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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2018

CAR T Cells in Solid Tumors: Blueprints for Building Effective Therapies.

Hannah M Knochelmann, Aubrey S Smith, Connor J Dwyer, Megan M Wyatt, Shikhar Mehrotra, Chrystal M Paulos

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 119 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
119citing papers in PubMed
10.5field-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

119 citing papers in PubMed, 194 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Tumor-embedded Immunity and TRM Cell Functions in Cancer.Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2026
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  11. Redirecting B7-H3.CAR T Cells to Chemokines Expressed in Osteosarcoma Enhances Homing and Antitumor Activity in Preclinical Models.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2024
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  18. Car T Cells in Solid Tumors: Overcoming Obstacles.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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59 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

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hannah M KnochelmannDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States.
Aubrey S SmithDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States.
Connor J DwyerDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States.
Megan M WyattDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States.
Shikhar MehrotraDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States.
Chrystal M PaulosDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United States.
Medical University of South Carolina · US

Funding

TCR TRANSDUCED CDB T CELLS FOR ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPYP01CA154778 · NCI · LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO · PI NISHIMURA, MICHAEL I. · 2011 to 2015
$15.4M
South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR)UL1TR000062 · NCATS · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI BRADY, KATHLEEN T. · 2012 to 2014
$9.4M
TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MEDICAL SCIENTISTST32GM008716 · NIGMS · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI DEMORE, NANCY · 1999 to 2024
$9.3M
Mechanisms of durable antitumor immunity via CD26hiCD4+ T cellsR01CA208514 · NCI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI PAULOS, CHRYSTAL MARY · 2016 to 2020
$1.7M
Costimulatory mechanisms of antitumor Th17 cell immunityR01CA175061 · NCI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI PAULOS, CHRYSTAL MARY · 2013 to 2017
$1.5M
Program in Immunology Research and Entrepreneurship (PIRE)T32AI132164 · NIAID · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI TOMLINSON, STEPHEN · 2017 to 2021
$1.2M
Research Specialist Support of a Well-Established Cancer Immunotherapy Research Program Focused on Improving Adoptive T Cell Therapy (ACT)R50CA233168 · NCI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI WYATT, MEGAN M · 2018 to 2022
$532k
Mechanisms of SK2/S1P Signaling in Regulating Tumor ImmunotherapyR21CA198646 · NCI · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI MEHROTRA, SHIKHAR · 2015 to 2016
$358k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000062NCI NIH HHS P01 CA154778NCI NIH HHS R01 CA175061NCI NIH HHS R01 CA208514NCI NIH HHS R21 CA198646NCI NIH HHS R50 CA233168NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI132164NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008716
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Genetic redirection of T lymphocytes with chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) has soared from treating cancers preclinically to FDA approval for hematologic malignancies and commercial-grade production scale in under 30 years. To date, solid tumors are less susceptible to CAR therapies and instead have been treated more successfully with immune checkpoint blockade or tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy. Here, we discuss the current challenges in treating solid tumors with CAR T cells, and the obstacles within the host and tumor microenvironment hindering their efficacy. We present a novel three-pronged approach for enhancing the efficacy of CAR T cells whereby a single infusion product can synergize the power of an optimal CAR construct, a highly potent T cell subset, and rejuvenate the endogenous immune response to conquer therapeutically-resistant solid tumors.

Indexed as

Immunotherapy, AdoptiveAnimalsCombined Modality TherapyHumansImmunomodulationNeoplasmsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Chimeric AntigenResearch DesignT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTreatment OutcomeReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Chimeric Antigenadoptive cell transfercheckpointchimeric antigen receptorsolid tumorT cell

Identifiers

PMID30140266
PMCPMC6094980
OpenAlexW2883912039

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