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ArticleEngineering biology

Programmable cancer treatments: Engineering biology approaches for living cures.

Marc Biarnes Carrera, Alexandra Sevko, Nicholas Glanville, Livija Deban

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Article in Engineering biology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Marc Biarnes CarreraProkarium London UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7427-8633
Alexandra SevkoProkarium London UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2888-7642
Nicholas GlanvilleProkarium London UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0946-5050
Livija DebanProkarium London UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3475-1008

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Living cures are cell-based, programmable therapies that integrate the latest learnings in immunology and synthetic biology. Although Adoptive Cell Therapies (ACTs) have transformed the treatment landscape of haematological malignancies by harnessing the powerful anti-tumour properties of immune cells, commercialisation and ensuring access is challenging. Their application in solid tumour treatment has been hindered by the immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment (TME) and its associated physical barriers. Conversely, bacterial immunotherapies offer cost-effective solutions by utilising tumour-colonising bacteria that trigger localised inflammatory responses within the TME. The authors briefly examine advancements in ACT and propose bacterial immunotherapies as an alternative or complementary treatment modality with potential use either as standalone therapies or in conjunction with other treatments.

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healthcareindustrymicrobial engineeringsynthetic biology

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PMID39473536
PMCPMC11514499

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