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ReviewNature reviews. Immunology2018

CAR T cells for infection, autoimmunity and allotransplantation.

Colby R Maldini, Gavin I Ellis, James L Riley

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Review in Nature reviews. Immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 137 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
137citing papers in PubMed
9.5field-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

137 citing papers in PubMed, 226 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Beyond Oncology: Exploring the Expanding Role of CAR T Cell Therapy in Autoimmune and Infectious Diseases-A Systematic Review.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026
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  10. CAR-T therapy: Advances in respiratory diseases.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2025
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  15. Targeting human plasma cells using regulated BCMA CAR T cells eliminates circulating antibodies in humanized mice.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2025
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  19. Cell therapies for viral diseases: a new frontier.Seminars in immunopathology · 2025
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77 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 1 institution in 1 country.

Colby R MaldiniDepartment of Microbiology and Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Gavin I EllisDepartment of Microbiology and Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
James L RileyDepartment of Microbiology and Center for Cellular Immunotherapies, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. rileyj@upenn.edu.
University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

First-in-human study of two anti-SARS CoV-2 antibodies in health volunteersUM1AI126620 · NIAID · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI MONTANER, LUIS J, RILEY, JAMES L. · 2016 to 2021
$24.5M
Sequencing and Viral Evolution CoreU19AI117950 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI WHERRY, E. JOHN · 2015 to 2019
$12.0M
TRAINING IN HIV PATHOGENESIST32AI007632 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI Frederic D Bushman, James L. Riley · 2000 to 2026
$10.6M
NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007632NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI117950NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI126620
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) have shown remarkable ability to re-direct T cells to target CD19-expressing tumours, resulting in remission rates of up to 90% in individuals with paediatric acute lymphoblastic lymphoma. Lessons learned from these clinical trials of adoptive T cell therapy for cancer, as well as investments made in manufacturing T cells at commercial scale, have inspired researchers to develop CARs for additional applications. Here, we explore the challenges and opportunities of using this technology to target infectious diseases such as with HIV and undesired immune responses such as autoimmunity and transplant rejection. Despite substantial obstacles, the potential of CAR T cells to enable cures for a wide array of disease settings could be transformational for the medical field.

Indexed as

Antigens, CD19Autoimmune DiseasesHIV InfectionsHumansImmunotherapy, AdoptivePrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaReceptors, Chimeric AntigenT-LymphocytesAntigens, CD19CD19 molecule, humanReceptors, Chimeric Antigen

Identifiers

PMID30046149
PMCPMC6505691
OpenAlexW2883397499

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