2024
CAR-T and CAR-NK as cellular cancer immunotherapy for solid tumors
Peng L, Sferruzza G, Yang L, Zhou L, Chen S. CAR-T and CAR-NK as cellular cancer immunotherapy for solid tumors. Cellular & Molecular Immunology 2024, 21: 1089-1108. PMID: 39134804, PMCID: PMC11442786, DOI: 10.1038/s41423-024-01207-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCAR-natural killerCAR-T cellsCAR-TSolid tumorsHematologic malignanciesCell therapyChimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapyImmuno-suppressive tumor microenvironmentCAR-T cell therapyCellular cancer immunotherapyRelapsed/refractory hematologic malignanciesCAR-NK cellsTumor traffickingAdoptive immunotherapyCell immunotherapyCellular immunotherapyCancer immunotherapyImmunotherapeutic approachesHLA compatibilityTumor microenvironmentAdult patientsImmunotherapyCombat cancerTumorMalignancyIn vivo AAV–SB-CRISPR screens of tumor-infiltrating primary NK cells identify genetic checkpoints of CAR-NK therapy
Peng L, Renauer P, Sferruzza G, Yang L, Zou Y, Fang Z, Park J, Chow R, Zhang Y, Lin Q, Bai M, Sanchez A, Zhang Y, Lam S, Ye L, Chen S. In vivo AAV–SB-CRISPR screens of tumor-infiltrating primary NK cells identify genetic checkpoints of CAR-NK therapy. Nature Biotechnology 2024, 1-10. PMID: 38918616, DOI: 10.1038/s41587-024-02282-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary NK cellsTumor-infiltrating NKCAR-NK cellsNK cellsGenetic checkpointsNatural killerChimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-NK cellsHuman primary NK cellsSolid tumor mouse modelNK cell-based immunotherapyIn vivo antitumor efficacyCAR-NK therapyNK cell therapyCell-based immunotherapyNK cell functionTumor mouse modelTumor infiltrationAntitumor efficacyCell therapyCytokine productionEnhanced cytotoxicityMouse modelSingle-cell transcriptomic landscapeClinical potentialCell function
2023
Applications of CRISPR technology in cellular immunotherapy
Zhou X, Renauer P, Zhou L, Fang S, Chen S. Applications of CRISPR technology in cellular immunotherapy. Immunological Reviews 2023, 320: 199-216. PMID: 37449673, PMCID: PMC10787818, DOI: 10.1111/imr.13241.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2022
Genome Engineering for Next-Generation Cellular Immunotherapies
Park JJ, Lee KAV, Lam SZ, Tang K, Chen S. Genome Engineering for Next-Generation Cellular Immunotherapies. Biochemistry 2022, 62: 3455-3464. PMID: 35930700, PMCID: PMC11320893, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.2c00340.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenome engineeringCellular immunotherapySynthetic biology approachesKnockout of genesGenome engineering approachesGenetic screening approachCell therapyNK cell therapyCAR-NK cellsBiology approachHost-graft interactionsNovel target discoveryLong-term persistenceImmune cell typesCRISPR-CasFuture therapeutic developmentTarget discoveryGenetic modificationCell typesAllogeneic contextTumor effect