Driving CAR T-cells forward

HJ Jackson, S Rafiq, RJ Brentjens - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2016 - nature.com
The engineered expression of chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) on the surface of T cells
enables the redirection of T-cell specificity. Early clinical trials using CAR T cells for the …

Current immunotherapies for glioblastoma multiforme

B Huang, X Li, Y Li, J Zhang, Z Zong… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common and aggressive malignant tumor found
in the central nervous system. Currently, standard treatments in the clinic include maximal …

Regression of glioblastoma after chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy

CE Brown, D Alizadeh, R Starr, L Weng… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
A patient with recurrent multifocal glioblastoma received chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)–
engineered T cells targeting the tumor-associated antigen interleukin-13 receptor alpha 2 …

Bioactivity and Safety of IL13Rα2-Redirected Chimeric Antigen Receptor CD8+ T Cells in Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma

CE Brown, B Badie, ME Barish, L Weng, JR Ostberg… - Clinical cancer …, 2015 - AACR
Purpose: A first-in-human pilot safety and feasibility trial evaluating chimeric antigen
receptor (CAR)–engineered, autologous primary human CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes …

CAR T cells for brain tumors: Lessons learned and road ahead

D Akhavan, D Alizadeh, D Wang, MR Weist… - Immunological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Malignant brain tumors, including glioblastoma, represent some of the most difficult to treat
of solid tumors. Nevertheless, recent progress in immunotherapy, across a broad range of …

Chlorotoxin-directed CAR T cells for specific and effective targeting of glioblastoma

D Wang, R Starr, WC Chang, B Aguilar… - Science translational …, 2020 - science.org
Although chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have demonstrated signs of antitumor
activity against glioblastoma (GBM), tumor heterogeneity remains a critical challenge. To …

CAR-engineered NK cells for the treatment of glioblastoma: turning innate effectors into precision tools for cancer immunotherapy

MC Burger, C Zhang, PN Harter, A Romanski… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Glioblastoma (GB) is the most common and aggressive primary brain tumor in adults and
currently incurable. Despite multimodal treatment regimens, median survival in unselected …

Reporter gene imaging of targeted T cell immunotherapy in recurrent glioma

KV Keu, TH Witney, S Yaghoubi, J Rosenberg… - Science translational …, 2017 - science.org
High-grade gliomas are aggressive cancers that often become rapidly fatal. Immunotherapy
using CD8+ cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs), engineered to express both herpes simplex …

Optimization of IL13Rα2-targeted chimeric antigen receptor T cells for improved anti-tumor efficacy against glioblastoma

CE Brown, B Aguilar, R Starr, X Yang, WC Chang… - Molecular Therapy, 2018 - cell.com
T cell immunotherapy is emerging as a powerful strategy to treat cancer and may improve
outcomes for patients with glioblastoma (GBM). We have developed a chimeric antigen …

B7-H3 as a novel CAR-T therapeutic target for glioblastoma

X Tang, S Zhao, Y Zhang, Y Wang, Z Zhang… - Molecular Therapy …, 2019 - cell.com
Glioblastoma (GBM) remains one of the most malignant primary tumors in adults, with a 5-
year survival rate less than 10% because of lacking effective treatment. Here, we aimed to …