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ReviewJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2026

γδ T cells at the interface of innate and adaptive immunity in cancer.

Arnau Solé Casaramona, Martin F Bachmann, Eva Sevick-Muraca, Mona O Mohsen

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Review in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. γδ T cells and cancer.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Arnau Solé CasaramonaDepartment of Rheumatology Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland arnau.sole@unibe.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-3188-3460
Martin F BachmannDepartment of Rheumatology Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Eva Sevick-MuracaCenter for Molecular Imaging, Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA.
Mona O MohsenDepartment of Rheumatology Immunology and Allergology, Inselspital University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Funding

Personalized, antigen-directed immunotherapy delivered to lymph nodesR01CA276513 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI Eva M. Sevick, Zhongming Zhao · 2023 to 2026
$2.3M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA276513
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

γδ T cells are unconventional lymphocytes that bridge innate and adaptive immunity by combining recognition of stress-induced ligands independently of classical major histocompatibility complex molecules with the capacity to undergo clonal expansion and long-term adaptation. Their unusual ability to detect malignant transformation using semi-invariant T-cell receptors, butyrophilin recognition and natural killer-like receptors positions them as powerful effector cells in tumors that evade classical immune escape mechanisms. Furthermore, distinct γδ subsets have distinct phenotyping and specific tissue-residencies, which could be leveraged to modulate immunological responses. We evaluate engineered therapies and different experimental platforms for studying γδ T cell biology. We conclude that next-generation cancer treatments should strategically integrate γδ T cells into synthetic immunology, individualized modeling, and combinatorial regimes.

Indexed as

Adaptive ImmunityImmunity, InnateNeoplasmsReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaT-LymphocytesAnimalsHumansReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-deltaAdaptiveEducationImmunotherapyInnateT-Lymphocytes

Identifiers

PMID41871873
PMCPMC13052708

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