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ReviewImmuno-oncology technology2026

Why CD4+ T cells matter in adoptive cell therapy for solid cancers.

S Jegatheeson, C Scheffler, M De Bondt, P K Darcy, P J Neeson

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Review in Immuno-oncology technology, 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

5 authors.

S JegatheesonCancer Immunology Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
C SchefflerCancer Immunology Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
M De BondtCancer Immunology Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
P K DarcyCancer Immunology Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
P J NeesonCancer Immunology Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytotoxic CD8+ T cells have been the focus of research efforts to improve the efficacy of anticancer adoptive cell therapies. However, emerging evidence is highlighting the critical role of CD4+ T cells in these treatments, including chimeric antigen receptor-T cells. Although the presence of CD4+ T cells is known to be important for efficacy of cell therapies, the mechanisms by which CD4+ chimeric antigen receptor-T cells exert their beneficial effects remain incompletely understood. In this article, we review the roles of CD4+ T cells in adoptive cell therapy, highlighting understudied areas that are yet to be explored, and propose new directions to advance our understanding of their antitumour potential.

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adoptive therapyCD4+ T cellschimeric antigen receptor T cellssolid cancersT cell receptortumor infiltrating lymphocytes

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PMID42830771
PMCPMC13633916

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