Exploring the dynamic interplay between cancer stem cells and the tumor microenvironment: implications for novel therapeutic strategies

YR Li, Y Fang, Z Lyu, Y Zhu, L Yang - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Cancer stem cells (CSCs) have emerged as key contributors to tumor initiation, growth, and
metastasis. In addition, CSCs play a significant role in inducing immune evasion, thereby …

CAR-NKT cell therapy: a new promising paradigm of cancer immunotherapy

K Hadiloo, S Tahmasebi, A Esmaeilzadeh - Cancer Cell International, 2023 - Springer
Today, cancer treatment is one of the fundamental problems facing clinicians and
researchers worldwide. Efforts to find an excellent way to treat this illness continue, and new …

Immune evasion in cell-based immunotherapy: unraveling challenges and novel strategies

YR Li, T Halladay, L Yang - Journal of Biomedical Science, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Cell-based immunotherapies (CBIs), notably exemplified by chimeric antigen
receptor (CAR)-engineered T (CAR-T) cell therapy, have emerged as groundbreaking …

[HTML][HTML] The paths and challenges of “off-the-shelf” CAR-T cell therapy: An overview of clinical trials

V Moradi, A Omidkhoda, N Ahmadbeigi - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2023 - Elsevier
The advent of chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T cells) has made a tremendous
revolution in the era of cancer immunotherapy, so that since 2017 eight CAR-T cell products …

Beyond αβ T cells: NK, iNKT, and γδT cell biology in leukemic patients and potential for off-the-shelf adoptive cell therapies for AML

A Kent, LS Crump, E Davila - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remains an elusive disease to treat, let alone cure, even after
highly intensive therapies such as stem cell transplants. Adoptive cell therapeutic strategies …

Towards a better understanding of human iNKT cell subpopulations for improved clinical outcomes

A Look, D Burns, I Tews, A Roghanian… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are a unique T lymphocyte population expressing semi-
invariant T cell receptors (TCRs) that recognise lipid antigens presented by CD1d. iNKT …

Tumor-localized administration of α-GalCer to recruit invariant natural killer T cells and enhance their antitumor activity against solid tumors

YR Li, Y Zhou, M Wilson, A Kramer, R Hon… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells have the capacity to mount potent anti-tumor reactivity
and have therefore become a focus in the development of cell-based immunotherapy. iNKT …

Protective effects of Ganoderma lucidum spores on estradiol benzoate-induced TEC apoptosis and compromised double-positive thymocyte development

J Yang, H Pan, M Wang, A Li, G Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Backgroud: Thymic atrophy marks the onset of immune aging, precipitating developmental
anomalies in T cells. Numerous clinical and preclinical investigations have underscored the …

The role of T cell immunity in monoclonal gammopathy and multiple myeloma: from immunopathogenesis to novel therapeutic approaches

I Lagreca, G Riva, V Nasillo, P Barozzi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a malignant growth of clonal plasma cells, typically arising from
asymptomatic precursor conditions, namely monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined …

Combining the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technology with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-based immunotherapy: recent advances, challenges, and future …

M Alidadi, H Barzgar, M Zaman… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
After experiencing many ups and downs, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has
reached a milestone as an anti-cancer method, as evidenced by the increasing number of …