Next-generation stem cells—ushering in a new era of cell-based therapies

EA Kimbrel, R Lanza - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2020 - nature.com
Naturally occurring stem cells isolated from humans have been used therapeutically for
decades. This has primarily involved the transplantation of primary cells such as …

Antibody-modified T cells: CARs take the front seat for hematologic malignancies

MV Maus, SA Grupp, DL Porter… - Blood, The Journal of …, 2014 - ashpublications.org
T cells redirected to specific antigen targets with engineered chimeric antigen receptors
(CARs) are emerging as powerful therapies in hematologic malignancies. Various CAR …

Engineering chimeric antigen receptor neutrophils from human pluripotent stem cells for targeted cancer immunotherapy

Y Chang, R Syahirah, X Wang, G Jin… - Cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Neutrophils, the most abundant white blood cells in circulation, are closely related to cancer
development and progression. Healthy primary neutrophils present potent cytotoxicity …

CAR‐NK cells: the next wave of cellular therapy for cancer

M Daher, L Melo Garcia, Y Li… - Clinical & Translational …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
T cells engineered to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) have revolutionised the
field of cellular therapy for cancer. Despite its success, this strategy has some recognised …

CD 19‐CAR engineered NK‐92 cells are sufficient to overcome NK cell resistance in B‐cell malignancies

A Romanski, C Uherek, G Bug… - Journal of cellular …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Many B‐cell acute and chronic leukaemias tend to be resistant to killing by natural killer (NK)
cells. The introduction of chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) into T cells or NK cells could …

Immunological barriers to haematopoietic stem cell gene therapy

CT Charlesworth, I Hsu, AC Wilkinson… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Cell and gene therapies using haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) epitomize the
transformative potential of regenerative medicine. Recent clinical successes for gene …

Chimeric antigen receptors with mutated IgG4 Fc spacer avoid fc receptor binding and improve T cell persistence and antitumor efficacy

M Jonnalagadda, A Mardiros, R Urak, X Wang… - Molecular Therapy, 2015 - cell.com
The success of adoptive therapy using chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)–expressing T cells
partly depends on optimal CAR design. CARs frequently incorporate a spacer/linker region …

Site-specific gene editing of human hematopoietic stem cells for X-linked hyper-IgM syndrome

CY Kuo, JD Long, B Campo-Fernandez, S de Oliveira… - Cell reports, 2018 - cell.com
X-linked hyper-immunoglobulin M (hyper-IgM) syndrome (XHIM) is a primary
immunodeficiency due to mutations in CD40 ligand that affect immunoglobulin class-switch …

NK cell-based immunotherapy for hematological malignancies

S Sivori, R Meazza, C Quintarelli… - Journal of Clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Natural killer (NK) lymphocytes are an integral component of the innate immune system and
represent important effector cells in cancer immunotherapy, particularly in the control of …

Immuno-PET of murine T cell reconstitution postadoptive stem cell transplantation using anti-CD4 and anti-CD8 cys-diabodies

R Tavaré, MN McCracken, KA Zettlitz… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2015 - Soc Nuclear Med
The proliferation and trafficking of T lymphocytes in immune responses are crucial events in
determining inflammatory responses. To study whole-body T lymphocyte dynamics …