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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2024

Revolutionizing the treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer: the impact, challenges and strategies of stem cell and genetically engineered cell therapies.

Chin-King Looi, Ee-Mun Loo, Heng-Chee Lim, Yik-Ling Chew, Kok-Yong Chin, Shiau-Chuen Cheah, Bey Hing Goh, Chun-Wai Mai

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Chin-King LooiSchool of Postgraduate Studies, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Ee-Mun LooFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Heng-Chee LimFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Yik-Ling ChewFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kok-Yong ChinDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Shiau-Chuen CheahFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UCSI University, Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.
Bey Hing GohSunway Biofunctional Molecules Discovery Centre, School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
Chun-Wai MaiFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a distinct malignancy of the nasopharynx and is consistently associated with the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. Its unique anatomical location and complex aetiology often result in advanced-stage disease at first diagnosis. While radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy have been the mainstays of treatment, they often fail to prevent tumour recurrence and metastasis, leading to high rates of treatment failure and mortality. Recent advancement in cell-based therapies, such as chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy, have shown great promise in hematological malignancies and are now being investigated for NPC. However, challenges such as targeting specific tumour antigens, limited T cell persistence and proliferation, and managing treatment-related toxicities must be addressed. Extensive research is needed to enhance the effectiveness and safety of these therapies, paving the way for their integration into standard clinical practice for better management of NPC and a better quality of life for human health.

Indexed as

Immunotherapy, AdoptiveNasopharyngeal CarcinomaNasopharyngeal NeoplasmsAnimalsCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyEpstein-Barr Virus InfectionsGenetic EngineeringHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansReceptors, Chimeric AntigenStem Cell TransplantationReceptors, Chimeric Antigenchimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cellengineered T cell receptor-T (TCR-T) cellnasopharyngeal carcinomanatural killer (Nk) cellstem celltumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL)

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PMID39450176
PMCPMC11499120

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