Interfacing Biomaterials with Synthetic T Cell Immunity

Autor: Anirudh Sivakumar, Gabriel A. Kwong, Quoc D. Mac, Fang-Yi Su
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Adv Healthc Mater
ISSN: 2192-2659
2192-2640
DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202100157
Popis: The clinical success of cancer immunotherapy is providing exciting opportunities for the development of new methods to detect and treat cancer more effectively. A new generation of biomaterials is being developed to interface with molecular and cellular features of immunity and ultimately shape or control anti-tumor responses. This review focuses on recent advances that are supporting the advancement of engineered T cells. This class of cancer therapy has the potential to cure disease in subsets of patients, yet there remain challenges such as the need to improve response rates and safety while lowering costs to expand their use. To provide a focused overview, we highlight recent strategies in three areas of biomaterials research: low-cost cell manufacturing to broaden patient access, noninvasive diagnostics for predictive monitoring of immune responses, and strategies for in vivo control that enhance anti-tumor immunity. These research efforts shed light on some of the challenges associated with T cell immunotherapy and how engineered biomaterials that interface with synthetic immunity are gaining traction to solve these challenges.
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