Leveraging CRISPR gene editing technology to optimize the efficacy, safety and accessibility of CAR T-cell therapy

T Lei, Y Wang, Y Zhang, Y Yang, J Cao, J Huang… - Leukemia, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-T-cell therapy has revolutionized cancer immune
therapy. However, challenges remain including increasing efficacy, reducing adverse events …

CRISPR/Cas9 editing of NKG2A improves the efficacy of primary CD33-directed chimeric antigen receptor natural killer cells

T Bexte, N Albinger, A Al Ajami, P Wendel… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-modified natural killer (NK) cells show antileukemic activity
against acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in vivo. However, NK cell-mediated tumor killing is …

Synthetic cells and molecules in cellular immunotherapy

H Lin, C Li, W Zhang, B Wu, Y Wang… - International …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Cellular immunotherapy has emerged as an exciting strategy for cancer treatment, as it aims
to enhance the body's immune response to tumor cells by engineering immune cells and …

The Fate (s) of CAR T-Cell Therapy: Navigating the Risks of CAR+ T-Cell Malignancy

M Abou-el-Enein - Blood Cancer Discovery, 2024 - AACR
The introduction of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy represents a landmark
advancement in treating resistant forms of cancer such as leukemia, lymphoma, and …

[HTML][HTML] Current Non-Viral-Based Strategies to Manufacture CAR-T Cells

L Gehrke, VDR Gonçalves, D Andrae, T Rasko… - International journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The successful application of CAR-T cells in the treatment of hematologic malignancies has
fundamentally changed cancer therapy. With increasing numbers of registered CAR-T cell …

Blood cancer therapy with synthetic receptors and CRISPR technology

H Zhang, M Zhong, J Zhang, C Chen - Leukemia Research, 2025 - Elsevier
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T and-NK cells showed great success in treating
hematological malignancies, including leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. CRISPR …

Empowering virus-free CAR immune cell therapies

T Bexte, E Ullrich - Molecular Therapy, 2024 - cell.com
Immune cell therapies with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T and natural killer (NK) cells
have demonstrated groundbreaking therapeutic effects in hematological malignancies in the …

CAR-T cell therapy: recent updates and challenges in autoimmune diseases

B Caël, E Bôle-Richard, F Garnache-Ottou… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy has revolutionized the treatment of
hematological malignancies, demonstrating significant clinical efficacy and leading to FDA …

Single-stranded HDR templates with truncated Cas12a binding sequences improve knock-in efficiencies in primary human T cells

AM Nitulescu, W Du, V Glaser, J Kath, R Greensmith… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Non-viral gene editing via CRISPR-Cas12a offers an alternative to Cas9-based methods,
providing better targeting of AT-rich regions, simplified guide RNA manufacturing, and high …

Putting together the pieces: CAR into CD3ζ locus

M Casucci - Blood, 2024 - ashpublications.org
In this issue of Blood, Kath et al 1 report a novel virus-free strategy to redirect cell specificity
via in-frame integration of CD3ζ-deficient chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) within the CD3ζ …