ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025
New player in CAR-T manufacture field: comparison of umbilical cord to peripheral blood strategies.
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8 citing papers in PubMed.
- Stem cell-based therapies in pediatric disorders: translational advances, unresolved challenges, and future horizons.Stem cell research & therapy · 2026Review
- Mechanisms, optimization strategies, and salvage options for CAR-T cell therapy.Biomarker research · 2026Review
- Challenges and advances in CAR-T cell therapy for B-ALL.Biomarker research · 2026Review
- The Evolving Landscape of CAR T-Cell Therapy in Autoimmune Diseases: A State-of-the-Art Review (2025).Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2026Review
- CXCR4 induces memory formation over exhaustion in CAR-T cells to achieve durable leukemia targeting.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Umbilical cord blood: a comprehensive review of protective and restorative properties in clinical applications - a narrative review.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Expanding Immunotherapy Beyond CAR T Cells: Engineering Diverse Immune Cells to Target Solid Tumors.Cancers · 2025Review
- From innate-like to innate: the next wave of off-the-shelf CAR immunotherapies.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
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Abstract
One of the most successful treatments in hematologic cancer is chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell-based immunotherapy. However, CAR-T therapy is not without challenges like the costly manufacturing process required to personalize each treatment for individual patients or graft-versus-host disease. Umbilical cord blood (UCB) has been most commonly used for hematopoietic cell transplant as it offers several advantages, including its rich source of hematopoietic stem cells, lower risk of graft-versus-host disease, and easier matching for recipients due to less stringent HLA requirements compared to bone marrow or peripheral blood stem cells. In this review, we have discussed the advantages and disadvantages of different CAR-T cell manufacturing strategies with the use of allogeneic and autologous peripheral blood cells. We compare them to the UCB approach and discuss ongoing pre-clinical and clinical trials in the field. Finally, we propose a cord blood bank as a readily available source of CAR-T cells.
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