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ReviewTheranostics2025

Supercharging CAR-T cells through transcriptional and epigenetic armoring.

Diyuan Qin, Yanna Lei, Pei Shu, Yugu Zhang, Yuin-Han Loh, Yongsheng Wang, Qijing Li

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Review in Theranostics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Diyuan QinCancer Center, Clinical Trial Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yanna LeiDivision of Thoracic Tumor Multimodality Treatment, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Pei ShuDivision of Abdominal Tumor Multimodality Treatment, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yugu ZhangDivision of Thoracic Tumor Multimodality Treatment, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yuin-Han LohInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A ∗ STAR), Singapore 138673, Singapore.
Yongsheng WangDivision of Thoracic Tumor Multimodality Treatment, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Qijing LiInstitute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A ∗ STAR), Singapore 138673, Singapore.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inspired by the remarkable success of CAR-T therapy in hematologic malignancies, research is increasingly focused on adapting this treatment for solid tumors. However, CAR-T efficacy remains limited due to its exhaustion and shortened persistence. Transcription factors and epigenetic modifications play pivotal roles in modulating T cell differentiation and functionality, which have been leveraged in numerous strategies to promote the formation of long-lasting memory cells with stem-like properties and supercharging CAR-T performance. This review highlights pivotal transcriptional factors, such as c-Jun and FOXO1, which enhance and sustain T cell effector function, diminishes exhaustion, and epigenetic regulators like TET2 and DNMT3A, whose knockout promotes memory T subsets formation. We explore their interconnections, downstream targets, biological impacts, and the potential application risks of certain candidates, providing a comprehensive theoretical framework for supercharging CAR-T therapies through transcriptional and epigenetic interventions.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticImmunotherapy, AdoptiveReceptors, Chimeric AntigenT-LymphocytesAnimalsHumansTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticReceptors, Chimeric AntigenTranscription FactorsCAR-T cellsepigenetic modificationexhaustion and memory differentiationtranscriptional regulation in immunotherapytumor microenvironment

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PMID40093905
PMCPMC11905144

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