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ReviewInternational journal of biological sciences2025

From molecular design to clinical translation: dual-targeted CAR-T strategies in cancer immunotherapy.

Zhenrong Wang, Mengyi Wang, Mengting Wang, Ruijie Zhou, Xiaotong Deng, Xin Ouyang, Minghui Chu, Xinyu Wei, Lei Yang, Jinbiao Liu and 1 more

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Review in International journal of biological sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. B-cell targeting strategies for the treatment of multiple sclerosis: from non-cellular therapies to CAR-engineered cell therapies.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  10. Targeting the Dynamics Between TAMs and CAR-T Cells in Solid Tumor Therapies.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  19. Targets for CAR Therapy in Multiple Myeloma.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Zhenrong WangInstitute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430081, China.
Mengyi WangInstitute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430081, China.
Mengting WangInstitute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430081, China.
Ruijie ZhouInstitute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430081, China.
Xiaotong DengInstitute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430081, China.
Xin OuyangInstitute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430081, China.
Minghui ChuInstitute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430081, China.
Xinyu WeiInstitute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430081, China.
Lei YangPeople's Hospital of Jingyang County, Xianyang, Shaanxi, 713700, China.
Jinbiao LiuNational "111" Center for Cellular Regulation and Molecular Pharmaceutics, Key Laboratory of Fermentation Engineering (Ministry of Education), Hubei Provincial Cooperative Innovation Center of Industrial Fermentation, Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Microbiology, Sino-German Biomedical Center, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430068, China.
Yao XuInstitute of Biology and Medicine, College of Life Science and Health, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430081, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The pathogenesis of tumors involves various abnormalities at both the cellular and genetic levels. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell immunotherapy has emerged as a transformative treatment strategy that effectively addresses these challenges. While CAR-T therapy has shown remarkable success in treating hematological malignancies, limitations have been identified, particularly in single antigen-targeting CAR-T therapies. These limitations include antigenic mutation or loss, reduced efficacy against leukemia, and poor results in solid tumors due to factors like low CAR-T cell persistence, limited tumor infiltration, rapid cell exhaustion, the suppressive tumor microenvironment, and heterogeneous tumor antigen expression. In recent years, multi-antigen targeted CAR-T therapies have garnered significant attention for their potential to prevent tumor relapse and progression. This review outlines the fundamental design of dual CAR structures and summarizes the major advancements in both preclinical studies and clinical trials of dual-targeted CAR-T cell therapy, categorized by cancer type. Additionally, it discusses the challenges associated with dual-targeted CAR-T therapy and the strategies to enhance its efficacy and applicability in treating both hematologic and solid tumors. In conclusion, the progress in dual-targeted CAR-T cell therapy presents a promising therapeutic avenue for multiple malignancies, offering insights into future modifications of immunotherapy to advance the field.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyImmunotherapy, AdoptiveNeoplasmsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenAnimalsHumansTumor MicroenvironmentReceptors, Chimeric AntigenCAR-T cell therapydual targetimmunotherapyleukemiasolid tumor

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PMID40303292
PMCPMC12035882

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