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ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2021

Mesothelin-targeted CAR-T cells for adoptive cell therapy of solid tumors.

Gui-Zhen Zhang, Tian-Fang Li, Shuang-Yin Han

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Article in Archives of medical science : AMS, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Unravelling the pathogenesis and therapeutic approaches of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  7. [Status Quo and Development of Immunotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gui-Zhen ZhangKey Laboratory of Kidney Disease Immunization in Henan Province, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Tian-Fang LiDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Shuang-Yin HanKey Laboratory of Kidney Disease Immunization in Henan Province, People's Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.
Zhengzhou University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Significant progresses have been made in adoptive cell therapy with CAR-T cells for cancers, especially for hematological malignancies. However, the treatment of solid tumors still poses a tremendous challenge and remains an unmet medical need. Several factors are held responsible for the inadequate responses: tumor heterogeneity, inefficient homing of T cells to tumor tissues, immunosuppressive microenvironment and the shortage of specific antigens shortage. Mesothelin is a cell-surface glycoprotein highly expressed in many types of solid tumors. As such, it has attracted much attention as a molecular target in cancer immunotherapy. Here, we delineate the barriers imposed by solid tumors on CARs, outline the rationale of mesothelin as a target for immunotherapy, summarize the preclinical and clinical results of mesothelin-targeted therapies, and extrapolate the expected results of CAR-T cells directed against mesothelin for solid tumors.

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adoptive cell therapychimeric antigen receptormesothelinsolid tumors

Identifiers

PMID34522250
PMCPMC8425252
OpenAlexW2945607133

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