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CAR-T cell therapy: current limitations and potential strategies

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Sterner, Robert C., Sterner, Rosalie M.·2021·Blood Cancer Journal

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Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy is a revolutionary new pillar in cancer treatment. Although treatment with CAR-T cells has produced remarkable clinical responses with certain subsets of B cell leukemia or lymphoma, many challenges limit the therapeutic efficacy of CAR-T cells in solid tumors and hematological malignancies. Barriers to effective CAR-T cell therapy include severe life-threatening toxicities, modest anti-tumor activity, antigen escape, restricted trafficking, and limited tumor infiltration. In addition, the host and tumor microenvironment interactions with CAR-T cells critically alter CAR-T cell function. Furthermore, a complex workforce is required to develop and implement these treatments. In order to overcome these significant challenges, innovative strategies and approaches to engineer more powerful CAR-T cells with improved anti-tumor activity and decreased toxicity are necessary. In this review, we discuss recent innovations in CAR-T cell engineering to improve clinical efficacy in both hematological malignancy and solid tumors and strategies to overcome limitations of CAR-T cell therapy in both hematological malignancy and solid tumors.

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Fig. 1 Limitations of CAR-T Cell Therapy. Current challenges in CAR-T cell therapy include (A) antigen escape, (B) on-target off-tumor effects, (C) trafficking and infiltration of tumors, (D) the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, and (E) CAR-T cell-associated toxicities.
Fig. 1 Limitations of CAR-T Cell Therapy. Current challenges in CAR-T cell therapy include (A) antigen escape, (B) on-target off-tumor effects, (C) trafficking and infiltration of tumors, (D) the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, and (E) CAR-T cell-associated toxicities.CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Sterner, R. C., & Sterner, R. M.
Affiliations
Mayo Clinic (US)
Corresponding author
Sterner, Rosalie M.
Venue
Blood Cancer Journal
Published
2021-04-06
Volume
11
Issue
4
Pages
69-69
ISSN
2044-5385 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3148729173
Cited by
2,926
References
110
Citations by year
2026: 530 · 2025: 806 · 2024: 726 · 2023: 532 · 2022: 287 · 2021: 42
FWCI
48.36
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Blood Cancer Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison (T32-GM008692)
  • Regenerative Medicine Minnesota (RMM 012819 EPC 003)
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM008692)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Keywords
CAR T-cell therapy, chimeric antigen receptor, solid tumors, hematologic malignancies, CAR-T cell engineering, tumor microenvironment, antigen escape, CAR-T toxicity, tumor infiltration
MeSH terms
Receptors, Chimeric Antigen, Animals, Humans, Neoplasms, T-Lymphocytes, Immunotherapy, Adoptive, Hematologic Neoplasms, Tumor Microenvironment

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