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ReviewJournal of translational medicine2023

Tuning CARs: recent advances in modulating chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell activity for improved safety, efficacy, and flexibility.

Piotr Celichowski, Marcello Turi, Sandra Charvátová, Dhwani Radhakrishnan, Neda Feizi, Zuzana Chyra, Michal Šimíček, Tomáš Jelínek, Juli Rodriguez Bago, Roman Hájek and 1 more

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Review in Journal of translational medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
30citing papers in PubMed
9.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. From Bench to Bedside: Emerging Paradigms in CAR-T Cell Therapy for Solid Malignancies.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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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

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Piotr CelichowskiDepartment of Haematooncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Marcello TuriDepartment of Haematooncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Sandra CharvátováDepartment of Haematooncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Dhwani RadhakrishnanDepartment of Haematooncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Neda FeiziDepartment of Internal Clinical Sciences, Anesthesiology and Cardiovascular Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Zuzana ChyraDepartment of Haematooncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Michal ŠimíčekDepartment of Haematooncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Tomáš JelínekDepartment of Haematooncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Juli Rodriguez BagoDepartment of Haematooncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Roman HájekDepartment of Haematooncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Matouš HrdinkaDepartment of Haematooncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic. matous.hrdinka@fno.cz.ORCID 0000-0002-2981-2825
University of Ostrava · CZSapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer immunotherapies utilizing genetically engineered T cells have emerged as powerful personalized therapeutic agents showing dramatic preclinical and clinical results, particularly in hematological malignancies. Ectopically expressed chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) reprogram immune cells to target and eliminate cancer. However, CAR T cell therapy's success depends on the balance between effective anti-tumor activity and minimizing harmful side effects. To improve CAR T cell therapy outcomes and mitigate associated toxicities, scientists from different fields are cooperating in developing next-generation products using the latest molecular cell biology and synthetic biology tools and technologies. The immunotherapy field is rapidly evolving, with new approaches and strategies being reported at a fast pace. This comprehensive literature review aims to provide an up-to-date overview of the latest developments in controlling CAR T cell activity for improved safety, efficacy, and flexibility.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenHumansImmunotherapyImmunotherapy, AdoptiveReceptors, Antigen, T-CellT-LymphocytesReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Chimeric AntigenCancerCARCell therapyChimeric antigen receptorImmunotherapyRegulationSyntheticT cell

Identifiers

PMID36922828
PMCPMC10015723
OpenAlexW4324359014

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