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ReviewJournal of immunology research2016

CAR T Cell Therapy: A Game Changer in Cancer Treatment.

Hilde Almåsbak, Tanja Aarvak, Mohan C Vemuri

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of immunology research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
87citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
11.2field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

87 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 180 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. CAR-T Cells: A Systematic Review and Mixed Methods Analysis of the Clinical Trial Landscape.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2018
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  11. Enhancing CAR T-Cell Function with Domains of Innate Immunity Sensors.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  16. Car T Cells in Solid Tumors: Overcoming Obstacles.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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27 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hilde AlmåsbakCellular Medicine, Bioproduction, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 0309 Oslo, Norway.
Tanja AarvakCellular Medicine, Bioproduction, Thermo Fisher Scientific, 0309 Oslo, Norway.
Mohan C VemuriCell Biology, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Frederick, MD 21704, USA.
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Norway) · NOThermo Fisher Scientific (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of novel targeted therapies with acceptable safety profiles is critical to successful cancer outcomes with better survival rates. Immunotherapy offers promising opportunities with the potential to induce sustained remissions in patients with refractory disease. Recent dramatic clinical responses in trials with gene modified T cells expressing chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) in B-cell malignancies have generated great enthusiasm. This therapy might pave the way for a potential paradigm shift in the way we treat refractory or relapsed cancers. CARs are genetically engineered receptors that combine the specific binding domains from a tumor targeting antibody with T cell signaling domains to allow specifically targeted antibody redirected T cell activation. Despite current successes in hematological cancers, we are only in the beginning of exploring the powerful potential of CAR redirected T cells in the control and elimination of resistant, metastatic, or recurrent nonhematological cancers. This review discusses the application of the CAR T cell therapy, its challenges, and strategies for successful clinical and commercial translation.

Indexed as

T-Cell Antigen Receptor SpecificityB-LymphocytesCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyClinical Trials as TopicGenetic EngineeringHematologic NeoplasmsHumansImmunotherapyLymphocyte ActivationNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasmsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRecombinant Fusion ProteinsT-LymphocytesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellRecombinant Fusion Proteins

Identifiers

PMID27298832
PMCPMC4889848
OpenAlexW2398722604

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