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ReviewCancer cell international2026

FcγR-driven chimeric receptor T cells in cancer therapy: a novel frontier in antibody-guided immunotherapy.

Hany E Marei, Giacomo Pozzoli, Sara Caratelli, Carlo Cenciarelli

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Review in Cancer cell international, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Hany E MareiDepartment of Cytology and Histology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35116, Egypt. hanymarei@mans.edu.eg.
Giacomo PozzoliInstitute of Pharmacology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Sara CaratelliInstitute of Translational Pharmacology (IFT), National Research Council (CNR), Rome, Italy.
Carlo CenciarelliInstitute of Translational Pharmacology (IFT), National Research Council (CNR), Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review article looks at a novel and flexible framework in adaptive cell treatment that enhances tumor targeting using Fc gamma receptor (FcγR)-based chimeric receptors. Though chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies have shown notable effectiveness in hematologic malignancies, their efficiency against solid tumors is limited by tumor heterogeneity, immunosuppressive tumor microenvironments (TMEs), and off-target toxicities. By replacing the conventional scFv domain with the extracellular domains of FcγRs—including CD16a, CD32a, or CD64a—FcγR-CR T cells provide a unique method allowing T cells to be steered by monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) targeting several tumor-associated antigens (TAAs). Emphasizing their advantages in flexibility, reversibility, and compatibility with present antibody therapy, the review clarifies the mechanisms of action, preclinical developments, and clinical promise of FcγR-CR T cells. Future directions include increasing specificity by means of affinity-engineered FcγRs and Fc-modified monoclonal antibodies, generating universal allogeneic FcγR-CR T cells for immediate use, using regulatable expression systems to improve safety, and combining these engineered cells with immune checkpoint inhibitors or metabolic modulators to overcome tumor microenvironment resistance. Overall, FcγR-CR T cells offer a hopeful next-generation immunotherapeutic approach able to handle the current CAR T cell constraints and change precision oncology, particularly for aggressive and treatment-resistant solid cancers.

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Adoptive cellular therapy (ACT)Antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC)CD16a (FcγRIIIa)CD32a (FcγRIIa)CD64a (FcγRI)Checkpoint inhibitorsChimeric receptor (CR) T cellsClinical translation of engineered T cellsCRISPR/Cas9 in cell therapyEngineered T cellsFc gamma receptors (FcγRs)FcγR-CRT cells therapyGene editing for immunotherapyImmunotherapy for solid tumorsMonoclonal antibody-based immunotherapyPersonalized cancer therapySolid tumorsSynthetic immunoreceptorsTumor microenvironment (TME)

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PMCPMC13091257

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