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ReviewBlood science (Baltimore, Md.)2025

CD7 CAR-T therapy: current developments, improvements, and dilemmas.

Linjuan Wang, Shaowei Qiu

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Review in Blood science (Baltimore, Md.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. 5-FU chemotherapy induces functional CD7Science China. Life sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Linjuan WangState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.
Shaowei QiuState Key Laboratory of Experimental Hematology, National Clinical Research Center for Blood Diseases, Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Institute of Hematology & Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Tianjin, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is an epoch-making immunotherapy for the treatment of relapsed or refractory (r/r) blood tumors, as demonstrated by its successful implementation in r/r B cell-derived malignancies. However, replicating this success in T-cell leukemia or lymphoma remains challenging. Among the various potential target antigens, CD7 has garnered attention as a promising candidate. CD7 CAR-T therapy is one of the most extensively studied approaches for treating r/r T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoblastic lymphoma (T-ALL/LBL) and r/r acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Based on the source of T cells, CAR-T products can be categorized as autologous and allogeneic, both of which are being tested in clinical trials, each offering specific advantages. Allogeneic CD7 CAR-T cells outperform autologous cells in terms of reducing manufacturing costs, ensuring consistent quality, and improving affordability and availability. Despite these advantages, challenges like graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), host-versus-graft reaction (HVGR), and fratricide pose significant barriers to the clinical application of allogeneic CD7 CAR-T cells. However, innovative gene-editing techniques, such as CRISPR/Cas9 and base editing, and more promising cell sources, such as natural killer T (NKT) cells and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), are emerging as potential solutions. In this review, we discuss the different categories of CD7 CAR-T products, their application in clinical settings, and directions for refinement.

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AMLCAR-TCD7clinical applicationfratricideGVHDr/r T-ALL/LBL

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PMID40771729
PMCPMC12327587

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