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ReviewOncology reviews2026

CAR-T cell therapy in glioblastoma: from αβ to γδ T-cell platforms.

Costanza Dieli, Roberta Costanzo, Anna Maria Corsale, Federica Paolini, Marta Di Simone, Claudia Avellone, Francesco Dieli, Domenico Gerardo Iacopino, Salvatore Marchiafava, Rosario Maugeri and 1 more

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Review in Oncology reviews, 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 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Costanza Dieli *Central Laboratory of Advanced Diagnosis and Biomedical Research (CLADIBIOR), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Roberta Costanzo *Neurosurgery Unit, "Villa Sofia" Hospital, Palermo, Italy.
Anna Maria CorsaleCentral Laboratory of Advanced Diagnosis and Biomedical Research (CLADIBIOR), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Federica PaoliniNeurosurgery Unit, AOUP "Paolo Giaccone", University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Marta Di SimoneCentral Laboratory of Advanced Diagnosis and Biomedical Research (CLADIBIOR), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Claudia AvelloneCentral Laboratory of Advanced Diagnosis and Biomedical Research (CLADIBIOR), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Francesco DieliCentral Laboratory of Advanced Diagnosis and Biomedical Research (CLADIBIOR), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Domenico Gerardo IacopinoDepartment of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnosis (BiND), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Salvatore MarchiafavaCentral Laboratory of Advanced Diagnosis and Biomedical Research (CLADIBIOR), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Rosario Maugeri *Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnosis (BiND), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
Serena Meraviglia *Central Laboratory of Advanced Diagnosis and Biomedical Research (CLADIBIOR), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) remains a highly aggressive brain tumor with limited treatment options and poor survival. The persistent clinical failure has driven interest in novel, immune-based strategies with higher specificity and greater cytotoxic potency, among which chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T-cell therapy has emerged as a leading approach. αβ CAR-T cells demonstrate safety but limited efficacy due to antigen heterogeneity, an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME), and restricted trafficking to the central nervous system (CNS). γδ CAR-T cells, combining innate major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-independent tumor recognition with engineered antigen specificity, have demonstrated preclinical cytotoxicity and features consistent with intratumoral persistence in selected models, as well as off-the-shelf potential, making them a next-generation immunotherapy strategy for GBM.

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alpha/beta T-cellCAR-T cellsgamma delta T-cellglioblastomaimmunotherapy

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PMID42466093
PMCPMC13373102

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