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ReviewJournal of translational medicine2024

CAR-armored-cell therapy in solid tumor treatment.

Yan Liu, Lin Xiao, Mingxuan Yang, Xuemei Chen, Hongyue Liu, Quanxing Wang, Meng Guo, Jianhua Luo

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Review in Journal of translational medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Targeting Macrophages in Immunotherapy: The Ascent of CAR-Macrophages.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  14. CAR-T cells immunotherapy in the treatment of glioblastoma.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2025
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  17. Engineering adoptive cell therapy for solid tumors.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yan Liu *Navy Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Lin Xiao *Navy Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Mingxuan Yang *Navy Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Xuemei Chen *Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, Shandong, 276000, China.
Hongyue LiuNavy Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Quanxing WangNavy Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Meng GuoNavy Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China. guo918meng@163.com.
Jianhua LuoNavy Medical University, Shanghai, 200433, China. luojh@immunol.org.ORCID 0009-0000-4641-8056

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past decade, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has emerged as a revolutionary immunotherapeutic approach to combat cancer. This therapy constructs a CAR on the surface of T cells through genetic engineering techniques. The CAR is formed from a combination of antibody-derived or ligand-derived domains and T-cell receptor (TCR) domains. This enables T cells to specifically bind to and activate against tumor cells. However, the efficacy of CAR-T cells in solid tumors remains inconclusive due to several challenges such as poor tumor trafficking, infiltration, and the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). In response, CAR natural killer (CAR-NK) and CAR macrophages (CAR-M) have been developed as complementary strategies for solid tumors. CAR-NK cells do not require HLA compatibility, demonstrate reduced toxicity, and are thus seen as potential substitutes for CAR-T cells. Furthermore, CAR-M immunotherapy is also being researched and has shown phagocytic capabilities and tumor-antigen presentation. This study discusses the features, advantages, and limitations of CAR-T, CAR-NK, and CAR-M cells in the treatment of solid tumors and suggests prospective solutions for enhancing the efficacy of CAR host-cell-based immunotherapy.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAnimalsCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyHumansImmunotherapyImmunotherapy, AdoptiveKiller Cells, NaturalMacrophagesT-LymphocytesTumor MicroenvironmentReceptors, Chimeric AntigenCAR-MCAR-NKCAR-TSolid tumor

Identifiers

PMID39609705
PMCPMC11603843

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