CAR T cells for solid tumors: new strategies for finding, infiltrating, and surviving in the tumor microenvironment

M Martinez, EK Moon - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells, T cells that have been genetically engineered to
express a receptor that recognizes a specific antigen, have given rise to breakthroughs in …

Development and differentiation in monobodies based on the fibronectin type 3 domain

PG Chandler, AM Buckle - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
As a non-antibody scaffold, monobodies based on the fibronectin type III (FN3) domain
overcome antibody size and complexity while maintaining analogous binding loops …

[HTML][HTML] VEGFR-2 redirected CAR-T cells are functionally impaired by soluble VEGF-A competition for receptor binding

E Lanitis, P Kosti, C Ronet, E Cribioli… - … for Immunotherapy of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The adoptive transfer of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells has emerged
as a potent immunotherapy against some hematological malignancies but not yet for …

T cell engineered with a novel nanobody‐based chimeric antigen receptor against VEGFR2 as a candidate for tumor immunotherapy

F Hajari Taheri, M Hassani, Z Sharifzadeh… - IUBMB …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Solid tumors that are responsible for more than 85% of cancer death cases need
angiogenesis for their growth and metastasis. Among antiangiogenic therapies, targeting the …

[HTML][HTML] Directing CAR T cells towards the tumor vasculature for the treatment of solid tumors

P Akbari, A Katsarou, R Daghighian… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2022 - Elsevier
For successful application of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy in solid tumors,
major hurdles have to be overcome. CAR T cells have to cross the vascular barrier, which is …

VEGFR2 as a target for CAR T cell therapy of Ewing sarcoma

A Englisch, B Altvater, S Kailayangiri… - Pediatric blood & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background T cells engineered to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) are a novel
modality to treat refractory cancers. The development of CAR T cells against Ewing sarcoma …

CAR NK cell therapy for the treatment of metastatic melanoma: Potential & prospects

W Hibler, G Merlino, Y Yu - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Melanoma is among the most lethal forms of cancer, accounting for 80% of deaths despite
comprising just 5% of skin cancer cases. Treatment options remain limited due to the genetic …

New directions in chimeric antigen receptor T cell [CAR‐T] therapy and related flow cytometry

E Maryamchik, KME Gallagher, FI Preffer… - Cytometry Part B …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells provide a promising approach to the treatment of
hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. Flow cytometry is a powerful analytical …

CAR-T cell technologies that interact with the tumour microenvironment in solid tumours

CA Taylor, M Glover, J Maher - Expert Review of Clinical …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells have emerged as a ground-breaking
therapy for the treatment of hematological malignancies due to their capacity for rapid tumor …

Tuning spacer length improves the functionality of the nanobody-based VEGFR2 CAR T cell

FH Taheri, M Hassani, Z Sharifzadeh, M Behdani… - BMC …, 2024 - Springer
Background The chimeric antigen receptor-expressing T (CAR-T) cells for cancer
immunotherapy have obtained considerable clinical importance. CAR T cells need an …