Engineering CAR T cells for enhanced efficacy and safety

Autor: Yiqian Wu, Ziliang Huang, Reed Harrison, Longwei Liu, Linshan Zhu, Yinglin Situ, Yingxiao Wang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: APL Bioengineering, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 011502-011502-14 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2473-2877
DOI: 10.1063/5.0073746
Popis: Despite its success in treating hematologic malignancies, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy faces two major challenges which hinder its broader applications: the limited effectiveness against solid tumors and the nonspecific toxicities. To address these concerns, researchers have used synthetic biology approaches to develop optimization strategies. In this review, we discuss recent improvements on the CAR and other non-CAR molecules aimed to enhance CAR T cell efficacy and safety. We also highlight the development of different types of inducible CAR T cells that can be controlled by environmental cues and/or external stimuli. These advancements are bringing CAR T therapy one step closer to safer and wider applications, especially for solid tumors.
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