Define cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor microenvironment: new opportunities in cancer immunotherapy and advances in clinical trials

H Zhang, X Yue, Z Chen, C Liu, W Wu, N Zhang, Z Liu… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Despite centuries since the discovery and study of cancer, cancer is still a lethal and
intractable health issue worldwide. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) have gained much …

CAR T cell therapy for patients with solid tumours: key lessons to learn and unlearn

SM Albelda - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2024 - nature.com
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have been approved for use in patients with B cell
malignancies or relapsed and/or refractory multiple myeloma, yet efficacy against most solid …

Desmoplastic stroma restricts T cell extravasation and mediates immune exclusion and immunosuppression in solid tumors

Z Xiao, L Todd, L Huang, E Noguera-Ortega… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The desmoplastic stroma in solid tumors presents a formidable challenge to
immunotherapies that rely on endogenous or adoptively transferred T cells, however, the …

CAFs orchestrates tumor immune microenvironment—A new target in cancer therapy?

C Zhang, Y Fei, H Wang, S Hu, C Liu, R Hu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cancer immunotherapy has opened a new landscape in cancer treatment, however, the
poor specificity and resistance of most targeted therapeutics have limited their therapeutic …

Tumor immune microenvironment-based therapies in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: time to update the concept

W Luo, T Wen, X Qu - Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, 2024 - Springer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal solid tumors. The tumor
immune microenvironment (TIME) formed by interactions among cancer cells, immune cells …

Specific ECM degradation potentiates the antitumor activity of CAR-T cells in solid tumors

R Zheng, K Shen, S Liang, Y Lyu, S Zhang… - Cellular & Molecular …, 2024 - nature.com
Although major progress has been made in the use of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-
cell therapy for hematological malignancies, this method is ineffective against solid tumors …

Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of 18F-Labeled Tracers Targeting Fibroblast Activation Protein for Brain Imaging

Z Yu, Y Huang, H Chen, Z Jiang, C Li… - ACS Pharmacology & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is closely related to central nervous system diseases such
as stroke and brain tumors, but PET tracers that can be used for brain imaging have not …

Mesothelin CAR T Cells Secreting Anti-FAP/Anti-CD3 Molecules Efficiently Target Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma and its Stroma

M Wehrli, S Guinn, F Birocchi, A Kuo, Y Sun… - Clinical Cancer …, 2024 - AACR
Purpose: Targeting solid tumors with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells remains
challenging due to heterogenous target antigen expression, antigen escape, and the …

Gene targets of CAR-T cell therapy for glioblastoma

C Wang, Y Li, L Gu, R Chen, H Zhu, X Zhang, Y Zhang… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Glioblastoma is the most prevalent cerebral cancer in adults without
proven therapy. Chimeric antigen receptor T cell treatment has demonstrated good clinical …

FAP is critical for ovarian cancer cell survival by sustaining NF-κB activation through recruitment of PRKDC in lipid rafts

B Li, Z Ding, O Calbay, Y Li, T Li, L Jin, S Huang - Cancer gene therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is tumor-specific and plays an important role in
tumorigenecity. However, agents against its enzymatic activity or extracellular presence …