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ArticleOncoimmunology2025

Anti-FAP CAR-NK cells as a novel targeted therapy against cervical cancer and cancer-associated fibroblasts.

Robert Polten, Ivana Kutle, Jan Lennart Stalp, Jens Hachenberg, Ann-Kathrin Seyda, Lavinia Neubert, Jan C Kamp, Constantin von Kaisenberg, Dirk Schaudien, Peter Hillemanns and 3 more

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Article in Oncoimmunology, 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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  8. NK cells in HPV-related tumorigenesis: mechanisms and clinical applications.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Robert PoltenInstitute of Experimental Hematology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Ivana KutleInstitute of Experimental Hematology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Jan Lennart StalpInstitute of Experimental Hematology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Jens HachenbergInstitute of Experimental Hematology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Ann-Kathrin SeydaInstitute of Experimental Hematology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Lavinia NeubertInstitute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-4130-4185
Jan C KampBiomedical Research in Endstage and Obstructive Lung Disease Hannover (BREATH), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Hannover, Germany.
Constantin von KaisenbergDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Dirk SchaudienDepartment of Pathology and Clinical Chemistry, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine, ITEM, Hannover, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7398-7262
Peter HillemannsDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Rüdiger KlapdorInstitute of Experimental Hematology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Michael MorganInstitute of Experimental Hematology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Axel SchambachInstitute of Experimental Hematology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tumor microenvironment (TME) has a central role in many cancers, particularly by fostering an immunosuppressive milieu. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-based immunotherapy displays a promising strategy to re-direct immune cells toward specific antigens, thereby inducing targeted cytotoxicity. The fibroblast activation protein (FAP) is overexpressed in various cancer types and has shown promise in CAR-based therapies. However, its application in gynecological cancers remains unexplored. This study evaluates the efficacy of anti-FAP CAR-NK cells as a targeted immunotherapy for cervical cancer and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs). FAP expression was quantified on cervical cancer cell lines, primary cervical cancer tissues, and cells isolated from these tissues. Alpharetroviral SIN vectors were used to transduce NK-92 cells and primary cord blood-derived NK cells with 3

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Cancer-Associated FibroblastsGelatinasesImmunotherapy, AdoptiveKiller Cells, NaturalMembrane ProteinsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenSerine EndopeptidasesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsCell Line, TumorCoculture TechniquesEndopeptidasesFemaleFibroblast Activation Protein AlphaHumansTumor MicroenvironmentEndopeptidasesFibroblast Activation Protein AlphaGelatinasesMembrane ProteinsReceptors, Chimeric AntigenSerine Endopeptidasesadoptive cell therapycancer-associated fibroblastCAR-NK cellsCervical cancerchimeric antigen receptor (CAR)fibroblast activation protein (FAP)immunotherapytumor microenvironment

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PMID40960024
PMCPMC12716053

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