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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

Targeting CAR-T cell exhaustion in non-Hodgkin lymphoma: mechanistic insights and emerging clinical strategies.

Anirudh Rao, Christina Darwish, Kerry S Campbell, Rashmi Khanal, Henry Fung, Anthony Stack

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 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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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Anirudh RaoDepartment of Medicine, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Christina DarwishDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Kerry S CampbellInstitute for Cancer Research, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Rashmi KhanalDepartment of Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapies, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Henry FungDepartment of Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapies, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Anthony StackDepartment of Bone Marrow Transplant & Cellular Therapies, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although the response rates to chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) therapy in patients with treatment-resistant lymphoma are high, the majority of patients relapse. CAR-T cell exhaustion, characterized by the progressive loss of T-cell effector functions due to several molecular and epigenetic pathways, is a major mediator of CAR-T cell failure. Strategies to prevent CAR-T cell exhaustion, including modifications to the CAR structure, addition of adjunctive agents, and alternative product manufacturing strategies have shown promise. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms of CAR-T cell exhaustion and describe strategies for its mitigation, with the aim of supporting further research in this critical area.

Indexed as

Immunotherapy, AdoptiveLymphoma, Non-HodgkinReceptors, Chimeric AntigenT-LymphocytesAnimalsHumansT-Cell ExhaustionReceptors, Chimeric AntigenB-cell malignanciesCAR-Timmunotherapynon-Hodgkin lymphomaT-cell exhaustion (Tex)

Identifiers

PMID42093982
PMCPMC13139356

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