ Rech… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have not induced meaningful clinical responses in
solid tumors. Loss of T cell stemness, poor expansion capacity, and exhaustion during …

Emerging roles of CAR-NK cell therapies in tumor immunotherapy: current status and future directions

Y Zhong, J Liu - Cell Death Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
Cancer immunotherapy harnesses the body's immune system to combat malignancies,
building upon an understanding of tumor immunosurveillance and immune evasion …

Neutrophils bearing adhesive polymer micropatches as a drug-free cancer immunotherapy

N Kumbhojkar, S Prakash, T Fukuta… - Nature Biomedical …, 2024 - nature.com
Tumour-associated neutrophils can exert antitumour effects but can also assume a pro-
tumoural phenotype in the immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment. Here we show …

Dose fractionation of CAR-T cells. A systematic review of clinical outcomes

M Frigault, A Rotte, A Ansari, B Gliner, C Heery… - Journal of Experimental …, 2023 - Springer
CAR-T cells are widely recognized for their potential to successfully treat hematologic
cancers and provide durable response. However, severe adverse events such as cytokine …

Infusion and delivery strategies to maximize the efficacy of CAR-T cell immunotherapy for cancers

X Gu, Y Zhang, W Zhou, F Wang, F Yan, H Gao… - … Hematology & Oncology, 2024 - Springer
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has achieved substantial clinical outcomes
for tumors, especially for hematological malignancies. However, extending the duration of …

Neutralizing IFNγ improves safety without compromising efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy in B-cell malignancies

S Manni, F Del Bufalo, P Merli, DA Silvestris… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy may achieve long-lasting remission in
patients with B-cell malignancies not responding to conventional therapies. However …

The next frontier in immunotherapy: potential and challenges of CAR-macrophages

J Li, P Chen, W Ma - Experimental Hematology & Oncology, 2024 - Springer
Chimeric antigen receptor macrophage (CAR-MΦ) represents a significant advancement in
immunotherapy, especially for treating solid tumors where traditional CAR-T therapies face …

Opportunities for Microphysiological Systems in Toxicity Testing of New Drug Modalities

TI Maulana, NR Wevers, T Kristoforus… - Annual Review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
New drug modalities offer life-saving benefits for patients through access to previously
undruggable targets. Yet these modalities pose a challenge for the pharmaceutical industry …