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ReviewAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2025

CAR-T cell therapy for glioblastoma: advances, challenges, and future directions.

Wojciech Czyżewski, Klaudia Kus-Budzynska, Jan Sobstyl, Michał Sojka, Jakub Litak, Tomasz Szaliński, Mateusz P Jeżewski, Michał Turek, Bipin Chaurasia, Tomasz Mandat and 2 more

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Review in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

  1. Pooled it
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  3. CAR-T cells immunotherapy in the treatment of glioblastoma.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Wojciech CzyżewskiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland.
Klaudia Kus-BudzynskaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Jan SobstylClinical Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Michał SojkaClinical Department of Vascular Surgery, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Jakub LitakDepartment of Clinical Immunology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Tomasz SzalińskiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland.
Mateusz P JeżewskiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland.
Michał TurekDepartment of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Medical Centre, Brodnowski Masovian Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.
Bipin ChaurasiaDepartment of Neurosurgery, College of medical sciences, Bharatpur, Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8392-2072
Tomasz MandatDepartment of Neurosurgery, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology, Warsaw, Poland.
Kamil TorresDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive Surgery with Microsurgery, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.
Grzegorz StaśkiewiczDepartment of Human, Clinical and Radiological Anatomy, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) therapy for glioblastoma involves critically evaluating progress, effectiveness, and challenges. By examining current research, clinical trials, and emerging trends, the analysis highlights clinical outcomes and biological insights that demonstrate the therapeutic potential of CAR-T cells, along with technological innovations aimed at enhancing their efficacy and safety. However, significant obstacles such as overcoming the blood-brain barrier and managing severe side effects like cytokine release syndrome remain. Methods: A systematic search using PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar from 2010 to 2024 has been conducted. Search terms included "CAR-T," "glioblastoma," "immunotherapy," and "clinical trials." Inclusion criteria were English-language studies focusing on CAR-T applications in glioblastoma. Exclusion criteria included non-peer-reviewed articles and preclinical-only studies. Findings: The findings suggest promising prospects for integrating CAR-T cell therapy into existing glioblastoma treatment paradigms, emphasizing the need for continued research and innovation in genetic engineering and combination therapies to fully realize the potential of CAR-T cells in transforming glioblastoma treatment. Conclusions: CAR-T cell therapy offers groundbreaking potential in transforming glioblastoma treatment by harnessing the immune system to target and destroy cancer cells.

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PMCPMC12401244

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