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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Expanding the horizon of CAR T cell therapy: from cancer treatment to autoimmune diseases and beyond.

Zishan Yang, Bingjun Ha, Qinhan Wu, Feng Ren, Zhinan Yin, Hongru Zhang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 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

14 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

6 authors.

Zishan Yang *Xinxiang Key Laboratory of Tumor Vaccine and Immunotherapy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, China.
Bingjun Ha *State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, Cancer Biology Center, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Qinhan WuState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, Cancer Biology Center, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.
Feng RenHenan International Joint Laboratory of Immunity and Targeted Therapy for Liver-Intestinal Tumors, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, Henan, China.
Zhinan YinZhuhai Precision Medical Center, Zhuhai People's Hospital (Zhuhai Hospital Affiliated with Jinan University), Jinan University, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China.
Hongru ZhangState Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, Cancer Biology Center, College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cell therapy has garnered significant attention for its transformative impact on the treatment of hematologic malignancies such as leukemia and lymphoma. Despite its remarkable success, challenges such as resistance, limited efficacy in solid tumors, and adverse side effects remain prominent. This review consolidates recent advancements in CAR-T-cell therapy and explores innovative engineering techniques and strategies to overcome the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). We also discuss emerging applications beyond cancer, including autoimmune diseases and chronic infections. Future perspectives highlight the development of more potent CAR-T cells with increased specificity and persistence and reduced toxicity, providing a roadmap for next-generation immunotherapies.

Indexed as

Autoimmune DiseasesImmunotherapy, AdoptiveNeoplasmsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenT-LymphocytesAnimalsHumansReceptors, Antigen, T-CellTumor MicroenvironmentReceptors, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Chimeric Antigenadoptive immunotherapyautoimmune diseasesCAR-T cellssolid tumorstumor microenvironment

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PMID40046061
PMCPMC11880241

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